Administrative Manager, Cornell University Cooperative Extension - Nyc

Administrative Manager, Cornell University Cooperative Extension - NYC

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Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery, and engagement. With our main campus located in Ithaca, NY, Cornell's far-flung global presence includes the medical college's campuses on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, as well as the Cornell Tech campus located on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City. Cornell Cooperative Extension programs serve all of New York’s counties and the five boroughs of New York City.

Cornell Human Ecology explores the complexity of human life. We bring together a wide range of perspectives to understand the full context of the human experience and improve lives at every scale, from cells to society. Our research and academic programs focus on the interaction of humans with their biological, economic, social and physical environments. Using Cornell’s far-reaching extension network and the college’s translational research methods, we deliver our findings directly to communities and families, ensuring that our work reaches those who need it most.

Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC (CUCE-NYC) engages NYC communities in experiential learning opportunities. CUCE-NYC’s programs are the fruit of a long-standing partnership of Cornell Cooperative Extension, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the College of Human Ecology to support extension education in NYC. CUCE-NYC offers programs in Nutrition & Health, Family & Youth Development, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. CUCE-NYC engages Cornell programs, students and faculty to partner with NYC communities in generating, using and translating cutting edge research.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a dedicated individual who is committed to fostering a culture of belonging to serve as the Administrative Manager for CUCE-NYC. In this role, you will play a crucial part on the CUCE-NYC leadership team and in ensuring the effective administration of CUCE-NYC’s programs. The Administrative Manager will work closely with the CUCE-NYC’s Executive Director and program leadership to develop and manage budgets in support of program implementation and organizational strategic plans and will serve as a critical liaison to Cornell University administrative staff based in Ithaca, NY.

This is a fully on-site position, with options for being located in either CUCE-NYC’s Manhattan office (570 Lexington Avenue), or Bronx office (445 East 148th Street).

Regular business hours are M-F 9:00am – 4:30pm.

No visa sponsorship or relocation assistance is available for this position.

Pay range: $86,713-$117,180

What You Will Do

The Administrative Manager ensures the effective administration of Cornell University Cooperative Extension - NYC Programs (CUCE-NYC) and plays a central role in maintaining close, efficient coordination among CUCE-NYC program leadership, CUCE-NYC administrative staff, Cornell Human Ecology (CHE) finance and HR staff, the leadership of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR, the administrative home of CUCE-NYC), Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE, the statewide Extension system of which CUCE-NYC is a part), the Cornell Action Research Collaborative (ARC), funders, and other key institutional stakeholders. This position requires experience in financial management and plays a central role in developing CUCE-NYC’s programmatic financial plans and in tracking and managing spending, working in close collaboration with CHE and CCE finance staff. The Administrative Manager serves on CUCE-NYC’s leadership team, convenes administrative staff meetings, and supervises the day-to-day work of CUCE-NYC’s administrative staff, ensuring that office management, IT, infrastructure, HR, and fiscal management needs are met.

Success Factors

The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional judgment, decision-making skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

What We Need

• Exceptional interpersonal skills with an ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Tolerance for ambiguity and shifting priorities with the ability to manage multiple tasks and set priorities.
• Ability to exercise discretion and sound judgment in interactions and with sensitive and confidential information.
• Strong computer skills, including the full MS Office suite.
• Experience incorporating the perspectives of multiple communities, including communities of color.
• Passionate about working in an organization that values and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and wellbeing.
• Bachelor’s degree with 3 to 5 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience may be in program management, finance administration, operations management, and/or human resources.
• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Work should demonstrate an attention to detail and ability to schedule tasks to meet deadlines.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.

A cover letter and resume outlining your interest and how your experience and goals align with the potential for mutual success in the role are required for consideration.

If you have all those things, great! We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have, but it’s ok if you don’t.

• Experience or knowledge of youth and/or nutrition related community programs.
• Demonstrated experience or knowledge of facilities management and/or human resources policies and procedures.
• Familiarity with communities served by CUCE-NYC.
• Bi-lingual or multi-lingual. Fluency in Spanish.

Rewards and Benefits

Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives. We offer a rich array of services, programs and benefits to help employees advance in their career and enhance the quality of personal life, including employee wellness, workshops, childcare and adoption assistance, parental leave and flexible work options.

Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.

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Our leave provisions include health and personal leave, three weeks of vacation, and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.

Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.

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University Job Title:

Administrator III

Job Family:

Administration

Level:

F

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$86,713.00 - $117,180.00

Remote Option Availability:

Fully Onsite

Company:

Contract College

Contact Name:

Krassimira Hernandez

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2023-08-04