Executive Director of Government Relations & Community Affairs

POSITION DETAILS

The City University of New York (CUNY) is the nation's largest urban public university.The CUNY School of Medicine (CUNY Med) is located at the City College of New York (CCNY) in the heart of Harlem. It is the only medical school in the CUNY system and the only public medical school in Manhattan. Building upon 50 years of success at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, we transitioned to the CUNY School of Medicine in 2017. The CUNY MED offers an accelerated BS/MD (7-year program) and a Physician Assistant Master???s Degree (28-month program). True to its legacy of access, opportunity, and community transformation, the medical school???s mission remains to recruit highly talented students as diverse as New York City itself. CUNY School of Medicine is the home of healers and leaders and places a special emphasis on addressing educational and healthcare disparities. The school seeks to include those underrepresented in the field of medicine and trains high-quality, culturally competent health professionals and scientists equipped to address the healthcare needs of New York???s medically underserved communities. As a major priority, CUNY School of Medicine also seeks to enhance the recruitment and retention of senior leadership, faculty, and staff who closely reflect the diversity of our student body and NYC itself.

The CUNY School of Medicine (CUNY Med) is seeking an Executive Director ofGovernment Relations and Community Affairs.They will serve as primary liaisons with government and elected officials at the city, state, and federal levels as well as leaders at community organizations and other external stakeholders to advance the mission of CUNY MED. The director will work closely with CUNY leadership to support the school???s strategic initiatives by developing, maintaining, and deepening effective relationships with strategic partners of the school, with a primary focus on governmental, civic, community, and nonprofit organizations.Maintaining direct contact with legislators during the budget process is crucial to this position.

The Executive Director of Government Relations and Community Affairs reports to the Dean.The duties and responsibilities of the Government and Community Relations Director will include but are not limited to:

?? Develops and implements a policy for strategic government relations and community relations as well as community outreach programs.

?? Manages community-related issues involving the medical school and the local political, governmental, and business arenas as well as the day-to-day external affairs activities.

?? Works in collaboration with appropriate individuals in the CUNY's central administration, such as the CUNY Legislative Action Committee to advance CUNY's legislative, civic engagement, and charitable giving agendas.

?? Develop an advocacy and leadership program for medically underserved health professional students;

?? Develops grant proposals to foundations and corportions; writes and edits proposals, including budgets and related materials

?? Researches and identifies grant opportunities that support College programs and initiatives; matches goals and priorities with grant

?? Monitors and coordinates legislative initiatives with potential impact on the school and academic medicine

?? Serves as spokesperson for school legislative affairs and is the primary contact for legislative issues

?? Identifies and cultivates relationships with appropriate governmental entities, seeking collaborations to meet common objectives

?? Performing other related duties as assigned by the Dean

This position may include evening and weekend hours.

QUALIFICATIONS

This position is in CUNY's Executive Compensation Plan. All executive positions require a minimum of a Bachelor's degree and eight years' related experience.

PREFERRED:

?? Master's degree and/or terminal degree

?? Bilingual and multilingual skills are highly preferred

?? Demonstrate a history of a successful track record in grant cultivation and in managing grant proposals through the grant application and submittal process.

?? Excellent judgment and a record of effectiveness in conflict resolution and negotiations

?? The ability to work effectively as a member of the senior staff, independently, and proactively.

CUNY TITLE

Associate Administrator

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

$175,000

Salary commensurate with education and experience.

CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

HOW TO APPLY

Visit www.cuny.edu, access the employment page, log in or create a new user account, and search for this vacancy using the Job ID or Title. Select "Apply Now" and provide the requested information.

Candidates must attach a resume, cover letter, and three professional references (name, title, organization, and contact information).

CLOSING DATE

Open until filled. Review of resumes to begin on August 27, 2024.

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

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About CUNY School of Medicine

There is a continuing shortage of primary care physicians in this country, creating an urgent need for more family practitioners, general internists, pediatricians and obstetricians/gynecologists in many communities. The shortage of African-American, Hispanic, Native Americans and other underrepresented medical professionals in inner-city areas is particularly acute. Thus, recruiting and training a diverse workforce that represents the diversity of the patients being served in such communities is of utmost importance and ensures health equity across the continuum of care. Over forty years ago, CUNY and City College decided to make a difference by developing the most unique physician and physician assistant training programs in the nation – The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education. Since its founding in 1973, The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, now known as the CUNY School of Medicine/Sophie Davis Biomedical Education Program continues its original mission to recruit underrepresented populations into medicine, increased medical services in underserved areas, and increased the availability of primary care physicians and physician assistants that reflect the divers...ity of our surrounding communities. This mission is currently served with an 85% enrollment rate of students from backgrounds that are Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM; e.g., African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American), greatly exceeding the current U.S. medical school average of 43%. The CUNY School of Medicine encompasses an innovative accelerated BS/MD program that combines a Bachelor of Science degree and an M.D. degree in seven years and a 28-month Physician Assistant Program that leads to a Masters degree in P.A. Studies and eligibility to take the physician assistant national certification examination (PANCE).

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