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About the Role

The Director of Reporting & Strategic Projects serves as a key strategic leader responsible for coordinating program reporting, grant compliance, evaluation oversight, and cross-functional special projects across a diverse portfolio of initiatives. This role ensures that program teams have the systems, structures, and support needed to meet funder requirements, leverage data for continuous improvement, and communicate impact effectively.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary coordinator for programmatic reporting across a diverse portfolio of private foundation grants.
Develop and maintain comprehensive grant tracking systems, reporting calendars, compliance documentation, and funder deliverable schedules.
Partner with program leaders to synthesize and translate program accomplishments, challenges, and lessons learned into compelling funder reports and renewal materials.
Lead regular grant management meetings with program teams to monitor progress toward deliverables.
Collaborate closely with the Director of Budget & Administration to coordinate financial reporting and ensure alignment between programmatic and fiscal grant requirements.
Coordinate with the Strategic Advisor on funder communications, site visits, briefings, newsletters, and other stewardship activities.
Supervise and support staff responsible for coordinating data requests, reporting, and evaluation activities across K16 and Adult Pathways programs.
Oversee collaboration with external data teams to ensure programs receive the data and evaluation support necessary to measure program outcomes and support continuous improvement.
Ensure programs have access to high-quality performance data and evaluation findings that can be leveraged for funder reporting, strategic communications, fundraising, and stakeholder engagement.
Translate program data, outcomes, and evaluation findings into compelling, equity-centered narratives for philanthropic, institutional, and public audiences.
Partner with the Assistant Director of Creative Strategy to elevate stories of impact across internal and external platforms.
Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of special projects from concept through completion.
Translate complex initiatives into clear scopes of work, timelines, milestones, and accountability structures.
Develop and maintain project plans, status reports, and leadership-ready updates.
Coordinate work across internal teams and external partners, including NYCPS, community-based organizations, and higher education partners.
Facilitate project meetings that drive clarity, accountability, decision-making, and progress.
Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and operational challenges and develop practical solutions.
Support efforts to increase the visibility of the unit's work across CUNY, New York City, and the national education landscape.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree
8+ years of experience
Advanced degree in education, public policy, public administration, nonprofit management, data analytics, or a related field
Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with a demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, track complex reporting requirements, and ensure timely completion of multiple deadlines without sacrificing quality or accuracy.
Experience synthesizing information from diverse stakeholders and translating program outcomes, data, and impact into compelling reports, proposals, presentations, and communications for philanthropic, executive, and public audiences.
Experience developing and maintaining systems, workflows, and tools that support grant compliance, project management, reporting, and organizational accountability.
Experience supervising and coaching staff and supporting cross-functional work related to data management, evaluation, continuous improvement, and organizational learning.
Demonstrated ability to influence and coordinate work across teams without direct authority, building accountability and momentum in complex, matrixed organizational environments.
Creative, solutions-oriented problem solver with strong judgment, flexibility, initiative, and follow-through.
Strong collaborator with experience working across higher education institutions, K–12 systems, government agencies, private foundations, and community-based organizations.
Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to build relationships and navigate complex organizational environments.
High level of technological fluency, including experience with project management tools, data dashboards, reporting systems, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and academic, administrative, or financial databases.
Commitment to equity, inclusion, and anti-racist practices in education and organizational leadership.

Skills

Project management
Grant reporting
Compliance
Data analysis
Strategic planning
Communication
Collaboration
Problem-solving
Supervision
Technological fluency

Location

OFFICE OF SR. UNIV DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

8+ years of experience

Education Level

Bachelors Degree
Advanced degree in education, public policy, public administration, nonprofit management, data analytics, or a related field

Salary/Compensations

$106,343 - $113,745

Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Company

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is dedicated to providing services that allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries.
The City University of New York’s (CUNY) Office of K16 Initiatives and Adult Pathways drives systemic change by building strong and innovative partnerships that advance educational equity.
Our mission is to empower New Yorkers to envision, prepare for, and realize successful futures through programs that dismantle structural barriers and expand college and career opportunities.
Serving over 100,000 students annually, CUNY K16 Initiatives and Adult Pathways sits at the intersection of the nation’s largest public university and school system—CUNY and the NYC Public Schools (NYCPS)—providing a unique platform for impact.

Equal Opportunity

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer.
It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.