Graduate Studies seeks to hire a Coordinator, Student and Graduate Services to serve our graduate student organizations and assist with fiscal support for graduate students. The coordinator has a variety of activities associated with serving graduate student events planning, coordinating schedules, developing record keeping procedures, and preparing post event and reports. The successful candidate will work closely with graduate student organizations affiliated with Graduate Studies and the Manager of Administrative Operations to support student participation. The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively, have excellent customer services skills, and pay attention to detail.

Graduate Studies is the central academic administrative unit for graduate education at the University of New Mexico. We work in partnerships with academic departments and administrative units across campus to promote the quality of our graduate programs, enhance student success, and ensure broad access to graduate education. Graduate Studies provides a variety of student support services, financial assistance, and program support for graduate programs across the university.

Duties include:

Managing the current graduate student supported Graduate Community Mentors (GCM) organization and the student organized Project for New Mexico Graduates of Color (PNMGC) organization with the understanding there could be additional groups in the future.

Assist with the planning and implementation of graduate student focused workshops.

Coordinate and process the documentation for recruitment, workshop attendance, processing of student organization scholarships, associated faculty stipends and event costs.

Serves as the point of contact for student organization leadership to communicate with administrative services.

Acts as liaison for the graduate student organizations among themselves and other offices and programs on campus.

Provide fiscal support for the graduate student organizations.

Produce reports to document academic year activities, attendance, and participation in graduate student organizations.

See the Position Description for additional information.

High school diploma or GED; at least 7 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

Possess knowledge of the UNM campus, programs, and websites
Professional ability in a higher education setting analyzing and solving problems using independent judgement and analyzing and interpreting student transcripts.
Have displayed mentorship experience in previous positions.
Be dependable, professional, and can promote graduate student success
Be customer-focused and committed to delivering a positive customer experience

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Positions posted with a Staff Type of Regular or Term are eligible for the Veteran Preference Program. See the Veteran Preference Program webpage for additional details.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

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