The School of Architecture and Planning welcomes applications for a full-time Academic Coordinator. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work in a creative environment and uniquely designed facility in support of the Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community & Regional Planning, Environmental Design, and Historic Preservation disciplines. The Academic Coordinator will perform a broad range of tasks related to academic units and will provide centralized administrative support to Department Chairs and Associate Deans as needed. The Academic Coordinator will report to the Academic Operations Officer. Duties and responsibilities for this staff position may include:

• Serve as Search Coordinator for regular contract faculty and part-time faculty hiring.
• Process payments to vendors, reimbursements, honoraria, purchase orders, requisitions, and hold a UNM PCard.
• Process EPAF rehires, labor distributions, honoraria, and non-standard payments.
• Originate graduate assistantship contracts.
• Coordinate and execute special events, conferences, meetings; generate meeting notes and follow up on action items.
• Coordinate faculty directed student travel and summer programs, both domestic and international.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a professional demeanor, excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), and a strong commitment to excellence and detail as well as an ability to prioritize and manage multiple administrative projects.

The School of Architecture and Planning is housed in George Pearl Hall located on UNM’s main campus.

See the Position Description for additional information.

• Employees who provide services or work in patient care or clinical areas are required to be in compliance with the University's influenza vaccination requirement.

High school diploma or GED; at least 5 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.

• Four year undergraduate degree in any field.
• Experience providing administrative support for an academic unit and knowledge of UNM (or other institution) policies and procedures for procurement and hiring faculty and students.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom, Teams, and Outlook Calendar
• Experience holding Purchasing Card and using UNMJobs, Banner, Chrome River, LoboMart or similar systems.
• Experience working with a diverse population and ability to communicate with a broad range of people from various cultural backgrounds.

Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

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.

The University of New Mexico requires all regular staff positions successfully pass a pre-employment background check. This may include, but is not limited to, a criminal history background check, New Mexico Department of Health fingerprint screening, New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department fingerprint screening, verification of education credentials, and/or verification of prior employment. For more information about background checks, visit https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3280.html. Refer to https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3200.html for a definition of Regular Staff.