Administrative Coordinator

University of New Mexico • Albuquerque, NM

6d • Remote

About The Position

The Administrative Coordinator provides high-level administrative, coordination, and communications support to the Director of Community Engagement in the Office for Community Health (OCH) at the University of New Mexico. This role is central to the effective functioning of OCH, supporting leadership, programs, and partners through proactive scheduling, communications management, meeting coordination, and event planning. The incumbent will serve as a key organizational hub for OCH activities, ensuring meetings, convenings, and day-to-day administrative operations run smoothly and professionally. The position requires excellent organizational skills, strong written communication abilities, discretion, and the capacity to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, community-engaged academic health environment. See the Position Description for additional information.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• At least 5 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong written communication abilities
• Discretion
• Capacity to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, community-engaged academic health environment

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of three (3) years of administrative or program coordination experience in an academic, healthcare, nonprofit, or related setting.
• Demonstrated ability to manage calendars, schedules, meetings, and multiple competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience drafting agendas, minutes, and professional correspondence.
• Proficiency with standard office software and collaboration tools (e.g., Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, Zoom).
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Proactive scheduling
• Communications management
• Meeting coordination
• Event planning
• Ensuring meetings, convenings, and day-to-day administrative operations run smoothly and professionally

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• educational benefits through the tuition remission and dependent education programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees