Senior Admissions Coordinator

NMSU; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 54,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

NMSU in Las Cruces is seeking a Senior Admissions Coordinator to provide strategic oversight of graduate admissions operations, systems, and communication workflows. You will guide the full admissions lifecycle from inquiry through matriculation, collaborating with departments and Graduate School leadership to ensure efficient, transparent, and student-centered practices.

This exempt, full-time role reports to the Associate Director of Admissions, maintains a partial caseload of complex

Qualifications

• Associates degree with 4 years of relevant experience, or Bachelors degree with 2 years.
• Preferred: 2 years of graduate school experience.
• No other specific tools or software listed.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight of graduate admissions operations, processes, and communications workflows.
• Serve as liaison between prospective students, academic departments, and Graduate School leadership to ensure efficient, transparent, and student-centered admissions practices.
• Oversee full admissions lifecycle—from inquiry through matriculation—with a partial caseload of complex/high-priority applications.
• Analyze admissions data and provide training, guidance, and mentorship to admissions staff to drive improvements.

Education

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Job description

Department Contact: Kari Bellavita, 575.646.5745, [e-mail]

Internal or External Search: Department Posting -open to regular employees within the department only (promotion/transfer opportunity)

Advertising Summary: Internal posting only

Position Details

PositionTitle: Senior Admissions Coordinator

College/Division: Provost Office

Department: 380001-GRADUATE SCHOOL

Location: Las Cruces

Target Hourly/Salary Rate: 60,476.00

Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0

FLSA Status:Exempt

Bargaining Unit Announcement: This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Contingent Upon Funding:Not Applicable

Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)

Job Duties and Responsibilities: The Senior Admissions Coordinator serves as a senior-level leader within Graduate School admissions operations, providing strategic oversight of admissions processes, systems, and communication workflows. This position assists the Associate Director of Admissions and acts as a liaison between prospective students, academic departments, and Graduate School leadership to ensure efficient, transparent, and student-centered admissions practices. The Senior Admissions Coordinator oversees the full admissions lifecycle—from inquiry through matriculation—while maintaining a partial caseload of complex or high-priority applications. This role is responsible for analyzing admissions data, providing training, guidance and mentorship to admissions staff, identifying process improvements, and supporting the implementation of policies and technologies that enhance recruitment and enrollment outcomes.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience: Associate's Degree + 4 years of relevant experience or a Bachelor's degree + 2 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications: 2 years of graduate school experience.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Environment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

Physical Effort: No or very limited physical effort required.

Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.

Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.