Coordinator, Career Readiness and Student Success

Coordinator, Career Readiness and Student Success

Salary

$63,000.00 Annually

Location

ENMU - Roswell, NM

Job Type

Full time permanent

Job Number

2026-00169

Department

ENMU-Roswell

Opening Date

10/19/2026

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Position Overview

The following is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. This list of duties is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all the functions and responsibilities performed.

Note: This position is funded through an external grant. Continued employment beyond the grant fiscal year is contingent upon continued funding.

Position Summary:

The Career Readiness & Student Success Coordinator provides comprehensive career and student support services to help ENMU-Roswell students successfully progress from enrollment through graduation and into employment or continued education. The coordinator provides career advising and professional development opportunities while connecting students with internships, work-based learning experiences, job opportunities, career resources, and transfer pathways. The position also helps students develop the academic, professional, and career-readiness skills necessary to succeed in college and transition successfully into the workforce or a four-year institution.

The coordinator works closely with faculty, staff, employers, community partners, high schools, and four-year universities to develop and strengthen opportunities that support student engagement, retention, graduation, employment, and transfer. Responsibilities include building relationships with local employers and industry partners, developing internship and work-based learning opportunities, supporting transfer partnerships, and connecting students with resources that align their academic programs with career and educational goals.

The coordinator will develop, organize, and facilitate career readiness, workforce, transfer, and professional development workshops, career fairs, and other student-focused events. The position will also conduct outreach to prospective and current students, assist with recruitment and engagement efforts, and maintain and promote the Career and Transfer Center as a central resource for students.

In collaboration with the RAMP (Title III-A) team and campus partners, the coordinator will identify student needs, develop and improve resources and services, track outcomes, and strengthen connections between academic programs, career opportunities, and student success. Through these efforts, the Career Readiness & Student Success Coordinator supports ENMU-Roswell students in developing meaningful career and educational pathways and achieving their goals from enrollment through graduation and beyond. This position reports to the Director of the TITLE III A (RAMP) Program.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide career advising and student success support from enrollment through graduation, including career exploration, assessments, résumé development, interview preparation, job searches, and career planning.
• Develop and coordinate work-based learning opportunities, including internships, job shadowing, and employment opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with local employers, industry partners, community organizations, and four-year universities to expand career and transfer opportunities for students.
• Assist students with transfer planning and connect them with appropriate university resources and opportunities.
• Develop and present career-readiness, professional-development, and transfer workshops, as well as on-campus career fairs.
• Collaborate with faculty, staff, the RAMP Team, and campus partners to support student recruitment, engagement, retention, graduation, career placement, and transfer.
• Support the continued development and operation of the Career and Transfer Center, including career fairs, employer events, and student programming.
• Support program advisory boards and industry-engagement activities as needed.
• Collect, track, and report career, employment, internship, and transfer outcomes in collaboration with Institutional Effectiveness and grant staff.
• Use student and program data to identify needs, evaluate services, and improve career-readiness and student-success initiatives.
• Represent ENMU-Roswell at community, workforce, educational, and career-related events.
• Maintain current knowledge of career development, workforce trends, transfer opportunities, and resources that support student success.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in education, business, counseling, career development, student services, workforce development, or a related field.
• Two years of experience in higher education, career services, student services, workforce development, advising, recruitment, or a related field.
• Experience working with students, employers, community organizations, or educational partners.
• Valid driver's license and the ability to travel locally for outreach and community activities.

Preferred:

• Master's degree in education, business, counseling, career development, student services, workforce development, or a related field.
• Five years of experience in career services, workforce development, advising, recruitment, or a related field.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of career development, student success, workforce development, career readiness, work-based learning, and transfer pathways.
• Knowledge of employer engagement practices and the ability to build effective relationships with employers, industry partners, educational institutions, and community organizations.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, organization, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to facilitate workshops, events, and student programs.
• Ability to advise and support students from enrollment through graduation and assist students in identifying career, employment, and transfer opportunities.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently with faculty, staff, students, employers, educational partners, and community organizations while maintaining professional relationships with diverse groups.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects, responsibilities, and priorities effectively.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and other technology used for student services, data management, tracking, and program administration.
• Ability to collect, maintain, track, analyze, and report student and program data.

Working Conditions

• Work is generally performed during normal business hours, with occasional evening and weekend hours required to support student events, workshops, outreach activities, and program deadlines.
• Work is primarily sedentary and involves extended periods of sitting, computer use, and interaction with students, staff, faculty, and community partners.
• The position may occasionally require lifting, carrying, or exerting up to 25 pounds of force.

Essential Functions: [As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, these include the aforementioned duties and responsibilities, job knowledge, skills, and abilities, physical demands and working conditions. This is not necessarily an all-inclusive listing.]

Additional Information

Electronic Application Instructions: Electronic applications should be submitted through the "Apply" link on the top of this page. Please attach the following required documents to your electronic application:

Required Documents:

Letter of Interest

Resume / Curriculum vitae

Contact information for three references (blind or off list reference checks may be conducted on finalists)

Transcripts Official or Unofficial (Scanned/PDF transcripts required if being used to meet the minimum or preferred qualifications; Copy and Paste transcripts will not be considered.)

ENMU-R is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Title IX/IPRA. Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local laws. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, or to perform essential job functions, please contact the office of human resources at (575) 624-7412. New Mexico is an open records state; therefore ENMU-R complies with the Inspection of Public Records Act, NMSA 1978, Chapter 14, Article 2, from the Office of the New Mexico Attorney General. Any concerns regarding sex discrimination should be addressed to the Title IX Coordinator at either titleix.coordinator@enmu.edu, (575) 562-2235, or Quay Hall Office 109, 1500 S Avenue K, Portales, NM 88130. Requests for records should be sent to Teresa Casarez at teresa.casarez@roswell.enmu.edu. For any other inquires please contact Human Resources at (575) 624-7412 or email roswell.hr@enmu.edu

The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

ENMU-Roswell reserves the right to cancel, change, or close any advertised position at any time. The decision to do so will be based upon the needs of the University and the final determination will rest with the President.

APPLICANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBMITTING COMPLETE APPLICATIONS

Insurance

Insurance for Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell is offered through the New Mexico Public Schools Insurance Authority. High coverage and low coverage options are offered for medical and dental insurance so employees can choose the plan thats right for them.

• Health insurance is offered through both Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico and the Presbyterian Health Plan
• Dental insurance is offered through United Concordia.
• Vision insurance is offered through Davis Vision.
• Life insurance is offered through Standard Life Insurance Company and UNUM Life Insurance Company.

Retirement

Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell participates with the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board (NMERB), Social Security, and Medicare.

The University also offers supplemental retirement plans. 403b plans are available through TIAA/CREF, AIG VALIC, and MetLife. 475b plans are offered through TIAA/CREF.

Paid Time Off

Leave accrual rates are determined by employee class (At-Will/Professional & Faculty - exempt or Support - non-exempt) and years of employment. See below for specific accruals for each employee class.

As per policies and procedures Adjuncts and Temporary employees are not eligible to accrue leave.

Faculty Paid Time Off

• Medical leave is accrued 48 hours in the Fall and 48 hours in the Spring.
• Personal Leave - Five personal work days each academic year and two work days during the summer. Only regular faculty will be eligible for personal leave. Personal leave will not accumulate from academic year to academic year.

Support Paid Time Off

• During the first year of service, full time non-exempt (hourly) employees accrue 7 hours of annual leave and 7 hours of medical leave per month.
• The second year of service, full time non-exempt employees accrue 10 hours of annual leave and 10 hours of medical leave per month.
• The third and subsequent years of service, full time non-exempt employees accrue 14.66 hours of annual leave and 14 hours of medical leave per month.
• Employees must work for the University for three months before they are eligible to use annual leave.
• Leave accruals will be pro-rated for part time employees.

Professional/ At-will Paid Time Off

• Full time exempt employees accrue 14.66 hours of annual leave and 14 hours of medical leave per month.
• Employees must work for the University for three months before they are eligible to use annual leave.
• Leave accruals will be pro-rated for part time employees.

Employee Educational Assistance Plan

Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell offers a tuition waiver for permanent, full-time and part-time regular employees and retirees. Employees can take up to 9 credit hours on the Roswell campus. Their IRS dependents are not restricted in the number of credit hours they can take. For detailed information reference 40.9 Educational Assistance Program.

For classes offered by ENMU in Portales, the Portales campus will waive some tuition for either the employee or spouse, dependents, as defined by the I.R.S., are not eligible for tuition waivers for classes taken through the Portales campus.

Additional course fees will still need to be paid by the employee.

As per policies and procedures Adjuncts and Temporary employees are not eligible to recieve the tutiion wavier.

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Ethical Conduct Question (Compliant with NM HB-128) Have you ever been under investigation for, or found to have violated, any ethical rule or policy approved by a former employer?

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Employer Eastern New Mexico University

Address 1500 S. Ave. K, Station 21

Portales, New Mexico, 88130

Phone 575-562-2115

Website http://www.enmu.edu