Program Specialist Senior

• Remote Locations, New Mexico, United States
• Staff
• Staff Full-time
• Closing at:
  Oct 23 2026 - 23:55 MDT

• 504136
• Remote Locations, New Mexico, United States
• Staff
• Staff Full-time
• Closing at:
  Oct 23 2026 - 23:55 MDT

Department Contact:
Priscila Solis, , apsolis

Internal or External Search:
Internal - Open to Regular NMSU employees only (temporary/Term employees not eligible)

Advertising

Summary:

The Center of Innovation (COI) is looking for a Program Specialist, Sr. The COI provides training and program implementation support to address the pressing need to strengthen and expand the behavioral health and other child and family serving systems in New Mexico.

Position Title:

Program Specialist Senior

College/Division:
Cooperative Extension Service

Department: 310021-EXTENSN HOME EC PGM UNIT

Location:

Remote

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate: $48,332.54 - Commensurate with background, experience and internal equity.

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:
Contingent upon external funding

Standard

Work Schedule:

Standard (M-F, 8-5)

If Not a Standard Work Schedule

Design and develop youth development programs for the NMSU Center of Innovation for Behavioral Health and Wellbeing. Serve as primary representative for youth and young adult focused programming within the Center and with external community partners.

Required

Education and Experience:

Associate's Degree + 4 years of relevant experience or a Bachelor's degree + 2 years of relevant experience.

Equivalent

Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

Special Certification/Licensure:

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.

We are New Mexico's land-grant institution and a comprehensive research university dedicated to teaching, research public service and outreach at all levels. NMSU is a welcoming community of talented faculty, staff and students who are working together to make a difference. We are a NASA Space Grant College, a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI), a minority-serving institution (MSI) and home to the first Honors College in New Mexico.

We offer an accessible education that shapes bright futures.

NMSU provides learning opportunities to a diverse population of students and community members at four campuses, Cooperative Extension offices located in each of New Mexico's 33 counties, 12 research and science centers, and through distance education.

Since 1888, NMSU has proudly embodied this tradition, building relationships that last a lifetime while serving students who want to earn their degree and grow in their field. Today, NMSU Global Campus provides flexible, career-focused online education that helps our students transform their lives - and the lives of the people they love - through over 70 degree and certificate programs, skill-building microlearning courses, and career and talent development.

Located in Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico State University's 900-acre main campus is located at the crossroads of I-10 and I-25 in the Southwestern United States. As a thriving center of higher education, deeply rooted in the regional tradition, its role as a comprehensive university is recognized throughout the state.

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