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Position range in Eastern Region $57k - $79k Per Year Executive Assistant

New Mexico Military Institute

Occupation:

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

Location:

Roswell, NM - 88201

Job Type:

Full Time (30 Hours or More)

Posted:

09/15/2026

Positions available: 1

Source:

New Mexico Military Institute

Web Site:

www.nmmi.edu

Job #: jo_2020644237

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Job Description

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Employment Opportunity Executive Assistant About the

New Mexico Military Institute:

The New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) is a state-supported, co-educational institution offering college preparatory education at the high school and junior college levels. With a student body of up to 1,000 cadets, NMMI provides a comprehensive academic experience complemented by Junior and Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs. The high school curriculum is fully accredited and prepares students for higher education. The junior college program facilitates cadet transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Additionally, NMMI houses the Intermediate Preparatory Academy (IPA) for grades 6-8.

NMMI-IPA

serves local families seeking high academic challenge in a structured environment.

Position:

Under the supervision of the Commandant of Cadets, the Executive Assistant serves as the senior administrative professional and office manager for the Office of the Commandant. The Executive Assistant is responsible for managing the daily administrative operations of the Commandant's Office while ensuring responsive, efficient, and professional support to the Commandant, Deputy Commandants, Commandant's staff, cadets, parents, faculty, staff, and external stakeholders. This is an exempt, 12-month, full-time position. The annual pay rate for this position is between $44,000.00 and $47,000.00. The job description is available upon request.

Tasks:

Essential Skills:

• Manages the daily administrative operations of the Office
• Principles and practices of office administration, records of the Commandant. management, information management, and executive
• Supervises the Administrative Assistant and Data Entry administrative support. Clerk, establishes work priorities, assigns workloads, and
• Applicable federal and state laws, Institute policies, ensures continuity of operations through cross-training. administrative procedures, and student privacy requirements
• Develops, implements, and maintains efficient (FERPA). administrative procedures supporting the Office of the
• Budgeting, purchasing, financial recordkeeping, and the use of Commandant. office technology and administrative software.
• Provides executive administrative support to the
• The mission, organization, policies, and operations of New Commandant and Deputy Commandants by preparing Mexico Military Institute and the Office of the Commandant. official correspondence, managing calendars, coordinating
• Planning, organizing, prioritizing, and coordinating multiple
  meetings, maintaining records, preparing reports, and assignments while meeting deadlines in a dynamic
  performing related administrative functions. environment.
• Serves as the principal administrative liaison with cadets,
• Preparing professional correspondence, reports, presentations,
  parents, faculty, staff, and external organizations. records, and other administrative documents with accuracy and
• Other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications:

Why Should You Apply?

Required:

• NM Educational Retirement Board (ERB) pension plan through the State of New Mexico.
• Associate's degree in business administration, Office Administration, Public Administration, or a related field;
• Paid holidays and sick/annual leave accruals. equivalent combinations of education and progressively
• Excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and responsible administrative experience may be considered. life insurance through the State of New Mexico.
• Five years of progressively responsible administrative support
• Culture. experience, including experience supporting executive-level
• NMMI offers a rich history and tradition of educating leadership. tomorrow's leaders since 1891.
• Supervisory or lead administrative experience preferred.
• Development opportunities.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to learn Institute administrative software.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Experience in higher education, military, or public-sector administration.
• Experience supervising administrative personnel.
• Experience with student information systems, records management, or database administration.