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EDD Job Opportunities:
Senior Administrative Assistant (Albuquerque)
Job ID 165666
Posting End Date: 08/04/2026
Salary range: $20.56 – $30.85 Hourly/$42,773 – $64,160 Annually
Pay Band C4
This position provides high-level administrative support within the Office of the Secretary, including the Site Readiness; Infrastructure; Tradeports; Just Transition; Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Office (JEDI); and the Department as a whole. They will be the primary point of contact for administrative support within the Albuquerque Office, providing support for procurement processing, scheduling, records maintenance, and other duties.
- Provide administrative support to the Office of the Secretary, Site Readiness, Infrastructure, JEDI, Just Transition, and high-level needs of the Albuquerque Office
- Manage calendars and coordinate meetings and other logistics
- Manage, process, and track travel, including reimbursements
- Maintain the agency’s front office and conference rooms, serving as the primary point of contact for all public guests visiting the Albuquerque Office
- Maintain inventory, supplies, equipment, subscriptions, and related financial records
- Coordinate inter-office administrative support efforts with other agency administrative support staff, taking on other tasks as assigned by the Deputy Cabinet Secretary or Cabinet Secretary
- Purchasing and records management/tracking, including processing purchase requisitions, tracking purchase orders and processing invoices, and managing P-card account
The ideal candidate will have:
- Strong organizational, customer service, and written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and other digital products including but not limited to ChatGPT, Gemini, Canva, Monday.com, Salesforce, Scribe, SHARE and others
- Knowledge and experience with State procurement processes including preparing purchase requests, tracking and managing purchase orders, processing invoices, and professional and general services contracts
- Experience processing travel requests and ISTEs
- Experience scheduling appointments, meetings, conferences, and public events
- Takes ownership of projects and initiatives with a desire for personal development and improving the department
Minimum qualifications: High School diploma or equivalent and two years work experience in office administration. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling two years may substitute for the required experience.
Employees must maintain a current driver’s license, complete a State of New Mexico defensive driving training course and obtain a State employee defensive driving certificate.
Unless otherwise stated, apply for all state jobs on the New Mexico State Personnel Office website.