Job ad submitted by: Meagan Ehlenz, Arizona State University
Job title: MUEP Program Coordinator Senior (Arizona State University)
Hiring institution: Arizona State University
Location: Tempe, Arizona | United States
Application deadline: 12/24/2025
Job Description
The Master’s in Urban and Environmental Planning (MUEP) is a flagship graduate program for the School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning (SGSUP) at Arizona State University (ASU). Accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board, the MUEP program presently serves aspiring planners in an immersion, campus-based graduate program. We maintain strong ties to a robust network of alumni, practitioners, and allied professional contacts. In fall 2024, we expanded our program to include a fully online MUEP (oMUEP) program.
The mission of the MUEP program is to improve public wellbeing by providing the knowledge and tools needed by professional planners to shape places that are responsive to climate change and promote the health and prosperity of diverse communities. To achieve this mission, we collaborate across a team of planning faculty and staff. The MUEP Program Coordinator Sr. helps to achieve this mission by being a champion of the program among our graduate students and within the planning professional community.
We are excited to expand our MUEP staff to support our existing and new programs. We seek a high-performing, positive, service-oriented individual with excellent attention to detail to work with our diverse MUEP students and planning faculty. The MUEP Coordinator will work in a collaborative environment with MUEP staff, faculty, and students, helping to contribute to the next generation of planners. The position reports directly to the Assistant Director of Graduate Programs and Associate Director of Planning.
Essential Duties
- Provides critical advising and professional development support to MUEP and oMUEP students, including advising related to course selection and program-level experiences, internships and professional networking opportunities, and career development.
- Provides (and leads) non-trivial administrative support to the Associate Director of Planning and Assistant Director of Graduate Programs, demonstrating independent judgement and initiative.
- Supports a variety of program development efforts and processes, such as: admissions and recruitment, accreditation, MUEP program events (e.g., annual orientation, career and professional development events, and lecture series).
- Builds and maintains relationships with planning professionals and alumni to increase the number and diversity of internships, capstone projects, and career opportunities available to MUEP/oMUEP students and graduates.
- Collaborates with the Associate Director of Planning and planning faculty to shape and implement the strategic plan for the MUEP and oMUEP programs. These activities include contributing to monthly Planning Program meetings, as well as data collection, surveying, data analysis, and strategic planning.
- Attends regular graduate support staff meetings and represents the programs/school on various college, university, and professional committees.
- Stays up to date on employment trends within planning subfields.
- Performs other duties as assigned to ensure the continuity of department operations and to meet department needs, which can shift over time due to a variety of variables.
Desired Qualifications
- Evidence of a masters degree in urban planning or related field.
- Experience working in the professional planning field.
- Evidence of Certification (or Candidate status) by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).
- Demonstrates proactive and creative thinking, identifying opportunities to improve processes within the program.
- Experience with building professional networks, demonstrating the ability to develop new and ongoing alumni and practitioner relationships within the program.
- Experience with project management skills, including working in a team environment.
- Demonstration of professional communication and writing skills
- Experience in using Microsoft Office.
- Experience in using Google Drive and other collaborative platforms for scheduling, document sharing, maintaining spreadsheets and forms.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
For the full job description and to apply, please visit the posting here:
https://asu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ASUStaffCareers/job/Program-Coordinator-Senior_JR114970
To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:
- Cover letter
- Resume/CV
Note: Multiple documents can be submitted into the attachment box. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.
Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position. Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position. NOTE: GA and Intern positions are counted as .5 for job experience (ie. 1 year equals 6 months experience equivalency). Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.
