Program/Project Coordinator #00054560-23500, Full-Time, Perm in Roswell, NM

New Mexico Courts; Roswell (NM); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Rx

Paid vacation and sick leave

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Travel reimbursements

Job summary

New Mexico Courts in Roswell, NM is recruiting for a full-time, permanent Program/Project Coordinator position. The role involves high-level administrative support, multi-project planning, and travel.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree required; two years of related experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.
• Three years of experience in business administration, public administration, court management, or related coordination roles.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level administrative support and manage multiple projects.
• Develop detailed schedules to track program goals and deadlines.
• Track eligibility requirements and compliance with statutory rules for participants and judges.
• Serve as point of contact during absence of the program/project manager.
• Prepare contracts, agendas, legislative materials, minutes, newsletters, and reports.
• Maintain tracking systems for proposals, contracts, and purchases; reconcile travel arrangements.

Skills

Program planning

Project coordination

Budget awareness

Data quality

Education

Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice, Business or Public Administration, or related field

Job description

Business Unit: 23500

Program/Project Coordinator #00054560-23500, Full-Time, Perm in Roswell, NM

# of Positions: 1

Opening Date: 10-06-2026 - Close Date: 10-23-2026

Target Pay Range/Rate: $24.983-$31.22 per hour or $51,964.64-$64,937.60 annually

The Fifth Judicial District Court in Chaves County, Roswell, NM is recruiting for one full time, permanent Program / Project Coordinator position. The position is in the Range II with a target pay range of $24.98 to $31.22 hourly. This position will require travel. Hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES

Acting under general direction, provide high-level administrative support, complete multiple special projects, and assist with the planning, organizing, directing, and management of a program or project.

Examples Of Job Duties

• The Program / Project Coordinator is responsible for providing administrative and clerical assistance in the development of programs or project plans.
• Creates detailed schedules to track the completion status of program goals and deadlines.
• Tracks eligibility requirements and compliance with statutory eligibility for program participants or judges.
• Acts as point of contact during the absence of the Program or Project Manager.
• Prepares requests for proposals, contracts, agendas, legislative materials, minutes, event programs, bulletins, reports, and newsletters.
• Maintains a tracking system for items such as responses to proposals, contracts, and purchase requisitions.
• Reconciles travel arrangements for multiple parties and prepares travel reimbursement requests.
• Schedules and coordinates appointments, meetings, events, and facility usage.
• Develops a system to track and monitor the budget of programs in the alignment of providing a budget report.
• Coordinates and organizes the financials and logistics for workshops, special events, programs, projects, divisions, as well as court officials.
• Audits financial, program, division and project information as requested to ensure quality assurance of records and data.
• May evaluate data accuracy and integrity against data standards and standard operating procedures and provide recommendations for remediation of any errors.
• Compiles statistical data that assists in the evaluation of a judicial entity’s operations in relation to established goals.
• Proposes updates to current standard operating procedures based on best practices, statute and rule amendments.
• May provide training, utilizing data standards, standard operating procedures, operating manuals and other available resources.
• May evaluate the effectiveness of training materials developed and provided to judicial entities.
• May attend internal and statewide committee meetings.
• Evaluates reports to identify errors, and improve data quality and overall management of programs and projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies/Qualifications

The successful applicant should demonstrate their knowledge of program or project planning, coordination and implementation of a single program or multiple programs; state procurement rules and regulations; court or judiciary structure; research and problem solving techniques; state and federal grant compliance methods; court rules, policies, and procedures; basic principles of budgeting, cost analysis and fiscal management.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The following functions are representative, but not all-inclusive of the work environment and physical demands an employee may expect to encounter in performing tasks assigned to this job. Work is performed in an office or court setting. A valid driver’s license and travel may be required. The assigned work schedule may include nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime. The employee must regularly interact positively with co-workers, clients, the public, judges, and justices. * This job description is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions performed *

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Rx, Short, and Long Term Disability Insurance Programs, employee assistance program (EAP) [http://www.mybenefitsnm.com/]
• State paid life insurance, supplemental and dependent life insurance
• Optional flexible spending accounts for medical, day-care, and travel expenses
• Paid vacation and sick leave up to eight (8) weeks
• Eleven (11) paid holidays
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Deferred Compensation 457(b) plan
• Lifetime Defined Benefits Retirement Plan [http://www.nmpera.org/]
• Flexible work schedules and alternative work locations*
• Free health care, Rx, and lab work at the facility (Stay Well Health Center) in Santa Fe, NM
• Bilingual compensation*
• Training and career development opportunities
• Higher education opportunities, educational leave, and tuition reimbursement
• May qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
• May receive overtime holiday or shift differential pay*
• May receive physical fitness leave*

*These benefits vary by job classification or need*

Qualifications

• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Education: Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Criminal Justice, Business or Public Administration, social sciences or a related field.
• Education Substitution: Two (2) years of experience, performing advanced executive level administrative, project management assistance, or directly related or relevant experience may substitute for education on a year for year basis.
• Experience: Three (3) years of experience in business administration, public administration, court management, criminal justice systems or other experience directly related to coordinating programs and projects.
• Experience Substitution: Secondary education in a related field may substitute for up to one (1) year of experience. Thirty (30) semester hours equals one (1) year of experience.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER