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

Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court; Roswell (NM); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Paid time off

11 paid holidays

457(b) plan

Retirement plan

Job summary

Fifth Judicial District Court in Chaves County, Roswell, NM, seeks a full-time, permanent Program/Project Coordinator to provide high-level administrative support and lead multiple projects. The role requires travel; hours are Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–5:00 pm.

The position supports program planning, budgeting, and data management across court initiatives. Applicants should have an associate degree or equivalent experience, with strong knowledge of procurement, grants, and procedural rules.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree required or two years of related experience substitutes.
• Three years of experience in business/public administration or court management.
• Knowledge of procurement rules and grant compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and clerical support for programs or projects.
• Develop detailed schedules to track goals and deadlines.
• Track eligibility and compliance with statutory requirements.
• Coordinate travel arrangements and prepare travel reimbursements.
• Prepare requests for proposals, contracts, and reports.
• Audit data for accuracy and quality assurance.
• Assist in budgeting and financial tracking for programs.

Skills

Program planning

Coordination

Budgeting basics

Education

Associate’s Degree (Criminal Justice / Public Administration / Business)

Job description

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.