Program Manager Term in Albuquerque, NM

Business Unit: 21800

Program Manager #, Full-Time, Term in Albuquerque, NM

# of Positions: 1

Opening Date: 02-10-2026
- Close Date: 02-24-2026

Target Pay Range/Rate: $31.661–$39.576 per hour or $65,855–$82,318 annually

The Administrative Office of the Courts is recuriting for a full-time, term Program Manager # in Albuquerque, NM.

This position will work with a dynamic team to assist in all aspects of statewide pretrial implementation, sustainability, and oversight of the practices and programs among the district, magistrate, and metropolitan courts. Program Manager, under the direction of the Sr. Statewide Pretrial Program Manager, is responsible for developing, proposing, planning, and overseeing statewide pretrial initiatives, developing high level reports, strategic planning, staff mentoring, coaching and professional development, and presentation of reports to various audiences such as the legislature, local pretrial justice stakeholders, as well as national groups.

This position will work closely with other internal and external programs to implement pilots and strategies that impact the entire spectrum of the pretrial justice system. The ideal candidate should have experience in procurement and budget, program development, change management, technical writing, research, strategic planning, strong critical thinking and problem‑solving skills. The position will be required to oversee special projects and training related to Pretrial Justice initiatives in New Mexico.

The ideal candidate for this position should possess a high‑level understanding and experience of pretrial justice practices in New Mexico and on the national level.

• The Program Manager is responsible for communicating program designs and goals to courts, staff, and participants/clients, and stakeholders in the community.
• Integrates information systems between groups and users including judges, court administration, and other stakeholders.
• Manage a single large program with a strategic focus on ensuring alignment with the judiciary’s or judicial entity’s goals and objectives.
• Maintains inter‑agency cooperation, and communication, supports and develops working relationships with associated parties, stakeholders, and community coalitions.
• Schedules, plans, organizes, and facilitates team and individual meetings, team training, and program activities.
• Develops and prepares budgets, budget expenditures, and grant‑funded project programs.
• Completes required grant funds evaluation reporting and requests from city, county, local, state, federal agencies, non‑profits and private businesses.
• Drafts requests for proposals, invitations to bid, and issues and evaluates resulted proposals in compliance with state procurement code.
• Ensures record keeping is accurate and up to date while maintaining HIPAA compliance and following appropriate file destruction requirements.
• Monitors and evaluates contracts and contractors’ performance with respect to compliance and professional scope of work.
• Participates in core team meetings, and develops and reviews applicable policies and procedures.
• May analyze the legacy and current jury management system to better the division.
• Audits and approves invoices ensuring all applicable procedures are followed.
• Supervises, monitors, directs, and evaluates advisors, volunteers, mediators, board members and professional representatives of the court program.
• Perform other duties as assigned in order to meet the operational needs of the court or judicial entity.
• Speaks to legislators and attends or leads legislative hearings and processes (interim and session).
• Supervises, oversees, trains, and disciplines subordinate employees in judicial procedures, office functions, and case management.
• Leads interview panels for vacant positions and makes recruitment recommendations for new and qualified candidates.
• Supervise subordinate judicial branch program staff. For specialty courts: collaborate with the Administrative Office of the Courts to ensure compliance with the New Mexico Treatment Court Standards and maintain satisfactory status with the program certification process, which may…