Program Manager Term in Albuquerque or Santa Fe, NM , consider statewide

Program Manager #, Full-Time, Term in Albuquerque or Santa Fe, NM preferred, but will consider statewide # of Positions: 1 Opening Date: 09-14-2026 - Close Date: 09-25-2026 Target Pay Range/Rate: $31.978-$39.972 per hour or $66,514-$83,142 annually

The Administrative Office of the Courts is recruiting for a full-time, term, Program Manager # for the Court Education Institute Divison in Albuquerque or Santa Fe, NM preferred, but will consider statewide. The Court Education Institute (CEI) at the Administrative Office of the Courts is recruiting for a full time Program Manager in the Albuquerque or Santa Fe area with some consideration statewide.

This position will focus on development of Court Staff education, which includes training, planning, design, and development of engaging and interactive in-person, virtual and asynchronous learning experiences and materials. The successful candidate will provide in-person instruction for some courses and must be comfortable presenting and leading interactive training in a group setting. GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES Acting under general direction, manage programs and coordinate and/or supervise the work of volunteers and/or contract personnel.

• 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 include monitoring and managing the program database, and generating…