State of New Mexico

Salary

$24.16 - $36.24 Hourly

$50,248 - $75,372 Annually

This position is a Pay Band C6

Posting Details

THIS POSTING WILL BE USED FOR ONGOING RECRUITMENT AND MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME. APPLICANT LISTS MAY BE SCREENED MORE THAN ONCE.

All positions at the NM Public Education Department are based in Santa Fe.

MISSION: EQUITY, EXCELLENCE AND RELEVANCE - The New Mexico Public Education Department partners with educators, communities, and families to ensure that ALL students are healthy, secure in their identity, and holistically prepared for college, career, and life.

VISION: ROOTED IN OUR STRENGTHS - Students in New Mexico are engaged in a culturally and linguistically responsive educational system that meets the social, emotional, and academic needs of ALL students.

Information Technology:

Mission

Create and improve systems, rules, and processes that provide broader access to better information necessary to support PED in achieving its mission and goals.

Vision

Connecting New Mexico with accurate and actionable education data.

Why does the job exist?

This position provides ensures ITD compliance with standard business operations within ITD as well as with SPO, DFA and Department of Information Technology, primarily with DoIT's Enterprise Project management Office (EPMO). PED has several certified projects, each of which requires additional business processes to follow. This position primarily supports the complex set of IT contracts and purchases as well as IT project reporting to DoIT EPMO.

How does it get done?

Key responsibilities include:

IT Contract Support to include end-to-end contracting process from Scope of Work to invoicing (35%)

IT Project Support to include Budget Planning and DoIT Reporting (35%)

IT Purchase Support to include quotes, vendor management and DoIT compliance (30%)

Who are the customers?

PED Management, and employees.

Ideal Candidate

Ideal candidate may have:

• Experience in preparing and/or analyzing budget and financial information.
• Knowledge of procurement laws, policies, procedures and methods.
• Experience with reviewing data and validating data and presenting the data to management.
• Organizational skills in handling multiple tasks.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the community.

Minimum Qualification

Associate Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, or Accounting and one (1) year of directly related job experience in the areas of office administration, budgeting, purchasing, finance, accounting, auditing, cash management, contract management, and/or in the procedures of business and management principles involved in strategic planning. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling three (3) years may substitute for the required education and experience.

Employment Requirements

Must possess and maintain a valid New Mexico's Driver's License.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) and extensive personal computer and phone usage. Some sitting, standing, bending and reaching may be required.

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Agency Contact Information: William Wanker, william.wanker@ped.nm.gov, Email

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Bargaining Unit Position

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to.

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