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All applicants for State of New Mexico jobs must apply through the New Mexico State Personnel Office, unless stated otherwise. Search the site using the job ID # listed below. We cannot accept applications or resumes directly sent to our office.

Questions? Contact EDNM’s Human Resources Manager Carla Montoya at Carla.Montoya@edd.nm.gov or call 505-709-8037.

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EDD Job Opportunities:

Senior Business Operations Analyst (Albuquerque)

$24.16 – $36.24 Hourly | $50,248 – $75,372 Annually
Pay Band C6
Job ID 163409
Apply by May 19, 2026

The Community, Business, and Rural Development team focuses on providing resources and support to communities, businesses, and rural areas to help them thrive. This team works on initiatives aimed at promoting economic opportunities, improving infrastructure, and supporting rural development projects that create lasting impact across New Mexico.

This position will serve as the financial analyst and incentive support representative for the division, providing core analytical, compliance, and administrative support for LEDA, JTIP, and related economic development programs.
The position will serve as a program support representative and will build capacity and partnerships with internal teams, Economic Development Organizations (EDOs), businesses, and community partners to ensure accurate financial evaluation, effective program delivery, and strong economic outcomes statewide.

• Conduct financial analyses to assess business viability and risk
• Provide technical assistance on financial documentation and incentive requirements
• Support implementation of LEDA and JTIP by reviewing job, wage, and investment data
• Coordinate with internal teams and community partners to ensure accurate reporting and compliance
• Prepare financial, incentive, and economic impact summaries
• Serve as a liaison supporting communication, documentation, and compliance for incentive programs

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in the following:
1. Customer service with strong verbal and written communication
2. Navigating resources including multiple funding sources such as local, state, and federal grants, financing, and access to capital for businesses
3. Being goal and detail oriented, with the ability to work independently and manage time effectively
4. Working with community, business, and economic development partners, including EDOs and other stakeholders, to support program implementation and compliance
5. Experience working with municipal and county governments
6. Demonstrating strong analytical skills in financial, incentive, or legislative review

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.
• Must maintain a current driver’s license
• Must obtain and maintain a State of New Mexico defensive driving certificate

Senior Administrative Assistant (Santa Fe)

$19.97 – $29.95 Hourly | $41,527 – $62,291 Annually
Pay Band C4
Job ID 163142
Apply by May 8, 2026

The purpose of this position is to ensure the Economic Development Division director and the division team are supported in accomplishing the mission of the agency.

Responsibilites:

• Administrative support for Community, Business and Rural Development team (regional reps) who work remotely throughout the state
• Ensure that field staff have the equipment and tools necessary, including vehicles, computer equipment and office supplies
• Manage division calendars, coordinating meetings and other logistics
• Manage, process and track all travel for the division
• Maintain comprehensive data and tracking for division programs utilizing various computer programs and platforms
• Administrative support to division team leaders, including contract and grants management and tracking and procurement
• Purchasing and records management/tracking, including processing purchase requisitions, tracking purchase orders and processing invoices, and managing P-card accounts
• Fleet maintenance, including WEX cards, vehicle servicing and annual inspections, mileage logs and vehicle assignments
• Other duties as assigned

Ideal Candidate

• Strong organizational and customer service skills with strong written and verbal communication
• Experience with fleet maintenance
• Knowledge and experience with state procurement processes and rules
• Experience working in various computer programs and platforms, including SHARE Financials, Salesforce, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Experience processing travel requests and travel reimbursements

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent and two years work experience in office administration. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling two years may substitute for the required experience
• Must maintain a current drivers license
• Must obtain and maintain a state of New Mexico defensive driving certificate

Other Information

• The position is based in Santa Fe
• Occasional in-field travel may be required
• Ability to manage and report work through appropriate software programs of the division or department
• Occasionally work extra hours

Economic Development Coordinator/Regional Rep (Bernalillo County)

$26.57 – $39.86 Hourly | $55,273 – $82,909 Annually
Pay Band C7
Job ID  163133
Apply by May 7, 2026

The Community, Business and Rural Development team focuses on providing resources and support to communities, businesses, and rural areas to help them thrive. This team works on initiatives that promote economic opportunities, improve infrastructure, and support rural development projects that create lasting impact across New Mexico.

This position will serve as Economic Development Coordinator, or regional representative, serving a four-county region including Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval and San Juan. The field representative will build capacity and partnerships with local, Tribal and regional economic developers to grow jobs, businesses and economically healthy and sustainable communities.

The selected candidate for this position must reside within one of the four counties served (Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval or San Juan).

• Facilitate local business growth in local communities by leveraging various funding sources
• Provide customer service and technical assistance to local businesses, community and tribal stakeholders
• Assist in the implementation of plans to support business expansion, retention and start-up projects
• Collaborate and build relationships with community stakeholders to respond to growth
• Provide financial, incentive and legislative analyses as they pertain to local economies
• Serve as liaison between community and tribal stakeholders and state and federal agencies.

Ideal Candidate will be experienced in:

• Customer service with strong verbal and written communication
• Navigating resources to include multiple funding sources that may include local, Tribal, state and federal grants, financing and access to capital for businesses
• Goal- and detail-oriented, ability to work independently and manage time effectively
• Community, Tribal and business development outreach through BRE, networking with local, Tribal, state and federal stakeholders, business, professional or economic development organizations
• Working with municipal and county governments and familiarity with public processes
• Public speaking and presentations
• Ability to manage and report work through the appropriate software programs of the division or department

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Economics, Economic Development, Business Administration, Finance, Public Administration, Historic Preservation, Communications/Journalism, Community Development, Urban Design and/or Urban and Regional Planning from an accredited college or university and two years of experience in economic or community development programs. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling six years may substitute for the required education and experience.
• Must maintain a current drivers license
• Must obtain and maintain a state of New Mexico defensive driving certificate

Additional Information

• Extensive in-field travel working with local/regional economic developers
• This job will require work from a home office, unless the employee can identify the use of appropriate office space free of charge in his/her region.  Tools necessary to work from home office will be provided by the department, including computer equipment and a phone
• Occasionally work extra hours, on weekends and holidays

Unless otherwise stated, apply for all state jobs on the New Mexico State Personnel Office website.