This position exists to efficiently administer and enhance the Division’s grant programs, including the Outdoor Recreation Trails+ Grant and the Outdoor Equity Fund, ensuring funds drive measurable improvements in outdoor recreation infrastructure, economic development, and equitable access.

This role ensures compliance, accountability, and transparency by tracking grantee progress, monitoring expenditures, and evaluating program impact. By providing technical assistance, training, and outreach, the coordinator helps rural and underserved communities access funding, fostering broader participation.

Additionally, the position supports data-driven decision-making, analyzing trends to improve policies and maximize the economic and social benefits of investment in outdoor recreation.

Strengthening partnerships with local and tribal governments, nonprofits, and industry stakeholders, the coordinator facilitates collaboration to align grant funding with community needs. Ultimately, this position is essential to streamline program administration, enhance transparency, and ensure the Division’s grant programs create lasting positive impacts across the state.

The ideal candidate will have:

1. Knowledge of state and federal grant programs, compliance regulations, procurement, and public funding processes, preferably within a state agency or government setting.
2. Familiarity with outdoor recreation planning, economic development, conservation, or community-based outdoor initiatives in New Mexico.
3. Experience managing budgets, tracking grant expenditures, ensuring financial accountability, and overseeing grant reporting.
4. Proficiency in preparing Requests for Proposals (RFPs), grant agreements, and impact reports, ensuring alignment with funding requirements.
5. Experience using grant management software (ideally Submittable or a similar platform) and Excel.
6.Strong ability to build relationships with local governments, tribal entities, nonprofits, outdoor businesses, and community groups, providing support and training on the grant application process.
7. Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills.
8. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
9. Strong organizational and time management abilities.
10. Thrives in a collaborative small-team environment, supporting the mission of the Outdoor Recreation Division.

Minimum Qualification
Bachelor’s degree and three years of experience program administration or project management in areas related to the purpose of the position. Any combination of education in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling seven years may substitute for the required education and experience.

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