Program Coordinator 2
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This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.
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This position is currently located in Anchorage . The position may be in Juneau , depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate.
What you will be doing:
Are you a self-starter, systems thinker, and problem solver who is ready to make an impact for a healthier Alaska? Apply now for this Program Coordinator 2 position with the Division of Public Health. You’ll be a pivotal member of a small and dynamic team who focus on efficiency, effectiveness, and quality improvement for the Division paving the way for policy development and planning.
Our organization, mission, and culture:
The Division of Public Health’s mission is to protect and promote the health of Alaskans. As a member of our team, you will contribute every day to the improvement of the health of Alaskans and their families.
The Division of Public Health exemplifies these values:
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Service
– Demonstrate commitment to public health through compassionate action and stewardship of time, resources and talent.
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Health Equity
– Ensure that all Alaskans have full and equal access to opportunities to lead healthy lives.
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Integrity
– Exemplify uncompromising ethical conduct and the highest standards of responsibility and accountability.
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Excellence
– Use the best available knowledge, expertise, and data to inform public health polices and practice.
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Leadership
– Provide public health vision, purpose, and strategies to improve the health of Alaskans.
- Dedication – Continuously and enthusiastically work to achieve the best health for Alaskans and their communities.
In this long-term, non-permanent position, you’ll enjoy paid holidays, paid leave, and comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance.
Additionally, our flexible schedules, including hybrid telework options, empower you to leverage your professional talents in meaningful ways to impact public health. If you thrive on quality, take pride in your work, and excel under pressure, we’d love to have you on our team!
The working environment you can expect:
Anchorage Regional Office: This office is conveniently located in Midtown Anchorage, within walking distance of Cuddy Family Park, Loussac Library, and Natural Pantry. Ample parking is available at this location, and there is a short, interior walkway to the offices.
The Juneau Alaska Office Building (AOB) is located in downtown Juneau. This location has access to parking and public transportation routes within walking distance. The area includes beautiful nature trails, shops, the waterfront, and restaurants nearby.
Who we are looking for:
- Project Management : Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.
- Program Oversight : Plans, coordinates, and monitors programs to ensure that federal, state, and/or local government program requirements and plans are met, providing professional consultation on the specialized services of the program or associated project(s).
- Strategic Thinking : Formulates effective strategies consistent with the business and competitive strategy of the organization in a global economy. Examines policy issues and strategic planning with a long-term perspective. Determines objectives and sets priorities anticipates potential threats or opportunities.
To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Program Coordinator 2 : https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/ classspecs .
Minimum Qualifications
Competency DescriptionThe competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.
Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, volunteer work, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in
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Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
- Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
- Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions perceives the impact and implications of decisions commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals causes change.
- Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
- Organizational Awareness: Knows the organizations mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operates effectively within them this includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization.
Equivalent to those typically gained by: Training from an accredited college or university in any field and/or progressively responsible professional experience developing, planning, coordinating, and implementing a program, project, business, organization, or major components of a program, including having administrative authority over the program/project funding, staff, and/or overall operations.
Special Note : “Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.
“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.
“Training” and “education” are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.
“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the professions principles, concepts, theories, and practices and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to ones own judgment.
“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.
Additional Required Information
At the time of the interview, please provide the following:
- Three (3) professional references we may contact by phone, one (1) of which must be a current or former supervisor, if not already provided in the application.
- Current performance evaluation, if available.
For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions.
The State of Alaska uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant’s level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.
EDUCATION
To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial is okay please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview if not, transcripts will be required before employment.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration.
WORK EXPERIENCE
When using work experience not already documented in your application, please provide the employers name, your job title, employment dates, and whether you were working full-time or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met. Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application. If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment. A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.
If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level. Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position. This is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered. If this information is not accurately reflected in your application, this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.
NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application. Noting see resume or CV or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS: The location of this position is currently in Anchorage . The position may be located in Juneau depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate. Please select the location(s) you are willing to be considered for. There is One position to be filled.
MULTIPLE VACANCIES
This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.
APPLICATION NOTICE
You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via hardcopy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or any other database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hardcopy application to apply successfully. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska How to Apply webpage, found here: http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/help/
NOTICE
Questions regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465- 4095. If you choose to be contacted by email, please ensure your email address is correct on your application and that the spam filter will permit email from the govermentjobs.com domains. For information on allowing emails from the governmentjobs.com domains, visit the Lost Password Help page at https://www.governmentjobs.com/OnlineApplication/User/ResetPassword.
EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P. O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.
WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to recruitment.services@alaska.gov.
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Contact Information
For specific information in reference to the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at: Lisa McGuire, Health Program Manager 3 Phone: 907-334-2106 Email: lisa.mcguire@alaska.govCareers with the State of Alaska offer MANY benefits
The following information describes typical benefits available to employees of the State of Alaska. Actual benefits received may differ by bargaining unit or branch of government, position type, or be prorated for other than full time work.
For a quick breakdown of the insurance, health, and retirement benefits available for State Employees you can view an orientation video from Division of Retirement and Benefits. (Please note this video is specifically designed for new State Employees.)
Insurance Benefits
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Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental
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The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State: See https://drb.alaska.gov/help/plans.html for additional information.
- AVTEC
- Confidential
- Correctional Officers
- Marine Engineers
- Mt. Edgecumbe Teachers
- Supervisory
- Unlicensed Vessel Personnel/Inland Boatmans Union
- Exempt employees (not covered by collective bargaining)
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The following employee groups are covered by Union health trusts. Contact the appropriate Union for additional information.
- General Government
- Labor, Trades and Crafts
- Public Safety Employees Association
- Masters, Mates & Pilots
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The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State: See https://drb.alaska.gov/help/plans.html for additional information.
- Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)
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Group-based insurance premiums for
- Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents)
- Long-term and short-term disability
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment
- Long-term care (self and eligible family members)
- Supplemental Survivor Benefits
- Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses
Retirement Benefits
- Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Teachers Retirement System (TRS)
- Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees)
- Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees)
- Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security
- Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program
- Note: The Defined Contribution Plan, Supplemental Annuity Plan and Deferred Compensation Program offer a variety of investment options
Paid Leave & Other Benefits
- Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
- Eleven paid holidays a year
