Program Coordinator 1 (PCN 052336)

Full Job Description

This position supports Alaska Native language preservation and literacy by providing administrative and program coordination support to the Council for Alaska Native Languages (CANL). The role includes supporting required reporting, conducting research, and helping develop resources that connect state policy with classroom and community practice. The position works closely with tribal organizations, educators, and internal department staff to support professional learning, strengthen partnerships, and help ensure Alaska Native language and literacy initiatives are aligned with statewide education goals, including the Alaska Reads Act.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:
The Department of Education and Early Development’s mission is to provide an excellent education for every student, every day. The Tribal Affairs and Alaska Native Languages team supports this mission by strengthening partnerships with tribal organizations and supporting Alaska Native language and literacy efforts across the state. Our work emphasizes collaboration, respect for community knowledge, and alignment between state education priorities and local needs.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:
This position offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful statewide work that supports Alaska Native languages, literacy, and collaboration with tribal partners. The role provides experience working on statewide initiatives, policy-to-practice coordination, and cross-agency collaboration. Flexible work options, including remote work, support work-life balance while serving Alaska’s students and communities.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

• This position can be located anywhere in the state. DEED has offices in downtown Juneau in the State Office Building.
• The Anchorage office is located in downtown Anchorage in the Atwood Building. The position may work remotely and may be required to travel occasionally.

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Oral Communication:(*) Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Stakeholder Management: Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort; including those actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative).
• 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.

Requirements

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications InstructionsThis job class uses competency based minimum qualifications.

Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.Competency Description The 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 successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Training from an accredited college or university in any field and/or progressively responsible experience assisting with planning, coordinating, and implementing administrative controls, work processes, and/or procedures for a program, project, business, or organization.

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.

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

Qualifications

At the time of application, please provide the following:

1. Please provide a cover letter to describe how you possess the position-specific competencies and how your skills will be of particular benefit to the position. We request your cover letter be no more than two to three paragraphs and limited to one page.

At time of interview, applicants are required to submit (if not already attached to your application):

1. Three (3) professional references with current contact information.

Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.

Cover Letter
A cover letter is required as part of your application. In your cover letter, please describe how you possess the position specific competencies listed in the “Who We Are Looking For” section and how your skills will be of particular benefit to the position. We request your cover letter be no more than two to three paragraphs and limited to one page.

Supplemental Questions

For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions.

The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four levels of proficiency to measure and describe an applicant's level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You will need to rate your proficiency for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

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 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 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.

Additional Information

Deborah Riddle, Division Operations Manager

Email: deborah.riddle@alaska.gov

Phone Number: (907)465-2892