3 Flex (PCN 216038)

State of Alaska•Anchorage, AK

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Want to make a real difference in Alaska's rural communities, and get paid to travel while you’re at it? We’re looking for someone who’s excited to work hands-on with communities throughout Alaska, helping them thrive by offering support in everything from local elections and financial management to emergency response and utility services. You'll be a trusted advisor, a relationship-builder, and a go-to resource on everything from Alaska Statute Title 29 to providing safe drinking water. You’ll build strong relationships, explore diverse regions of Alaska, and play a key role in making local government work better for everyone. If you're passionate about community impact and love variety in your day-to-day, this might be your perfect fit. Apply now and be a catalyst for change.

Requirements

Understanding the unique challenges and strengths of rural communities.
Ability to meet people where they are and offer real support that makes a difference.
Experience leading workshops or training sessions for adults, whether face-to-face or remotely over platforms like Zoom or MS Teams.
Confidence explaining rules, policies, or regulations clearly to community members, coworkers, or government officials.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and speech.
Demonstrated hands-on experience with accounting software (like QuickBooks or Quicken).
Ability to interpret budgets or financial statements, especially in a government or nonprofit setting.
Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production.
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.
Oral and Written 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 and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
Public Service Motivation: Shows a commitment to serve the public. Ensures that actions meet public needs; aligns organizational objectives and practices with public interests.
Reading Comprehension: Understands and successfully interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; successfully applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or experience in accounting, budget administration, financial services, social services, public administration, legal or paralegal services, grant development, and/or providing administrative support to a business, organization, or program.
Advocacy: Organizes and leads advocacy efforts with local, state, and federal government entities and elected officials that support the mission of an agency.
Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
Teaches Others: Helps others learn; identifies training needs; provides constructive reinforcement; coaches others on how to perform tasks; acts as a mentor.
Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

Nice To Haves

Provide a cover letter detailing your experience teaching adults and/or writing or proofreading technical documents, municipal or tribal documents, or financial documents.

Responsibilities

Offer support in local elections, financial management, emergency response, and utility services.
Act as a trusted advisor, relationship-builder, and resource on Alaska Statute Title 29 and providing safe drinking water.
Build strong relationships and explore diverse regions of Alaska.
Play a key role in making local government work better for everyone.