Project Coordinator (Lead-Rural Health Transformation Program-PCN 16T027)

State Of Alaska•Anchorage, AK

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Senior Project Coordinator for the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), you'll play a key leadership role in one of the largest health system transformation efforts in Alaska's history. This position helps implement a five-year federal cooperative agreement investing hundreds of millions of dollars annually statewide to strengthen rural health care, expand access, drive innovation, and improve long-term system sustainability. The RHTP will fund both state-led projects and community-based projects through subrecipient awards to Alaska organizations to advance program goals. In this role, you will: Lead day-to-day RHTP operations and guide implementation across the Department of Health, other state agencies, and community partners. Serve as a primary representative of the program in public forums and partner meetings, including with Tribal Health Organizations, providers, communities, and statewide associations. Supervise and mentor three Project Coordinators supporting initiative implementation and statewide activities. Coordinate directly with federal partners, serving as the Project Director responsible for ensuring Alaska meets cooperative agreement requirements, reporting expectations, audit standards, and key milestones. Oversee evaluation and reporting activities to track program outcomes and support continuous improvement. Manage major contractors, including the statewide subrecipient administrator, and evaluation, reporting, and technical assistance partners. Provide leadership and problem-solving support to ensure funded projects advance program goals and improve access and outcomes for rural Alaskans. This is a fast-paced, high-impact position for someone who enjoys building systems, navigating complex programs, and leading collaborative work. The role offers the opportunity to shape long-term improvements in Alaska's health care system and support communities statewide.

Requirements

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).
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).
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.
Organizational Awareness: Knows the organization's 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.
Public Health: Applies knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, methods, and tools associated with protecting and improving the health of people and their communities, including, promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and/or injury prevention, and/or detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious diseases.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Alaska health policy, Medicaid, rural/remote/frontier Alaska communities, or Tribal health systems
Demonstrated leadership experience, including supervising or mentoring staff
Strong skills in stakeholder engagement and public communication
Experience managing large federal or grant-funded programs and overseeing subrecipient or subgrant processes
Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, and organizational skills

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day RHTP operations and guide implementation across the Department of Health, other state agencies, and community partners.
Serve as a primary representative of the program in public forums and partner meetings, including with Tribal Health Organizations, providers, communities, and statewide associations.
Supervise and mentor three Project Coordinators supporting initiative implementation and statewide activities.
Coordinate directly with federal partners, serving as the Project Director responsible for ensuring Alaska meets cooperative agreement requirements, reporting expectations, audit standards, and key milestones.
Oversee evaluation and reporting activities to track program outcomes and support continuous improvement.
Manage major contractors, including the statewide subrecipient administrator, and evaluation, reporting, and technical assistance partners.
Provide leadership and problem-solving support to ensure funded projects advance program goals and improve access and outcomes for rural Alaskans.

Benefits

We offer flexibility, hybrid telework options, strong professional development and career advancement pathways, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, retirement programs, and generous leave.
Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental
Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)
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
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
Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
Twelve (12) paid holidays a year