Administrative Lead, Fire Management & Budgets (Fairbanks)

Natural Resources; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, is recruiting for an Administrative Assistant 3 in Fairbanks. This full-time role supports the Fire Management Officer and related officers, supervises a small admin team, and serves as Finance Section Chief during incident response.

The position emphasizes HR, budget management, and procurement within statewide fire protection operations.

Qualifications

• One year of journey-level administrative duties in human resources, accounting, administration, or procurement.
• Two years of post-secondary education (32 semester hours or 48 quarter hours) equal to one year of experience.
• Two years of entry-level technical experience in administrative areas such as HR, accounting, administration, and procurement.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to the Fire Management Officer, Assistant Fire Management Officers, Wildland Fire Resource Technicians, and Type 2 Initial Attack crew in the Fairbanks Area.
• Supervise, train, and evaluate two Office Assistant 2s and one Account Technician 1.
• Act as Finance Section Chief for Type 3 and initial attack incidents in the Fairbanks Area, with potential statewide support.
• Develop procedures and guidelines per the Alaska Administrative Manual, Alaska Incident Management Team Supplement, Staffing & Action Guide, and SOPs.

Education

Two years of post-secondary education (32 semester hours or 48 quarter hours)

Two years of entry-level administrative experience (Administrative Assistant 1/2, Accounting Technician 1/2, HR Technician 1/2)

Two years of combination of education and experience in admin functions

Tools

None

Job description

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, is recruiting for an Administrative Assistant 3 in Fairbanks. This full-time role supports the Fire Management Officer and related officers, supervises a small admin team, and serves as Finance Section Chief during incident response.

The position emphasizes HR, budget management, and procurement within statewide fire protection operations.