Administrative Officer 1

State of Alaska; Palmer (AK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Alaska is seeking an Administrative Officer 1 in Palmer to oversee all administrative functions for the Division of Agriculture, including budgets, accounting, HR, procurement, travel, and finances. The role supervises two Administrative Assistants and provides technical direction across payroll, expenditures, grant payments, budget forecasting, and travel for two components.

The Office is part of the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Agriculture, emphasizing accurate

Qualifications

• Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production.
• Analytical thinking uses logical, systematic approaches to problems.
• Prepares and administers budgets; monitors expenditures for cost-effective support.
• Communicates ideas clearly, both orally and in writing, with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all administrative functions within the Division of Agriculture.
• Supervise two Administrative Assistants and provide technical direction on payroll, expenditures, grant payments, and budget forecasting.
• Coordinate travel arrangements and ensure compliant financial management across two components.

Skills

Administration & Management

Analytical thinking

Financial management

Oral & written communication

Job description

Administrative Officer 1 (PCN 10-3002) | Workplace Alaska page has loaded.

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Agriculture, is recruiting for an Administrative Officer 1 in Palmer.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

This role oversees all administrative functions within the Division of Agriculture, including managing budgets, accounting, human resources, procurement, travel arrangements, and finances. The ideal candidate must possess strong self‑management skills, keen attention to detail, and effective problem‑solving capabilities. In addition to supervising two Administrative Assistants, the position also provides technical direction across various areas—such as payroll, expenditures, grant payments, budget forecasting, and travel—for two components.

Mission and Values/Culture

The Department of Natural Resources is dedicated to the responsible development, conservation, and optimal use of Alaska's natural resources in the public interest. The Division of Agriculture is committed to promoting and advancing the agriculture industry within the State. This position supports the Division's objectives by assisting the Director’s management team and delivering comprehensive administrative support across all key functions.

Benefits of Joining Our Team

Our team comprises dedicated professionals committed to delivering exceptional public service. We strive for excellence, continually advancing our knowledge and expertise, and appreciate the strong interest in Alaska agriculture across all sectors. Once team members demonstrate proficiency in their responsibilities, they are granted significant autonomy.

The Working Environment You Can Expect

The Palmer office, located at 1801 S. Margaret Dr., Palmer, AK 99645, offers a daily work environment full of varied and distinctive situations that call for creative problem‑solving. This role supports the Division’s mission by assisting the Director and management staff, while delivering administrative support across all primary administrative functions.

Skills & Competencies

• 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.
• Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

Minimum Qualifications

• Administration and Management: 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.
• Financial Management: Prepares, justifies, and/or administers the budget for program areas; plans, administers, and monitors expenditures to ensure cost‑effective support of programs and policies; assesses financial condition of an organization.
• 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.

Equivalent to those typically gained by: Any combination of preparatory post‑secondary education and/or experience providing administrative support to a business or organization, business administration, public administration, finance, banking, accounting, industrial relations, marketing, human resource management, logistics and supply chain management, or a similar business field.

“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” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, online, 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.

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation, auxiliary aids or services, or alternative communication formats should call 1-800-587-0430 or [phone] 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.

Contact Information

Employer: State of Alaska

Address: PO Box 110201
Juneau, Alaska, 99811

Phone [phone] (Statewide toll‑free number)
[phone] (Juneau and out‑of‑state callers)

Contact for this position:
Bryan Scoresby
Director
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