Administrative Officer I

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn); Anchorage (AK); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Hybrid telework option

Job summary

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Administrative Services, seeks an Administrative Officer 1 in Anchorage. This role leads administrative functions, including budgeting, recruitment support, and facility oversight within a collaborative team.

You will develop and maintain SOPs to ensure efficient operations, comply with state and federal requirements, and support cross‑division consistency.

Qualifications

• Administration and management knowledge for planning, coordination and budgeting.
• Analytical thinking for problem solving and improving processes.
• Financial management including budgeting and expenditures.
• Oral and written communication skills for diverse audiences.
• Attention to detail in administrative tasks and records.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary liaison between division and other divisions within the Department.
• Own a broad range of admin functions including fiscal management, budget monitoring and recruitment support.
• Develop, update and maintain SOPs to support efficient operations.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state administrative requirements and support program consistency.

Skills

Administration and Management

Analytical Thinking

Financial Management

Oral and Written Communication

Attention to Detail

Education

Post-secondary education or experience in admin

Job description

Job Description

This position is open to Department Employees only.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Administrative Services is recruiting for an Administrative Officer 1 located in Anchorage, Alaska!

What You Will Be Doing:

As the lead administrative professional within Administrative Services, you will serve as the primary liaison between our division and other divisions within the Department. In this role, you will take ownership of a broad range of technical and professional administrative functions, including fiscal management, budget monitoring, recruitment support, and facility oversight.

You will also play a key role in ensuring the division meets federal and state administrative requirements. This position contributes to program-wide consistency and efficiency by developing, updating, and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that support smooth and effective operations.

Our Mission, Values and Culture:

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's mission is to protect, maintain, and improve the fish, game, and aquatic plant resources of the state, and manage their use and development in the best interest of the economy and the well-being of the people of the state, consistent with the sustained yield principle. The mission of the Division of Administrative Services (DAS) is to provide administrative support to the various divisions of Fish and Game.

The Alaska Department of Fish & Game strives for a diverse and inclusive workforce where safety and well-being are paramount, and employees at all levels promote a culture where everyone is valued, treated equitably, and treated respectfully.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

The DAS Director’s Office is a small, dedicated team that thrives in a collaborative, supportive, and growth-focused environment. We prioritize work-life balance and offer flexibility in scheduling to help employees succeed both personally and professionally. This position plays a critical role in ensuring smooth and efficient operations across all divisions within the department and provides strong opportunities for advancement for individuals looking to grow their career in administrative services.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This position is located at the Fish and Game building in Anchorage. The selected candidate will work in an environment that is part of a friendly and collaborative work environment of administrative staff. Fully remote work is not an option; however, a hybrid telework schedule may be an option once probation is complete.

Who We Are Looking For:

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

• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Professionalism: Demonstrates a positive attitude, courtesy, tact and empathy, even when handling stressful situations. Able to manage workloads, meet deadlines and effectively identify and coordinate priorities.
• Customer Service: Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers. Delivers high-quality products and services; is committed to continuous improvement.
• 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.
• 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.

To view the general description and example of duties for an Administrative Officer 1 please

go to the following link:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Special Note:

A valid driver's license is required.

Competency Based Hire Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essentialelements 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.

Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Minimum Qualifications

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

• 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 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.

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” 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, 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.

Additional Required Information

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

If selected, please provide the following at the time of the interview:

Transcripts if using education to meet minimum qualifications, (unofficial copies are acceptable).

A cover letter is NOT required for this position.

Your complete application, including supplemental questions, will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.

EDUCATION

To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competences, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required. (Unoff