Local Government Specialist 1/2/3 Flex

Alaskajobs; Fairbanks (AK); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time telework

Flexible work schedules

Every-other Friday off

Job summary

Alaskajobs seeks a Local Government Specialist to empower rural communities across Alaska by offering hands-on support in governance, budgeting, and emergency services. You’ll advise local governments, build sustained relationships, and help communities thrive through practical guidance on statutes and procedures.

You’ll lead adult training sessions and help translate complex rules for diverse stakeholders, from residents to government staff, ensuring clear, actionable insights.

Qualifications

• Understanding the unique challenges of rural communities.
• Ability to meet people where they are and provide meaningful support.
• Experience leading workshops or training for adults (in person or remote).
• Ability to explain rules and policies clearly to diverse audiences.
• Hands-on experience with budgeting or financial statements in government/nonprofit settings.

Responsibilities

• Advise communities on local government issues and provide support.
• Build relationships and serve as a trusted advisor across agencies.
• Lead or facilitate workshops or training sessions for adults (in person or via Zoom/MS Teams).
• Explain regulations clearly to community members and staff.

Skills

Understanding of rural communities

Workshop/training delivery

Oral and Written Communication

Public Service Motivation

Reading Comprehension

Written communication

Education

Post-secondary education or experience in accounting/budget/finance/public administration

Tools

Accounting software (QuickBooks/Quicken)

Job description

Job Description

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.

The benefits of joining our team:

The Local Government Specialist position comes with several optional perks including part-time telework, flexible work schedules, and every-other Friday off.

The working environment you can expect:

As a Local Government Specialist, you'll be part of a supportive team, whether you're collaborating in person or connecting remotely. At the same time, you'll have freedom to own your work, take initiative, and work independently. We're all about teamwork, but we trust you to lead yourself.

Specific knowledge, skills and abilities we are looking for:

You understanding the unique challenges and strengths of rural communities.

You know how to meet people where they are and offer real support that makes a difference.

You’ve led workshops or training sessions for adults, whether face-to-face or remotely over platforms like Zoom or MS Teams.

You’re confident explaining rules, policies, or regulations clearly, whether you’re talking to community members, coworkers, or government folks. Written or spoken, you know how to get your point across.

You’ve got hands‑on experience with accounting software (like QuickBooks or Quicken) and can interpret budgets or financial statements without breaking a sweat, especially in a government or nonprofit setting.

Minimum Qualifications

Local Government Specialist 1 Minimum Qualifications (Range: 13)

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.

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.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

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.

Local Government Specialist 2 Minimum Qualifications (Range: 15):

A completed Local Government Specialist Flex 1 Training Plan

OR

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

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.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

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.

Local Government Specialist 3 Minimum Qualifications (Range: 17):

A completed Local Government Specialist Flex 2 Training Plan

OR

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

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.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

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.

Special Note:

“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situatio

n.

“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

COVER LETTER

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

INTERVIEW PROCESS

Interviews may be conducted in p