Operations Coordinator - UIC Arctic Research & Logistics

UIC Government Services and the Bowhead Family of Companies; Anchorage (AK); In loco; USD 60.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

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Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401(k) retirement plans

Paid time off

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Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) seeks an Operations Coordinator to provide hands-on logistical and operational support for UIC ARL in Nome, Alaska. You will coordinate in-person logistics, maintain lodging facilities and vehicles, greet clients at the airport, and help with community outreach and relationship-building.

The role requires familiarity with the Nome region, experience with snowmachines and ATVs, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and the ability to adapt to changing

Competenze

• Must possess current Alaska Driver's License.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and the ability to manage time and prioritize tasks.
• Demonstrated experience working effectively as part of a team.

Mansioni

• Coordinate client logistics in Nome, including airport pickups and lodging check-ins.
• Provide orientation and basic operating instructions for snowmachines and ATVs.
• Prepare and stage vehicles, snowmachines, ATVs and other equipment for client use, ensuring they are clean, organized, fueled and ready for deployment.
• Maintain UIC ARL facilities and equipment through routine inspections and schedule service and repairs, as needed.
• Build and maintain positive relations with Nome community members, local service providers, and other stakeholders to support operations and community engagement efforts.
• Set up and manage local outreach and engagement events with the aid of the Science Liaison.
• Work directly with UIC ARL Project Managers to responsibly include outreach activities in their project’s scope.
• Work with UIC ARL employees and clients to coordinate community outreach activities, local events, and other logistical needs supporting research and military exercises.
• Perform administrative duties including maintaining client and equipment records, vehicle maintenance logs, timekeeping records, and electronic correspondence.

Conoscenze

Machine and tool knowledge

Nome community knowledge

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Non-DOT testing awareness

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Overview

The Operations Coordinator will provide hands‑on logistical and operational support for UIC Arctic Research & Logistics (ARL), including coordinating in‑person logistics, maintaining and preparing lodging facilities and vehicles, staging vehicles for client use, greeting clients at the airport, and supporting community outreach and relationship‑building efforts. This role will support research and military clients conducting fieldwork and community engagement activities in Nome and the surrounding region. One of our missions is to bring the science to the community. We do this with various public and school events. This position will actively engage with researchers and the community to ensure this is done in a productive way. The Operations Coordinator should be familiar with the Nome community and have experience with motor vehicles, snowmachines, and ATVs, including their operation, preparation, and basic maintenance. The position requires flexibility, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and the ability to respond to changing logistical needs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate client logistics in Nome, including airport pickups and drop-offs, vehicle delivery and retrieval, vehicle walk-arounds, and lodging check-ins.

• Provide orientation and basic operating instructions for snowmachines and ATVs.

• Prepare and stage vehicles, snowmachines, ATVs and other equipment for client use, ensuring they are clean, organized, fueled and ready for deployment.

• Maintain UIC ARL facilities and equipment through routine inspections and schedule service and repairs, as needed.

• Build and maintain positive relations with Nome community members, local service providers, and other stakeholders to support operations and community engagement efforts.

• Set up and manage local outreach and engagement events with the aid of the Science Liaison.

• Work directly with UIC ARL Project Managers to responsibly include outreach activities in their project’s scope.

• Work with UIC ARL employees and clients to coordinate community outreach activities, local events, and other logistical needs supporting research and military exercises.

• Perform administrative duties including maintaining client and equipment records, vehicle maintenance logs, timekeeping records, and electronic correspondence.

Knowledge and Critical Skills/Expertise:

• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

• Knowledge of the diverse community in Nome and the Bering Straits region.

• Ability to support researchers and military personnel with community outreach that disseminates information and work performed within the region.

• Well organized and demonstrate the ability to perform the assigned duties in a proficient manner.

• Perform independently without direct supervision. Knowledge/awareness of safety concerns.

• Possess punctual work history.

• Ability to test for and pass a Non-DOT pre-employment drug screening and must follow all Non-DOT Drug and Alcohol testing program requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must possess current Alaska Driver's License.

• Demonstrated organizational skills and the ability to manage time and prioritize tasks.

• Demonstrated experience working effectively as part of a team.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Regularly lift/move up to 50 lbs.

• Outside work in the winter and summer.

UIC is an equal opportunity employer.

Uikpeġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

Pursuant to The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1601 et seq., and subject to other state and federal requirements, UIC and its subsidiaries may legally grant certain preference in employment opportunities to UIC Shareholders and their Descendants.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) is the village corporation of Utqiaġvik, Alaska and is recognized as one of Alaska’s top 10 companies with approximately 4,400 employees nationwide and revenues above $1 Billion annually.

UIC is projected to grow substantially in the coming years to become a top 3 company in Alaska by 2030.

As a proud Alaska Native Corporation, our success brings growth and benefits to our Iñupiat shareholders.

The size and diversity of our operations means we have a broad variety of career opportunities.

• We offer competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short/long term disability, and 401(k) retirement plans as well as paid time off programs for eligible full-time employees.
• Eligible part-time employees are able to participate in the 401(k) retirement plans and state or contract required paid time off programs.