Program Coordinator 2 (Standardization and Centralization Coordinator)

Health; Anchorage (AK); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Hybrid work model

Paid holidays

Job summary

Department of Health in Anchorage seeks a Program Coordinator 2 to lead quality assurance, standardization, and coordination across the Division of Public Health, guiding recruitment, administrative processes, and division-wide training initiatives.

You’ll collaborate with leadership to implement evidence-based improvements aligned with the division’s five-year strategic plan, shaping efficient, consistent, and impactful programs serving Alaskans.

Qualifications

• Analytical thinking to address problems or opportunities using data and resources.
• Knowledge of procedures for ensuring program compliance with regulations.
• Make sound, informed decisions and drive action when needed.
• Organize work, set priorities, and plan for goals and resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance, standardization, and coordination in recruitment and administrative processes.
• Oversee division-wide training initiatives and development of long-term improvements.
• Collaborate with leadership to implement evidence-based changes aligned with the five-year plan.
• Help shape efficient, consistent, and effective programs serving Alaskans.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Compliance

Decision Making

Planning

Organizational Awareness

Job description

Job Description

Welcome to the Department of Health!

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

This position is open to current Department of Health employees only.

Please check the definition below to determine if you qualify.

What you will be doing:

As a Program Coordinator 2, you’ll have the opportunity to play a key leadership role in strengthening and improving administrative operations across the Division of Public Health. You’ll lead quality assurance, standardization, and coordination efforts in recruitment, administrative processes, and division-wide training initiatives. Working closely with leadership and staff, you’ll help develop and implement long-term, evidence-based improvements that support the Division’s five-year strategic plan. This position offers the opportunity to shape more efficient, consistent, and effective processes while making a meaningful impact on the programs and teams serving Alaskans.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The mission of the Division of Public Health is to protect and promote the health of Alaskans. The Division of Public Health keeps Alaskans safe from communicable diseases, injuries, as well as environmental, occupational, and other health hazards.

As a member of our team, you will contribute every day to the improvement of the health of Alaskans and their families.

The Division of Public Health exemplifies these values:

• Accountability

  We are committed to responsible use of human, financial, and environmental resources.

• Respect

  We provide services without discrimination or judgment.

• Human potential

  We are committed to developing each Alaskan's potential as a healthy individual as well as fostering strong, healthy communities.

• Integrity

  We are honest and ethical in all we do.

• Scientific Excellence

  We are committed to adding to and contributing to the body of scientific knowledge and using the best available knowledge and data to set public health policy.

The benefits of joining our team:

In this permanent position, you’ll enjoy paid holidays, paid leave, and comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance. Our flexible schedules, including hybrid telework options, empower you to leverage your professional talents in meaningful ways to impact public health. If you thrive on quality, take pride in your work, and excel under pressure, we’d love to have you on our team!

The working environment you can expect:

Anchorage Regional Office: Conveniently located in Midtown Anchorage and within walking distance of Cuddy Family Park, Loussac Library, and Natural Pantry. Ample parking is available at this location, with a short interior walkway to the offices.

Who we are looking for:

The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:

• Attention to Detail

  Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

• Writing

  Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a brief, clear, and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience

• Project Management

  Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for

[Program Coordinator 2]

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

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Minimum Qualifications

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions:

This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.

Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements 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 rather than 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 that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

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.

• Compliance

  Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.

• Decision Making

  Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.

• Planning and Evaluating

  Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.

• Organizational Awareness

  Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Training from an accredited college or university in any field and/or progressively responsible professional experience developing, planning, coordinating, and implementing a program, project, business, organization, or major components of a program, including having administrative authority over the program/project funding, staff, and/or overall operations.

Special Note

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“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” 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.

“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

Additional Required Information

At the time of the interview, please provide the followi