Project Assistant

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn); Alaska; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Alaska Department of Health seeks a Project Assistant to provide administrative, technical, and coordination support for division programs. You will help plan, execute, and evaluate projects, contributing to the delivery of services like ATAP Work Services, Heating Assistance, and SNAP Employment & Training.

The role requires strong communication, planning, and collaboration skills, with occasional travel within Alaska.

Qualifications

• This job requires a mix of education and/or experience as described in the minimum qualifications.
• Adaptability is essential to manage changing priorities and multiple demands.
• Analytical thinking is used to address problems and opportunities in program delivery.
• Reading comprehension is required to understand technical rules, regulations, and instructions.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative, technical, and project coordination support for division programs.
• Participate in development, planning, execution, and evaluation of project activities.
• Support ATAP Work Services, Heating Assistance, SNAP Employment & Training, and family assistance policy activities.

Skills

Adaptability

Analytical Thinking

Reading Comprehension

Job description

Job Description

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze.

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.

We invite you to watch our \"Welcome to DPA\" video here:

https://vimeo.com/1023052645?share=copy

This position is currently located in Fairbanks

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The position may be in

Anchorage, Bethel, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Nome, Sitka, and Wasilla

depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate.

What you will be doing:

Under the direction of the Public Assistance Program Officer, you will providea combination of administrative, technical, and project coordination support necessary for the effective delivery of division programs. The Project Assistant participates in the development, planning, execution, and evaluation of project and program activities.

This position supports ATAP Work Services, Heating Assistance, SNAP Employment & Training, and family assistance policy activities.

This Position May Require Frequent Travel within the State of Alaska.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The Division’s mission is to help Alaskans meet basic needs and achieve independence. Its core values emphasize self-sufficiency, ethical stewardship, collaboration, continuous improvement, and respect for cultural and geographic diversity. The department’s culture centers on partnership with clients and communities, valuing staff, and maintaining a work-focused, accountable, and respectful environment.

The benefits of joining our team:

Working on our team offers meaningful opportunities to serve and strengthen your community every day. You’ll have room for career growth through ongoing training, skill development, and advancement pathways. Our environment values collaboration, support, and personal development. Together, we make a real difference for Alaskan families.

The working environment you can expect:

Our office maintains a professional, supportive atmosphere where staff work collaboratively and uphold high standards. Everyone is united in the shared mission of helping Alaskan families thrive.

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:

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.

Customer Service:

Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services

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

Special Notice

This position may require frequent travel to remote areas of Alaska via small aircraft.

A valid and current Alaskan Driver's License is required at the time of appointment.

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

Project Assistant

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

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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 meet the competency successfully, 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Adaptability:

Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving:

Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities, or to manage a situation, by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

Reading Comprehension:

Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Training from an accredited college or university in any field and/or experience such as performing research; interpreting data; applying, interpreting, and disseminating technical, statutory, and/or regulatory requirements; and/or experience in community development, research, social services, economics, public administration, planning, or a closely related 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” 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

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:

Three (3) professional references, whom we may contact by phone, are required. One (1) of these references must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.

A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualifications and competencies.

If not already provided in the application.

Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission.

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