Education Specialist 2

Job Description

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.

Please check out the

residency definition

to determine if you qualify.

Welcome to the Department of Education & Early Development

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

If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today!

The position may be in Anchorage, or Juneau, depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate. It is essential that the selected candidate is willing and able to relocate to one of these locations to fulfill the job requirements effectively. We believe that being physically present at one of these sites will enhance collaboration and ensure better overall performance in the role.

What you will be doing:

In this role, you will coordinate the implementation of State Board of Education strategic priorities and key K–12 initiatives across teams, programs, and divisions. You will support statewide strategic planning by tracking initiatives and monitoring performance to ensure alignment with department goals and continuous improvement efforts. You will prepare legislative reports, board briefings, presentations, and executive level materials that synthesize education policy, program information, and student outcome data. You will also help administer state and federal K–12 grants, ensuring accurate applications, reporting, procurement coordination, and compliance. Additionally, you will analyze education laws, regulations, and guidance to inform implementation planning, strengthen program alignment, and support data driven decision-making for Alaska’s schools.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The Department of Education and Early Development’s mission is to provide an excellent education for every student every day. DEED provides leadership, resources, and support to strengthen Alaska’s K–12 public education system through statewide initiatives focused on student achievement, accountability, educator support, and continuous improvement. This position contributes to that work through strategic planning, cross-divisional coordination, legislative and board reporting, grant implementation support, and communication efforts that support Alaska’s students, educators, schools, and districts.

The benefits of joining our team:

This position offers the opportunity to work on high impact statewide initiatives that strengthen Alaska’s K–12 public education system while directly serving students, educators, and communities. You will be part of a collaborative team that supports career growth through hands on experience with education policy, project management, and strategic communication, while gaining exposure to cross divisional and statewide leadership work. The role provides meaningful professional development and advancement opportunities as you help shape key education efforts across Alaska.

Flexible schedules and potential telework options support work life balance, allowing you to grow professionally while contributing to work that makes a difference statewide.

The working environment you can expect:

This position may be based in either the Juneau or Anchorage office and offers flexibility to work in the office, hybrid, or fully remote depending on operational needs. Travel is required to support statewide conferences, State Board of Education meetings, periodic collaboration in Juneau, and occasional national events or professional development opportunities.

Who we are looking for:

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

K-12 Public Education: Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, methods, and practices of planning, teaching, and evaluating an assigned K-12 public education content area.  Integrates best practices with subject matter expertise to develop resources, inform policy implementation, provide technical assistance, and support continuous improvement.  Provides guidance and consultation to school districts and/or stakeholders while advancing statewide educational priorities.

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.

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.

Special Notice:

Due to the duties assigned to a majority of these positions, applicants may be required to possess an Alaska Teacher Certificate at the time of employment and be required to maintain certification as a condition of employment. Specific endorsements may also be required. Documentation is included in the file of affected positions.

Individual positions in this class may require expertise in a particular educational specialty. Recruitment and selection will be on the basis of these requirements.

Position Specific Requirements:

Required to have five years of public education experience, as a teacher and preferably as an administrator.

If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today!

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in education, one year of which was as a staff advisor/specialist, administrator, supervisor or consultant in planning, developing and maintaining standards and evaluating educational and vocational curricula or educational programs in a specialized field.

Substitution: Appropriate graduate study may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the non-specialized experience to a maximum of two years.

Additional Required Information

At the time of application, please submit the following:

Please provide a cover letter to describe how you possess the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and how your skills will be of particular benefit to the position. We request your cover letter be no more than two to three paragraphs and limited to one page.

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 verify that you meet the minimum qualifications.

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

COVERLETTER

A cover letter is required as part of your application. In your cover letter, please describe how you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed in the

“

Who We Are Looking For”

section and how your skills will be of particular benefit to the position.  We request your cover letter be no more than two to three paragraphs and limited to one page.

EDUCATION

To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, 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 with each application  (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts)  Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FORFOREIGN EDUCATION

If education is completed in a foreign c