Program Coordinator 1

Job Description

ATTENTION ALASKA RESIDENTS!

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of the Alaska Workforce Investment Board, is recruiting for two

Program Coordinator 1s located in Anchorage!

No Cover Letter Required!

These positions are in the General Government Unit (GGU) at a Range 18.

What You Will Be Doing:

The Alaska Workforce Investment Board (AWIB), within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, is recruiting two Program Coordinator 1 positions to strengthen workforce training and employment programs across Alaska.

In PCN 07-5957

, you will coordinate assigned workforce programs, develop guidance and grant solicitations, support service providers, and evaluate program performance.

In PCN 21-3040,

you will coordinate monitoring and compliance reviews across AWIB programs, including risk assessment, review scheduling, monitoring reports, corrective-action tracking, audit follow-up, and programmatic grant closeout.

In either role, you will interpret requirements, review records and data, prepare clear reports and recommendations, and provide training and technical assistance.

You will collaborate with program coordinators, grants administrators, management, and service providers to improve services and support responsible use of public funds.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:

AWIB helps strengthen Alaska's workforce through statewide training and employment programs. Our work emphasizes collaboration, accountability, clear communication, and continuous improvement. These positions improve program delivery, help service providers understand requirements, and support effective use of workforce funds.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

You will do meaningful work that supports training and employment opportunities in communities across Alaska. These positions offer opportunities to build expertise in workforce programs, grant oversight, policy analysis, and technical assistance while collaborating with colleagues and service providers. Your work will help improve the tools and processes that support effective, accountable programs.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

These positions are based in AWIB's Anchorage office, where you will review electronic records, prepare written materials, and meet with colleagues and service providers. Depending on the assignment, travel may include overnight visits to communities off the road system by commercial or small aircraft, vehicle, or boat for monitoring and technical assistance.

Work may involve visits to training facilities or worksites where machinery and equipment are present; employees must follow applicable site-safety procedures. The work also involves handling program, grant, and participant records and protecting confidential information.

Who We Are Looking For:

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

Grants Management Laws, Regulations, and Guidelines:

Knowledge of principles, laws, regulations, policies, practices, and guidelines (for example, Executive Orders, Code of Federal Regulations, OMB circulars) of grant or agreement programs, including their order of precedence.

Written Communication:

Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.

To view the general description and example of duties for the position, please go to the following link:

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

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 serve 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

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.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Training from an accredited college or university in any field and/or progressively responsible experience assisting with planning, coordinating, and implementing administrative controls, work processes, and/or procedures for a program, project, business, or organization.

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.

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

Additional Required Information

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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS & INFORMATION CAREFULLY

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THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY

This recruitment is open to Alaska Residents only. Applicants must meet

Alaska Residency Requirements

in order to be considered for employment at this time.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

For your application to be evaluated you

must

answer the Supplemental Questions.

The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four levels of proficiency to measure and describe an applicant’s level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are: Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You will need to rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

DRIVER’S LICENSE REQUIREMENT

Applicants must possess a valid driver’s license. Proof of licensure will be required prior to reporting to duty.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF INTERVIEW

A list of at least two (2) professional employment-related references, one of which should be your most recent supervisor, who can discuss your duties and work performance. Include your references' name, job title, employer, and current phone number(s).

A one- to two-page writing s