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State of Alaska · 1 week ago

Project Coordinator (Lead-Rural Health Transformation Program-PCN 16T027)

Juneau, AK

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

The State of Alaska's Department of Health is seeking a Senior Project Coordinator for the Rural Health Transformation Program, a significant initiative aimed at enhancing rural healthcare across the state. The role involves leading program operations, engaging with various stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with federal agreements to improve health access and outcomes for rural Alaskans.

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No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day RHTP operations and guide implementation across the Department of Health, other state agencies, and community partners

Serve as a primary representative of the program in public forums and partner meetings, including with Tribal Health Organizations, providers, communities, and statewide associations

Supervise and mentor three Project Coordinators supporting initiative implementation and statewide activities

Coordinate directly with federal partners, serving as the Project Director responsible for ensuring Alaska meets cooperative agreement requirements, reporting expectations, audit standards, and key milestones

Oversee evaluation and reporting activities to track program outcomes and support continuous improvement

Manage major contractors, including the statewide subrecipient administrator, and evaluation, reporting, and technical assistance partners

Provide leadership and problem-solving support to ensure funded projects advance program goals and improve access and outcomes for rural Alaskans

Qualification

Program OversightStakeholder ManagementPublic HealthOralOrganizational AwarenessWritten CommunicationLeadershipStrategic ThinkingProblem-SolvingCollaboration

Required

Plans, coordinates, and monitors programs to ensure that federal, state, and/or local government program requirements and plans are met, providing professional consultation on the specialized services of the program or associated project(s)

Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort; including those actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative)

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

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

Applies knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, methods, and tools associated with protecting and improving the health of people and their communities, including, promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and/or injury prevention, and/or detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious diseases