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State of Alaska · 4 days ago

Project Coordinator

The State of Alaska's Department of Health is seeking a Senior Project Coordinator for the Rural Health Transformation Program. This role involves leading operations, supervising staff, and ensuring compliance with federal agreements to improve healthcare access for rural Alaskans.

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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 CommunicationLeadership ExperienceStrategic ThinkingInnovationProblem-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

Preferred

Experience with Alaska health policy, Medicaid, rural/remote/frontier Alaska communities, or Tribal health systems
Demonstrated leadership experience, including supervising or mentoring staff
Strong skills in stakeholder engagement and public communication
Experience managing large federal or grant-funded programs and overseeing subrecipient or subgrant processes
Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, and organizational skills

Benefits

Health insurance
Retirement programs
Generous leave
Employer paid Basic Life insurance
Group-based insurance premiums for Term life
Long-term and short-term disability
Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Long-term care
Supplemental Survivor Benefits
Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses
Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program
Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program
Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security
Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program
Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
Twelve (12) paid holidays a year

Company

State of Alaska

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$0.72M
Key Investors
U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. Department of Agriculture
2023-10-23Grant· $0.5M
2023-05-22Grant· $0.22M

Leadership Team

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Dominick Liriano
CEO/President
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Anne Zink
Chief Medical Officer for the State of Alaska
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