Summary:
This professional-level, exempt, full-time position reports to the Deputy Director. The Department of Education Director, in conjunction with executive management, plans, coordinates, and manages Chugachmiut educational programs, including day-to-day operations, as well as actively participates in strategic planning, grant development, and administration. This position manages educational and cultural programs, including Head Start and portions of Chugachmiut's P.L. 102-477 Programs. The position is also responsible for department contracts, MOAs, grant management, and policy & budget development, including research, review, and advisement.
Major Responsibilities:
- Hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating all Department of Education staff.
- Coordinate and supervise programs offered by Chugachmiut's education department, including workshops, presentations, and special educational events.
- Identifying trends and needs in education and designing programmatic responses, including preparing program descriptions and narratives for grant applications.
- Develop and nurture relationships with other organizations to strengthen connections with Chugachmiut communities.
- Development of budgets for education programs and tracking to ensure that programs operate within financial parameters set for in the board-approved budget.
- Oversight of scheduling of education programs.
- Interpretation and compliance with relevant regulations, guidelines, and standards in cooperation with administrative staff.
- Participation in grant proposal planning, preparation, tracking, and compliance with reporting requirements.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required.
- Grants management
Education Requirements:
- Master's degree in education or a related field is required.
- Five to Ten years of experience as a full-time faculty in an institution of higher education: school systems or university level.
- Superintendent or Principal experience a plus
- Experience writing and administering grants or other external funding.
- Experience with Indigenous populations of students.
- Familiarity with working with non-traditional students.
- Experience with budget development and management.
Hours of Work:
The work hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with one hour for lunch. Chugachmiut maintains a drug and alcohol and non-smoking work environment. Travel to remote locations by boat, snowmobile, ATV, or small plane is needed, and employees must be willing and able to travel.
