Program Coordinator 2 (PCN 084042)

State of Alaska

$81K — $85K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in program coordination or related field.
  • 5-7 years of progressively responsible experience in program management, with experience in grants processing and administration.
  • Knowledge of insurance regulations and claims processing is essential.
  • Experience collaborating with government agencies and stakeholders for policy development is critical.
  • Proficiency in analytical thinking and decision-making, particularly in compliance monitoring.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a subject matter expert for Alaska's Section 1332 waiver proposal under the Affordable Care Act.
  • Coordinate daily operations and communication among internal staff, external vendors, and stakeholders.
  • Manage public outreach efforts to promote access to affordable health insurance for Alaskans.
  • Support legislative sessions by providing technical assistance and policy insights.
  • Develop and evaluate policies aimed at improving health insurance availability.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health care coverage including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
  • Retirement savings plan with employer contribution.
  • Professional development opportunities and training programs available.
  • Free covered parking at designated locations in Anchorage and Juneau.
Full Job Description
Salary: $3,119.25 - $3,275.25 Biweekly
Location : Anchorage or Juneau, AK
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 54746
Department: Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Division: Insurance
Opening Date: 08/04/2026
Closing Date: 8/14/2026 5:00 PM Alaska
Division: Insurance
Position Open To: Alaska Residents Only
Bargaining Unit: General Government
Range: 20

Job Description
The Division of Insurance is recruiting for a Program Coordinator 2 located in Anchorage or Juneau!
What you will be doing:
The Program Coordinator 2 will function as a subject matter expert in state flexibility waivers under Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act. They will collaborate with internal staff, staff of other agencies, key vendors and stakeholders in order to manage the day to day details around the coordination of Alaska's Section 1332 wavier proposal. This individual will provide public outreach, support during the legislative session, and policy development that will improve access to high quality, affordable health insurance for all Alaskans.

The working environment you can expect:
This position could be located on the 9th floor of the State Office Building in downtown Juneau or on the 15th floor of the Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage.

The 9th floor in the State Office Building also houses other divisions within the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. The office consists of floor to ceiling windows that allows natural light to flow in the building. From the 9th floor we can view of the Governor's mansion and Juneau's beautiful mountain ranges.
The 15th floor of the Atwood Building, you will enjoy a panoramic view of downtown Anchorage, Mt. Susitna AKA Sleeping Lady, and the Knik Arm. Great dining, shopping, the Park Strip, Anchorage Museum and Atwood Concert Hall are all within short walking distance from the office. Covered parking at the Linny Pacillo parking garage is provided free.
Core competencies we are looking for:
  • Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.
  • Funds Processing: Knowledge of methods and procedures for processing direct and reimbursable program funds (for example, automatic and funded reimbursements, interagency agreements, transfer appropriations), grants, loans, and credit programs.
  • Grants Management: Knowledge of requirements, practices, and procedures for soliciting, receiving, reviewing, and processing proposals, and awarding and administering grants and agreements.
  • Insurance: Knowledge of various types of insurance, insurance regulations, claims processing, examination, adjudication, or adjustment.
  • Legal, Government, and Jurisprudence: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, legal practices and documents, Government regulations, Executive orders, agency rules, Government organization and functions, and the democratic political process.

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.

  • Organizational Awareness: 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.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Training from an accredited college or university in any field and/or progressively responsible professional experience developing, planning, coordinating, and implementing a program, project, business, organization, or major components of a program, including having administrative authority over the program/project funding, staff, and/or overall operations.
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.
"Professional experience" means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.
"Progressively responsible" means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

Additional Required Information
At time of application applicant(s) are requested to submit:
  1. Three (3) professional references (or can be provided if selected for an interview).
  2. Three (3) most recent evaluations (or can be provided if selected for an interview).
ADDITIONAL POSITION INFORMATION
  • Anchorage base salary: $3119.25 bi-weekly
  • Juneau base salary: $3275.25 bi-weekly
EDUCATION
If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, 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 if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview.

WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer's name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly

MULTIPLE VACANCIESThis recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

NOTICEQuestions regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 800-587-0430 (toll free) or (907) 465- 4095.If you choose to be contacted by email, please ensure your email address is correct on your application and that the spam filter will permit email from the 'govermentjobs.com' domains. For information on allowing emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domains, visit the Lost Password Help page located at https://www.governmentjobs.com/OnlineApplication/User/ResetPassword.

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Contact Information
For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager at:

Heather CarpenterDivision Director
Phone: (907) 465-2518

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Do you have a working knowledge of how to apply for and administer federal grants? How would you rate yourself on a scale of 1-5, 5 being exemplary knowledge? Please support this rating in your application.
  • Level one (1) - with supporting information in my application.
  • Level two (2) - with supporting information in my application.
  • Level three (3) - with supporting information in my application.
  • Level four (4) - with supporting information in my application.
  • Level five (5) - with supporting information in my application.

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Do you have a working knowledge of the State of Alaska legislative and regulatory process? How would you rate yourself on a scale of 1-5, 5 being exemplary knowledge of the State of Alaska legislative and regulatory process. Please support this rating in your application.
  • Level one (1) - with supporting information in my application.
  • Level two (2) - with supporting information in my application.
  • Level three (3) - with supporting information in my application.
  • Level four (4) - with supporting information in

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