Fish and Game Coordinator (Statewide Program Coordinator – PCN 112204)

The Alaska Department of Fish & Game is seeking a Statewide Program Coordinator for its Special Areas Program, focusing on wildlife conservation and habitat management across southcentral and southwestern Alaska. Responsibilities include budget oversight, staff supervision, and collaboration with various agencies. The position is based in Anchorage, requiring travel for fieldwork and interagency meetings, with opportunities for diverse outdoor experiences.
What you will be doing:
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation seeks a dynamic individual interested in leading the department’s Special Areas Program (state game refuges, wildlife sanctuaries, and critical habitat areas). The Statewide Program Coordinator is also integral to the Lands Program across southcentral and southwestern Alaska addressing development, planning and other actions potentially impacting wildlife resources, habitats, and public uses of those resources. This program includes the Wildlife Habitat Enhancement and Spatial Analysis Program with mechanical treatments and prescribed fire happening across the state. The Statewide Program Coordinator works cooperatively with other state and federal agencies, municipal governments, and nonprofit organizations engaged in wildlife conservation and the public’s use and enjoyment of public lands. Responsibilities also include oversight of program budgets, supervision of professional and technical staff located in four area offices (Anchorage, Soldotna, Fairbanks, and Palmer), and represents the department in the statewide fire management group.

Our organization, mission and culture:
The Alaska Department of Fish & Game strives for a diverse and inclusive workforce where safety and well-being are paramount and employees at all levels promote a culture where everyone is valued, treated equitably, and treated respectfully. The mission of the Division of Wildlife Conservation is to conserve and enhance Alaska’s wildlife and habitats and provide for a wide range of public uses and benefits. Alaska’s lands and waters support a productive array of fish and wildlife resources with especially unique and rich habitats being protected within 32 State of Alaska wildlife sanctuaries, refuges, and critical habitat areas. Totaling 3.3 million acres, this is the largest state managed program of its kind in the nation. This position serves as a key member of a dynamic team responsible for assuring these world-class resources are conserved for future generations while also allowing for a variety of compatible public uses.

The benefits of joining our team:
This position offers the opportunity to work with motivated professionals dedicated to the mission of wildlife conservation. Skilled staff, diverse challenges, and statewide influence on a vital mission make this position ideal for a curious, adaptive, hardworking, and experienced professional.

The working environment you can expect:
The position is based in the department’s Anchorage regional office with immediate access to diverse staff from all department divisions and disciplines. You will also interact with interagency colleagues, partner groups, and the public on a regular basis. There are many opportunities for conducting field work and site visits to the refuges, sanctuaries, and critical habitat areas in the southcentral and southwestern regions of the state. Travel within the state is required. Expect 3–4 multi-day trips to include field visits and interagency meetings. One-day trips are common for local refuge visits. Some field work involves camping, flying in small aircraft or helicopters, boat travel, and may require driving 4WD vehicles and snowmachines through difficult conditions.

Travel within the state is required. Expect 3–4 multi-day trips to include field visits and interagency meetings. One-day trips are common for local refuge visits. Some field work involves camping, flying in small aircraft or helicopters, boat travel, and may require driving 4WD vehicles and snowmachines through difficult conditions.

Who we are looking for:
• Knowledge and experience with Alaska’s wildlife and habitats and the laws pertaining to them.
• Knowledge of Alaska’s ecological systems to include natural and anthropogenic influences on their function and sustainability; examples of common issues include infrastructure development (roads, oil and gas exploration), cultural or indigenous practices, geologic forces, and ecological disturbances (fire, hydrology, invasive species, pathologic or insect epidemics, etc.).
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to create partnerships with diverse groups and collaborate on complex projects while building and maintaining effective relationships.
• Proven ability to effectively manage land and water-based public uses and programs involving hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, and other outdoor recreational uses on public lands.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience writing and editing documents and giving public presentations.
• Experience with the regulatory requirements for land use and land management actions including state and federal permitting, land use and land management planning documents; evaluating proposed land use or development projects to assess potential impacts to wildlife and proposing mitigating measures.
• Experience working at the interagency level where missions may not directly align but common ground can be established or negotiated.
• Experience with supervision, hiring, training, motivating, conflict resolution, and mentorship of employees.
• Experience conducting administrative functions including developing and managing budgets, report and grant writing, project management and tracking, and related functions.

To view the general description and example of duties for a Fish and Game Coordinator please go to the following link:
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Special Note:
A valid driver’s license is required.
This position may be in possession of, or have access to, firearms/ammunition.

Minimum Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in biology, a branch of biology, limnology, biometrics, oceanography, forestry, or natural resource management;
AND
Seven years of professional experience as a fisheries, wildlife, or habitat biologist that includes at least one year as a program manager or technical expert or two years at an advanced professional level. The program manager or technical expert experience is met by service as a Fisheries Biologist 4, Wildlife Biologist 4, or Habitat Biologist 4 and the advanced professional biologist experience is met by service as a Fisheries Biologist 3, Wildlife Biologist 3, or Habitat Biologist 3 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Substitutions:
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college that includes or is supplemented by the following credit hours will substitute for the degree in a specific field:
• at least 24 semester hours (36 quarter hours) in biology, a branch of biology, limnology, biometrics, oceanography, forestry, or natural resource management (excluding courses that focus on agricultural husbandry techniques, human population dynamics, or the design and manipulation of landscapes), of which 16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) are upper division courses; and
• at least 12 semester hours (16 quarter hours) in any combination of two or more of the following: chemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, geology, hydrology, or GIS.

A master’s degree in biology, a branch of biology, limnology, biometrics, oceanography, forestry, or natural resource management will substitute for one year of the required professional experience.
A doctorate in these fields will substitute for three years of the required professional experience.
Note: There is no substitute for the requirement for specific experience as a program manager or technical expert or at an advanced professional level.

Special Note:
“Upper division courses” means courses that are specialized, in-depth and advanced. Such courses emphasize problem-solving, analytical thinking skills, and theoretical applications, with depth and rigor in a discipline’s theories and methods; specialization in a particular field or profession; refinement of general education; and/or development of specific intellectual and professional skills. Upper division courses are commonly identified in college catalogs as 300 level and higher.

Additional Required Information
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Required at time of application submission:
• Cover letter
• Transcripts (unofficial copies are acceptable)

Required at time of interview, if selected:
• Three (3) professional references with current contact information
• Two (2) of your most recent performance evaluations
• Three (3) writing samples (technical, scientific, or management related) where you were the primary author

COVER LETTER
Cover letter required. Your cover letter will be used as a writing sample and should include a numbered format that correlates to the above nine position-specific competencies. If you do not have experience in a specific area, simply say so. Your cover letter will be used to help determine which applicants advance to the interview phase of the selection process.

FIREARMS
This position requires the use or possession of a firearm or ammunition. In accordance with the federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (PL 104-208), if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, you may not hold this position.

A “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” is an offense that is:
• A misdemeanor under Federal or state law; and
• Has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, or by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim.

If you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, do NOT apply for this position.

EDUCATION
To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, 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 used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts).

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence.

WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer 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 met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting “see resume or CV” or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES
This 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.

EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at:
P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201.
The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

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