Interested, qualified applicants may send their cover letter and resume to:
info@alaskachildrenstrust.org
Position open until filled.
First review of the applicants will be: March 31, 2025
Position Summary
A Project Director is responsible for tactical decision-making that supports the design, implementation, and evaluation related to higher-level program activities and strategies to ensure children, youth, and families have access to knowledge, skills, supports, or resources to thrive. Director will lead project planning, implementation, community engagement, and program evaluation. The position often focuses on specific areas, such as afterschool programming, primary prevention, child welfare reform, or policy and advocacy, depending on the specific program assignment.
Supervision
The Project Director of Prevention Strategies will report to the President & CEO.
Job Duties
The Project Director role builds upon the Program Specialist position by adding greater leadership and decision-making responsibilities. While both roles focus on supporting and implementing key activities and initiatives, the Project Director takes on a more strategic role, overseeing program development, managing mid-level resource allocation, and making tactical decisions that drive initiatives forward. They may also mentor junior staff, manage relationships with stakeholders, and ensure that programs are aligned with the organization's goals. In essence, the Project Director performs similar tasks but with increased autonomy and responsibility for shaping program success.
Position Summary
A Project Director is responsible for tactical decision-making that supports the design, implementation, and evaluation related to higher-level program activities and strategies to ensure children, youth, and families have access to knowledge, skills, supports, or resources to thrive. Director will lead project planning, implementation, community engagement, and program evaluation. The position often focuses on specific areas, such as afterschool programming, primary prevention, child welfare reform, or policy and advocacy, depending on the specific program assignment.
Supervision
The Project Director of Prevention Strategies will report to the President & CEO.
Job Duties
The Project Director role builds upon the Program Specialist position by adding greater leadership and decision-making responsibilities. While both roles focus on supporting and implementing key activities and initiatives, the Project Director takes on a more strategic role, overseeing program development, managing mid-level resource allocation, and making tactical decisions that drive initiatives forward. They may also mentor junior staff, manage relationships with stakeholders, and ensure that programs are aligned with the organization's goals. In essence, the Project Director performs similar tasks but with increased autonomy and responsibility for shaping program success.
I. Program Implementation • Lead and oversee the implementation of programs that focus on prevention, youth development, and community health, ensuring they align with the organization's strategic goals. Make tactical decisions related to program management, resource allocation, and implementation of departmental strategies?. • Manage the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of program activities and events, ensuring effective delivery and continuous improvement. • Provide expert-level technical assistance, including professional development and training sessions to enhance the knowledge and skills of community members and professionals.
II. Partner Relations • Assist with building and maintain relationships with community partners and stakeholders. • Lead outreach efforts to expand program reach and effectiveness, focusing on mid-level resource allocation and tactical decision-making for efficient operations. • Engage with diverse communities and service providers to expand program reach and impact.
III. Event & Network Coordination • Organize, manage, and promote large-scale educational events, community presentations, and symposiums to further program objectives. • Manage logistics for events and various program activities.
IV. Data & Database Management • Oversee program data collection, ensuring accuracy and consistency in internal databases. • Track performance metrics, analyze trends, and recommend tactical adjustments to improve program outcomes.
V. Strategic Prevention • Provide strategic leadership, management and guidance to the organizations' strategic initiatives and impact efforts through partnerships, coalitions, grantmaking, and community engagement. • Work closely with ACT's executive leadership to develop long- and short-term direction, goals, and objectives. • As program ideas arise, research their potential and work with leadership to assess the degree to which the ideas advance the mission and objectives of ACT's Theory of Change. • Assist/lead the design of high quality qualitative and quantitative analyses and regularly communicate the resulting analyses and elevated key insights.
Lead ACT's work focused on building systems that are knowledgeable and skillful regarding trauma, healing, wellness, and resilience.
VI. Administrative Responsibilities • Participate in internal and external meetings. • Develop expertise in key focus areas. • Performs other duties as needed and assigned.
Education & Experience
Bachelor's Degree required in education, social work, youth development, public health, human services, or related field or 5 years of full-time work experience in a role with responsibilities similar to those outlined in this job description.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in education, social work, youth development, public health, human services, or related field. • Familiarity with working in a non-profit (501(c)(3)) environment. • Familiarity with and love of living and working in Alaska.
Skills & Abilities • Good presentation and public speaking skills. • Commitment to race, equity, and inclusion as evident through efforts to improve the health, education, and economic opportunities of children of color. • Ability to foster partnerships and engage with diverse communities. • Knowledge of project management. • Competence using the following platforms (or similar): Grant Management (ex. Foundant). • Ability to make decisions, engage in critical thought and problem solve. • Polite and professional listening, verbal, and written communication skills. • Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills. • Ability to effectively and efficiently manage multiple, simultaneous, complex tasks. • High degree of integrity, honesty, confidentiality, and maturity. • Willingness to travel including within Alaska and its rural regions. • Proficient in the Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, etc.).
Work Environment and Physical Requirements • The work of this position is primarily performed in an office building environment. • While performing the duties of this job, the employee will regularly be required to understand and be understood by utilizing one or more of the following (speech, hearing, seeing, writing), to get oneself or objects from point A to point B and use a computer and telephone. • The position may require sitting or standing for prolonged periods of time at a desk, in meetings, or during travel for work. • The position may require the ability to travel to fulfill the duties of the role including air travel. • The position may require occasional lifting, carrying, or moving of equipment, materials, luggage, etc. up to 50 pounds.
Benefits Package Summary • Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance (up to 85% covered for eligible employees, including dependent(s)) • Group Life, Short Term & Long-Term Disability (100% covered for eligible employees) • Personal Time Off (PTO) (starts at 18 days/year) & Holidays (16 days/year) • 401K (up to 6% match and 2 years vesting) • Hybrid work option includes (3) days a week required in the Anchorage office (Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday) and (2) days a week optional at home (Monday/Friday) • Paid family leave (for eligible full-time employees) • For a full description of our Benefits Package, please go to our employment page. https://www.alaskachildrenstrust.org/employment
Who are we?
At the Alaska Children's Trust (ACT), we believe every child can grow up safe, happy, and able to achieve their dreams. As the lead organization focused on the prevention of child abuse and neglect, we strive to ensure children, youth, and families have the knowledge, skills, support, and resources to thrive. We achieve this by fostering intentional partnerships across our state, publishing key data and research to show inequities faced by Alaska's children, raising funds and committing resources, and advocating for change.
Notes
Diversity is a core component to the work at ACT. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable environment for all employees. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.
Jobs are dynamic, and assignments/priorities may change at any time without notice. It is not intended or implied to be an employment contract but is a communication tool to explain the responsibilities, advertise the job, and identify performance measures and potential training needs. This description does not imply or create a contractual relationship. ACT is an at-will employer.