Administrative Officer 2

Job Description The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Agriculture, is recruiting for an Administrative Officer 2 in Palmer. This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify. What You Will Be Doing: This role oversees all administrative functions within the Division of Agriculture, including managing budgets, accounting, human resources, procurement, travel arrangements, and finances. The ideal candidate must possess strong self-management skills, keen attention to detail, and effective problem-solving capabilities. In addition to supervising two Administrative Assistants, the position also provides technical direction across various areas—such as payroll, expenditures, grant payments, budget forecasting, and travel—for two components. Mission and Values/Culture: The Department of Natural Resources is dedicated to the responsible development, conservation, and optimal use of Alaska's natural resources in the public interest. The Division of Agriculture is committed to promoting and advancing the agriculture industry within the State. This position supports the Division's objectives by assisting the Director’s management team and delivering comprehensive administrative support across all key functions. Benefits of Joining Our Team: Our team comprises dedicated professionals committed to delivering exceptional public service. We strive for excellence, continually advancing our knowledge and expertise, and appreciate the strong interest in Alaska agriculture across all sectors. Upon demonstrating proficiency in their responsibilities, team members are granted significant autonomy. The Working Environment You Can Expect: The Palmer office, located at 1801 S. Margaret Dr., Palmer, AK 99645, offers a daily work environment full of varied and distinctive situations that call for creative problem-solving. This role supports the Division's mission by assisting the Director and management staff, while delivering administrative support across all primary administrative functions. We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following position-specific competencies. Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior. Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations. Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Minimum Qualifications Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class. Competency Description The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations rather than specific tasks and are used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options for how an applicant can meet the job expectation. Minimum Qualifications Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in Administration and Management: Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production. 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. Budget Administration: Knowledge of the principles and practices of budget administration and analysis; including preparing, justifying, reporting on, and executing the budget; and the relationships among program, budget, accounting, and reporting systems. Financial Management: Prepares, justifies, and/or administers the budget for program areas; plans, administers, and monitors expenditures to ensure cost‑effective support of programs and policies; assesses financial condition of an organization. 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: Any combination of preparatory post‑secondary education and/or progressively responsible experience providing administrative support to a business or organization, business administration, public administration, finance, banking, accounting, industrial relations, marketing, human resource management, logistics and supply chain management, or a similar business field. 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” in this guidance 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. “Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility. Special Instructions for Foreign Education Education completed at f Additional Required Information ** Please read the information below carefully. ** At the time of the interview , please ensure that you provide the following materials. Failure to do so may result in loss of consideration. Required documents include: Three most recent evaluations or letters of recommendation. List of three professional references with current contact information. #J-18808-Ljbffr