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Health Program Manager 2 (PCN 062325)

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply.


Welcome to the Department of Health.

We’d be delighted to have you join our team. 

If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today.


This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.
Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify.

This position is currently located in Anchorage.
The position may be in Anchorage or Juneau, depending on the location of the most qualified candidate.

Are you ready to lead meaningful, statewide change in behavioral health systems? 

What You Will Be Doing:
This role serves as a dynamic leader advancing Alaska's behavioral health system and strengthening the continuum of prevention, treatment, and recovery. You will independently manage high-impact statewide initiatives, grants, and contracts that expand access to evidence-based treatment, recovery supports, workforce development, and cross-system collaboration. This role designs funding strategies, develops solicitations and scopes of work, oversees procurement, and ensures fiscal and programmatic accountability in alignment with state and federal requirements. This role drives system improvement efforts that directly address Alaska's substance-related morbidity and mortality while ensuring programs are responsive, innovative, and outcome-focused.

Beyond grant oversight, you will serve as a catalyst for system integration and partnership across healthcare, tribal organizations, public safety, child welfare, education, housing, and community-based providers. You will analyze data and performance trends to identify emerging needs, close service gaps, and implement data-informed policy and program improvements that strengthen treatment quality and long-term recovery outcomes. From leading workgroups and shaping policy guidance to conducting service reviews and supporting legislative and emergency-response efforts, this role offers the opportunity to influence behavioral health strategy at the statewide level.

If you are passionate about improving access to compassionate, effective behavioral health treatment and building sustainable recovery systems that support individuals, families, and communities across Alaska, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:
The mission of the Division of Behavioral Health is to promote an integrated, comprehensive behavioral health system grounded in sound policy, effective practices, and partnerships.

Our Division Vision: We will partner to support a strong, continuous behavioral health service continuum through technical assistance, regulatory guidance, and optimized resource allocation to meet the dynamic needs of Alaskans. 

Our Division Values: Connection, Collaboration, and Community.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:
We offer exciting work that positively impacts the lives of Alaskans.  The Division is guided by our belief that every employee is a change agent, and their ideas, values, and beliefs are respected as they enrich our overall team environment. 

We offer a flexible work schedule that requires just two days of in-person work a week.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:
Anchorage Regional Office: Conveniently located in Midtown Anchorage at The Frontier Building (3601 C Street, Suite 934, Anchorage, AK 99503), our office is within walking distance of Cuddy Family Park, Loussac Library, and Natural Pantry.

Juneau Central Office: Centered in the vibrant downtown near the Alaska State Capitol Building, (350 Main Street, Suite 214, Juneau, AK 99811), courthouse, Governor's mansion, state and city museums, we are within walking distance to various restaurants, coffee shops, and gift stores.

Who We Are Looking For:
The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:
  • 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.
  • Project Management: Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Health Program Manager 2: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Requirements

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with the competencies in
  • Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.
  • Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (e.g., facts, ideas, or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material and information that is appropriate for the intended audience.
  • Community Dimensions of Practice: Distinguishes the roles and responsibilities of governmental and non-governmental organizations in providing programs and services to improve the health of a community.
  • Partnering: Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.
  • Public Health: Applies knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, methods, and tools associated with protecting and improving the health of people and their communities, including promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious diseases.
 Equivalent to those typically gained by:
A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in biological, health or behavioral science; health practice; education; public, healthcare, or business administration; or a closely related field;
AND/OR
Progressively responsible professional experience performing health program planning, development, coordination, evaluation, or implementation; providing technical health care assistance and consultation; conducting health care utilization or quality assurance examinations; and/or delivering health care.
 
Special Note: Agencies employing Health Program Managers are responsible for administering a wide range of medical, behavioral, and social health insurance programs for children and adults. Positions typically focus on a particular health area. Where licensure is required, the job vacancy announcement will identify the type of license necessary to apply for that specific position. The essential functions of some positions may involve exposure to infectious disease and/or biohazards. Travel may be required.
 
"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.

Qualifications

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:
  1. Three (3) professional references whom we may contact by phone, one (1) of whom must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application. 
  2. Copies of your two (2) most recent performance evaluations, if available.
  3. A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualification competencies.

Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission.


SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions. 


The State of Alaska uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant’s level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.


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)  Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.
 
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it 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 the 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 when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration. 
 
WORK EXPERIENCE
When using work experience not documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, job title, employment dates, and whether you worked full-time or part-time Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment. A resume will not be used to determine that the minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.

If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position This is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered If this information is not accurately reflected in your application, this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
 
The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS:
The position is currently located in Anchorage. The position may be located in either Anchorage or Juneau, depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate. Please select the location you are willing to be considered for. There is only 1 position to be filled.

APPLICATION NOTICE
You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via a hard copy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as Alaska Jobs or another database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hard-copy application to apply successfully. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" webpage, found here: http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/help/

NOTICE
Questions 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 that your email address is correct on your application and that your spam filter will permit emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domain. For information on allowing emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domains, visit the Lost Password Help page at https://www.governmentjobs.com/OnlineApplication/User/ResetPassword.

EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-4095 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.

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to recruitment.services@alaska.gov

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For specific information about the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at:

Elana Habib/Health Program Manager 3
Phone: 907-269-3619
Date Posted
03/23/2026
Job Reference
53057
Organization
Health, Behavioral Health
Location
Anchorage or Juneau, AK
Category
Project/Program Management
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