Communication and Coordination Specialist

Key Responsibilities:

1. Community outreach and engagement
   • Align outreach and engagement efforts with community and project goals.
   • Lead outreach campaigns and maintain the company’s web presence.
   • Create and edit communication materials (reports, newsletters, flyers, summaries, and social media content).
   • Develop and maintain outreach and communications databases, including key local contacts and meeting schedules.
   • Manage correspondence with local administrators and coordinate project representation at local meetings (e.g. Tribal Council, City Council, etc.).
   • Plan and facilitate in-person and virtual events such as community meetings, and information sessions.
   • Ensure project team accountability and responsiveness to community feedback and information requests.
     
2. Project coordination
   • Support project research, planning, and logistics.
   • Prepare meeting agendas, take minutes, and track action items.
   • Coordinate project activities to meet timelines and milestones.
   • Report progress on deliverables and ensure team accountability.
   • Facilitate intra- and inter-team collaboration with team members and external project partners.
   • Identify potential challenges and work proactively with team members to resolve them.
   • Support project outreach, compliance, and documentation such as letters of support and MOUs with Tribes and other local entities.

Required Qualifications

• Knowledge of Alaska Indigenous communities, traditions, and ways of communicating.
• Established connections and experience working with Indigenous communities in Alaska.
• Understanding of Indigenous knowledge, conventional science, and co-production of knowledge.
• Ability to synthesize and organize information for public communication purposes.
• Strong project management, facilitation, and organizational skills to facilitate tracking and dissemination of information.
• Digital literacy and advanced research skills, including the ability to identify and cite credible sources.
• Ability to write clearly and review your own work for quality, completeness, and adherence to procedures.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office apps (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, etc.).
• Effective use of social media for professional communication.
• Excellent time management and multitasking abilities.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement.
• Ability to work well independently and in collaboration with others.
• Experience with event planning and coordination.

Highly Desired Qualifications

• Expertise in qualitative research methods including semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and qualitative analysis.
• Graphic design skills, including high proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Web design skills, including proficiency in WordPress.