Salary: $3,563.25 - $3,741.75 Biweekly
Location : Juneau or Anchorage or Fairbanks, AK
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 55698
Department: Health
Division: DSS-IT Security/Privacy
Opening Date: 10/23/2026
Closing Date: 11/12/2026 5:00 PM Alaska
Division: DSS - IT PMO
Position Open To: Alaska Residents Only
Bargaining Unit: General Government
Range: 22
Job DescriptionWelcome 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 theto determine if you qualify.This position is currently located in Anchorage. The position may be in Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau, depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate.What you will be doing:The IT Project Manager supports the Department of Health's Portfolio Management Office by helping keep IT projects organized, on track, and well-communicated. This role works closely with project managers, contractors, and IT staff to gather information, coordinate meetings, and keep project details up to date. The position helps new project requests get properly scoped and routed through the department's governance process. The IT Project Manager also leads assigned IT projects using standard project management practices to ensure progress, risks, and updates are clearly communicated. This is a collaborative role that strengthens project management consistency across the department and supports successful technology outcomes.
Our organization, mission, and culture: The mission of ITS is to provide reliable and stable technology platforms in support of the Department's service delivery programs in as cost-effective and efficient a manner as possible.
As a member of our team, you will contribute every day to help the department's work to improve the health of Alaskans and their families in a secure and HIPAA compliant manner.
ITS exemplifies these values:
- Accountability- We are committed to responsible use of the technical resources used to support the department
- Respect- We provide services without discrimination or judgment.
- Integrity- We are honest and ethical in all we do.
- Teamwork - We are committed to supporting our coworkers and working together to solve technical problems
- Work/Life balance - We understand the importance of maintaining a work-life balance
The benefits of joining our team:The DOH Portfolio Management Office is committed to providing a supportive and collaborative work environment where all team members' contributions are welcomed and valued. The team highly values a healthy work/life balance and works to ensure that team members have access to needed resources. Leadership works to cultivate talent from within and provide team members with the tools needed to advance and develop their knowledge base and skill set. If you can see yourself in this position, we encourage you to apply!
The working environment you can expect:The Department of Health IT has offices in both Juneau and Anchorage. IT PMO staff are currently working a hybrid telework schedule; however, it is unknown if this will continue indefinitely.
This position is expected to largely work independently and also collaborate with other team members, department staff, and vendor partners via in-person, telephonic, and/or electronic means.
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:
- Manages and Organizes Information: Identifies a need; gathers, organizes, and maintains information; determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods.
- 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.
- Stakeholder Management: Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort; including those actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative).
To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for IT Manager 1: ;br>
Minimum Qualifications Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications InstructionsThis 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 DescriptionThe 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 to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency's description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.
Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:
- Data Systems: Knowledge of computer hardware and software development and systems as they apply to the conception, specification, analysis, planning, development, installation, test, modification and use of data handling and computing systems.
- Influence: Asserts own ideas and persuades others, gaining support and commitment from others; mobilizes people to act, using creative approaches to motivate others to meet organization goals.
- Learning: Uses efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills; uses training, feedback, or other opportunities for self-learning and development.
- 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.
- Teamwork: Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.
Equivalent to those typically gained by:
Training in information technology, project management, or a similar field or professional experience working in technical project teams alongside business and product owners to identify, prioritize, and adjust project scope, schedule, and budgets.
Special Note: Some positions may require the incumbent to have/obtain and maintain project management certification such as Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP), or in some combination of Lean/Six Sigma/AGILE, CompTIA Project+, MPM, Waterfall, or similar project management methodologies and curricula. These requirements will be specified in the recruitment bulletin and supporting position description.
"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" means 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.
"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.
Additional Required Information At the time of the interview, please provide the following: - Three (3) professional references, whom we may contact by phone, are required. One (1) of these references must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.
- Current performance evaluation, if available.
- 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 qualifications 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 Question.
EDUCATIONTo 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 EDUCATIONIf 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 EXPERIENCEWhen 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 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:This position is currently located in
Anchorage. The position may be located in
Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau, depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate. Please select the location(s) you are willing to be considered for. There
is one (1) position to be filled.
MULTIPLE VACANCIESThis 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.
APPLICATION NOTICEYou 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 AlaskaJobs 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:
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Phone: Email: Careers with the State of Alaska offer MANY benefitsThe following information describes
typical benefits available to employees of the State of Alaska. Actual benefits received may differ by bargaining unit or branch of government, position type, or be prorated for other than full time work.
For a quick breakdown of the insurance, health, and retirement benefits available for State Employees you can view an (Please note this video is specifically designed for new State Employees.)
Insurance Benefits - Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental
- The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State: See for additional information.
- AVTEC
- Confidential
- Correctional Officers
- Marine Engineers
- Mt. Edgecumbe Teachers
- Supervisory
- Unlicensed Vessel Personnel/Inland Boatman's Union
- Exempt employees (not covered by collective bargaining)
- The following employee groups are covered by Union health trusts. Contact the appropriate Union for additional information.
- General Government
- Labor, Trades and Crafts
- Public Safety Employees Association
- Masters, Mates & Pilots
- Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)
Optional Insurance Benefits - Group-based insurance premiums for
- Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents)
- Long-term and short-term disability
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment
- Long-term care (self and eligible family members)
- Supplemental Survivor Benefits
- Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses
Retirement Benefits - Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
- Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees)
- Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees)
- Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security
- Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program
- Note: The Defined Contribution Plan, Supplemental Annuity Plan and Deferred Compensation Program offer a variety of investment options
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Paid Leave & Other Benefits - Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
- Twelve (12) paid holidays a year
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This position can be based in Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau, depending on the selected candidate's location. Please indicate which location you are applying for.
- Anchorage ($3,563.25/Biweekly or Hourly)
- Fairbanks ($3,670.50/Biweekly or Hourly)
- Juneau ($3,741.75/Biweekly or Hourly)
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