Program Manager

Program Manager

  • 532946
  • Soldotna, Alaska, United States, 99669
  • On Campus
  • Staff Full-time
  • Grade 79
  • UAF Community and Technical College
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The Mining and Petroleum Training Service (MAPTS) is recruiting for a program manager capable of managing purchases, grant reports and budgets, timely and with high accuracy. This position highlights a technological requirement for candidates who are comfortable utilizing Google apps or similar software platforms. Ultimately, the position targets an independent, detail-oriented individual looking to take ownership of administrative and financial workflows within an organization that provides industry-specific training for Alaskans. As this position is critical to our operations, we are looking to fill this position immediately so please apply today!2

This role requires a proactive professional who can operate effectively with limited supervision or direction while managing essential fiscal records and handling day-to-day decisions independently. The hired individual will be specifically responsible for authorizing expenditures, monitoring ongoing fiscal activity, and managing the overall budget. Additionally, the position serves an organization known for delivering critical industry services, including industry training camps, MSHA compliance, and IADC certification for Well Control for oil and gas professionals.

To excel in this role, the ideal candidate must be a reliable, responsible, and proactive professional who thrives under limited supervision. Success requires a strong background in financial oversight, specifically the ability to forecast expenditures accurately and manage complex grant reports. Finally, an individual will thrive by seamlessly blending administrative competence in Google apps with the communication skills necessary to support Alaska's specialized industrial training sector.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in relevant field and 2 years of comparable experience and training, or equivalent experience.
Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental subjects.
Knowledge of accounting theory and generally accepted accounting procedures.
Knowledge of grant administration.

Position Details:

This position is located on the Kenai Peninsula campus in Soldotna, Alaska, and requires on-site work. This is a full-time, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 79, based on education and experience.

We review applications on a rolling basis. Because we may close the posting once a sufficient pool of qualified candidates is established, we encourage early submission. Please note that once a viable pool is identified, further applications may not be reviewed.

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Please attach the following to complete your application:

Cover letter detailing your qualifications for this position

Professional Resume

3 professional employment references to include names, professional relationship, address and email and contact phone number.

☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Dianna James, UAF Community and Technical College Director of Administrative Services, at drjames3@alaska.edu or 907-455-2863.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.


The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact the ADA team at ua-ada@alaska.edu.


The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution.  The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.


The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.


Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.


All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.

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