Division Operations Manager (PCN 114042)

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify. 

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish is recruiting for a Division Operations Manager located in Anchorage or Juneau!

What you will be doing:

 The Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish is currently recruiting for a permanent, full time Division Operations Manager (Deputy Director).   The incumbent serves as the principal assistant to the Division Director and acts on behalf of the Director in their absence. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Serves as a member of the Division Leadership Team. 
• Lead for interactions with the Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) and Federal Subsistence Board to include: reviewing and approving department positions on regulatory proposals; coordinating with other division leads; approving content of written and oral staff reports; making decisions on regulatory options and; coordinating divisional participation in board meetings. 
• Assists with the coordination and production of five regional sport fishing regulation booklets, which includes coordinating with regional management staff and others to ensure regulations are complete, correct, easily understood by the public, and accurately reflect codified regulations and statutes. 
• Make planned and unplanned contacts with: commissioners and other executive staff in own department, other executive branch agencies, and the legislature; key staff of public interest groups, professional organizations; and/or high-level federal and local government employees. 
• Supervises 2 direct reports for the Aquatic Resource Permit program and the Statewide Aquatic Invasive Species program. Reviews all fishing derby and educational permits and reviews and approves all emergency orders, advisory announcements, related press releases, aquatic resource permits, hatchery-related permits and plans related to the private non-profit and division hatcheries.
• Coordinate the division´s formal correspondence (log item) activities and approve all draft responses for the Commissioner or Governor´s signature. 
• Act as Division`s Firearms Coordinator and represent the division on the department`s firearm policy committee.
• Analyze external trends and events affecting the division´s operations such as trends in sport fishing license sales or a major modification in sport fishing regulations; evaluate implications, consequences, and options; evaluate the political, social, or economic implications of different courses of action; and explain or justify decisions, conclusions, findings, or recommendations.
• Coordinate teams performing high-level professional work on issues such as saltwater or freshwater fishing guide/business licensing or logbooks, king salmon in season harvest reporting, or in season sport fish harvest reporting that involves controversy.

Our organization, mission, and culture: 

Benefits of joining our team: 

As a member of the ADF&G team, you will be collaborating with a dynamic group of highly motivated professionals that work with a variety of species, project designs, and analysis types across a broad and varied landscape.  

The working conditions you can expect:

The position is located at the ADF&G building in Anchorage or the ADF&G headquarters office in Juneau.  You will have a private walled office and work in an environment that is a collaboration of regional, area and headquarters office staff in Sport Fish as well as staff with the Division of Commercial Fisheries and Division of Wildlife Conservation.

• Frequent travel for Board of Fisheries, Division Leadership and other professional meetings are expected.

Who we are looking for:

 The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following desired strengths (These traits must be documented in a cover letter. If you do not have experience with any of these traits, simply say so):

• Demonstrated ability to directly supervise programs that have a broad impact statewide or directly contribute to the division’s mission and core service delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, present complex technical and regulatory information concisely and logically; both orally and in writing to a variety of audiences (for example, experience in BOF meeting participation including the writing or presentation of division/department reports, representation of division/department position statements and providing answers to various questions from BOF members).

•  Thorough knowledge of and experience in the principles and practices of fishery management in the State of Alaska.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with government officials, private industry representatives, fishermen in all fisheries, professional peers, and other nongovernmental organization staff.
• Ability to identify and articulate problems and issues, develop and set goals and priorities; develop strategy; monitor progress; and adjust resources to accomplish objectives.

To view the general description and example of duties for a Division Operations Manager please go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Special Note: 

A valid driver's license is required.

Three years of professional experience in the broad occupational fields of the division or department and two years of supervisory and/or managerial experience, which may be concurrent with the professional experience.

Special Note: 
"Professional experience in the broad occupational fields of the division or department," means experience in one of the professional areas that compose the division's purpose and function to ensure the applicant has the knowledge of the work of the division to be managed.

For example, in an administrative services division, qualifying professional experience could be in any one of the professional areas that compose business administration; such as accounting, procurement, human resources, and so on.

In a line division, for example the Division of Mining, Land, & Water in the Department of Natural Resources, qualifying experience could be in any one of the professional areas that provide for the use and protection of Alaska's State-owned land and water, such as geology, hydrology, forestry, natural resource management, and so on.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Please provide at time of application submission:

• Cover Letter

If selected, please provide the following at the time of the interview:

• List of three (3) professional references, including current daytime telephone number(s), one (1) of which must be from a current or former supervisor.

COVER LETTER

A cover letter is required for this position.  The cover letter should highlight your knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience as they pertain to the key responsibilities and desired strengths listed in the job description. Please attach the cover letter to your application before submitting it online or, if unable to attach to your application, email it to the contact provided in the job posting.  Your cover letter will be used to help determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process. Your cover letter will be used as a writing sample.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions.  Be specific in your answers and tell us how you acquired the relevant experience. Please use complete sentences and proof-read your submissions when answering the supplemental questions. Your responses will be considered a writing sample and will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment process.

FIREARMS

This position requires the use or possession of a firearm or ammunition. In accordance with the federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (PL 104-208), if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, you may not hold this position. 

A "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" is an offense that is (1) a misdemeanor under Federal or state law; and (2) has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, or by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim. 

If you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, do NOT apply for this position.

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS

The position may be located in Anchorage or Juneau dependent upon the location of the most qualified candidate.

EDUCATION 

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION 
 Education completed in foreign colleges or universities 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 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.

WORK EXPERIENCE

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES 

This 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.

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 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.

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For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager:

Israel Payton

Division Director