Community Outreach Specialist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as a connector between home communities, the Kodiak Regional Resilience Catalyst, and the Alaska South Coast Partnership.
• Identifies community needs as they relate to resilience, including environmental, economic, and cultural challenges, by communicating with local leadership and community members.
• Works closely with the Kodiak Regional Resilience Catalyst to design and implement projects that improve community resilience.
• Builds local capacity to carry out proposed projects.
• Secures funding for projects through grant opportunities and other avenues.
• Collaborates with local entities and communities across the region.
• Participates in Alaska South Coast Partnership meetings, retreats, and communications.
• Collaborates with other catalysts across the partnership to share knowledge, ideas, challenges, and solutions.
• Travel bi-annually to Anchorage and Kodiak for meetings and retreats.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent required.
• Additional education or training in environmental or related fields preferred.
• Cultural and community knowledge is valued equally to formal education.