Service Maintenance Worker Semi-Skilled (Streets and Drainage)

Job Information

Open to the general public and any current Municipal employee. This is a non-represented position (no union affiliation).

Example of Duties

• Preparation of grant reports, including the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), Annual Action Plan, the 5-year Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan and other plans and reports.
• Monitoring of grantees for compliance with grant agreements and federal regulations.
• Performing regular desk reviews of grants to ensure compliance before payments are approved.
• Working with neighborhood and community groups to develop neighborhood or other housing and community development plans, policies and programs, and provide technical assistance on housing and community development topics.
• Developing and administering grant programs responsive to community needs, especially as additional funding resources are identified.
• Preparing, reviewing and updating grant performance, statistical, demographic, economic and related information for community use and program and plan development.
• Preparing agendas, reviewing minutes, facilitating meetings and performing research for the Housing and Neighborhood Development Commission and its subcommittees on topics including but not limited to neighborhood planning, performance measures, affordable housing, economic development and homelessness.
• Writing grant applications that seek funding and other services in support of economic, housing and community development needs.

Minimum Qualifications / Substitutions / Preferences

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Administration or a related field appropriate to the position, and five years of professional level administrative experience, three of which must have been in contracts and/or grants.

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent and any combination of post-secondary education or progressively responsible experience in the appropriate field may substitute for the Bachelor’s degree on a year-for-year basis.

• Post graduate education in the field or a related field may substitute for the required non-specialized experience on a year-for-year basis.

• Advanced degrees in a closely related field, may substitue for up to four of the five years of the professional experience on a year-for-year basis.

• Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Additional Important Information

• Applicants must have experience working with low income programming and community development programs.

• A familiarity with HUD funding or other federal funding sources is preferred.

• Ability and experience working in partnership with nonprofits and other community organizations is required.

• A writing sample will be requested at time of interview.

The Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) offers a competitive benefits package to eligible employees that may include:

• Health / Medical Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision/Audio

• Life Insurance

• Dependent Life Insurance

• Short Term Disability

• Long Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts – Health and Dependent Care

• Health Savings Accounts

• State of Alaska Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) Program

• 401(k) and 457 Savings Plans

• Employee Assistance Program

• Paid Leave Plan

• 11 Paid Holidays

Required Experience

• Do you possess Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Administration or a related field appropriate to the position?

• Do you possess high school diploma, GED, or equivalent and any combination of post-secondary education or progressively responsible experience in the appropriate field which may substitute for the Bachelor’s degree on a year-for-year basis?

• Do you possess five years of professional level administrative experience, three of which must have been in contracts and/or grants?

• Do you possess post graduate education in the field or a related field which may substitute for the required non-specialized experience on a year-for-year basis?

• Do you possess advanced degrees in a closely related field, which may substitue for up to four of the five years of the professional experience on a year-for-year basis?

• Do you possess a valid driver’s license?

Contact Information

Employer: Municipality of Anchorage
Address: 632 W 6th Avenue, Suite 605
Anchorage, Alaska, 99501
Phone: (907) 343-4442
Website: http://www.muni.org/jol