Overview

JOB SUMMARY : Under the supervision of the Executive Director, the employee will support the Doyon Foundation Mission in creating and implementing new programs in Workforce Development and the Scholarship Department, establish strategic community relationships, and participate in outreach activities while contributing to the development of the Workforce Development department.

Responsibilities

• Community Outreach :
• Organize and attend community events to promote foundation programs
• Develop partnerships with local organizations to expand outreach efforts
• Conduct presentations and workshops to engage community members
• Program Development :
• Collaborate with team members to identify program needs and objectives
• Design program structures and curriculums to meet identified goals
• Implement evaluation methods to assess program effectiveness and make improvements
• Event Planning & Fundraising :
• Coordinate logistics for fundraising events, including venue selection and catering
• Develop fundraising strategies and campaigns to meet financial goals
• Recruit and coordinate volunteers for event execution
• Grant Research / Writing :
• Research potential grant opportunities aligned with foundation goals
• Prepare grant proposals and applications, ensuring compliance with guidelines
• Maintain records and documentation for grant reporting requirements
• Public Relations :
• Draft press releases, newsletters, and other communication materials
• Cultivate relationships with media outlets and respond to media inquiries
• Monitor public perception and feedback, adjusting communication strategies as needed
• Marketing :
• Develop marketing materials such as brochures, flyers, and social media content
• Execute marketing campaigns to promote foundation initiatives and events
• Analyze marketing metrics to measure campaign effectiveness and make adjustments
• Budgeting :
• Work with management in the development of annual budgets for programs and events
• Monitor expenses and revenue related to fundraising efforts
• Attend relevant continuing education initiatives, including a limited number of events each year, which may necessitate overnight travel.
• Other duties as assigned

DOYON FOUNDATION CORE COMPETENCIES :

• Commitment to Excellence - Identifies what needs to be done and takes action to achieve a standard of excellence beyond job expectations.
• Corporate Values- Understand, embrace, and integrate Doyon's values into everyday duties and responsibilities.
• Customer Service - Identifies and responds to current and future client needs by providing excellent service to internal and external clients.
• Safety and Security - Promotes a safe work environment for co-workers and customers.
• Teamwork - Resourceful team player who builds, strengthens, and maintains collaborative relationships with others inside or outside the organization.

JOB-SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES :

• Adaptability - Adapts to changing conditions and work assignments, sets priorities, and manages multiple assignments and tasks.
• Attention to Detail - Ensures one's and others' work and information are complete and accurate.
• Communication Skills - Listens, writes, and speaks effectively, and positively relates and interacts with co-workers and others.
• Dependability - Consistently adheres to operational standards, ensures smooth operations and positive customer experiences, builds a productive workplace, is reliable, and improves team morale.
• Independence - Works with minimal supervision.
• Problem-Solving - Anticipates and identifies problems, distinguishes between symptoms and causes, and determines alternative solutions involving varied levels of complexity, ambiguity, and risk.
• Reporting - Generates accurate, objective, and complete reports in a timely manner.
• Research Skills - Searches, finds, and evaluates information sources.
• Time Management - Manages time effectively when accomplishing tasks, projects, and goals.
• Willingness to Learn - Willing to learn new skills or techniques to meet the demanding changes of job duties and responsibilities.

SUPERVISION :

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field such as Nonprofit Management, Business Administration, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or another similar area of study OR four (4) years of work-related experience at a professional level.
• Demonstrated administrative and program coordination experience to support a team-oriented environment.
• Valid Driver's license, access to a registered vehicle, and must be able to provide proof of state-required insurance on a registered vehicle.
• Ability to travel as necessary to fulfill Doyon Foundation's mission.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

Experience or demonstrated success in grant writing

WORKING ENVIRONMENT : The majority of the work is performed in a professional office setting with a wide variety of people with differing functions, personalities, and abilities.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : The work is generally sedentary, requiring routine walking, standing, bending, and carrying items weighing less than forty pounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions .

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION : Doyon's business philosophy and practice is to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

PREFERENCE STATEMENT : Doyon grants preference to qualified Doyon Shareholders first and second to qualified shareholders of other Alaska Native corporations that grant a similar preference in all phases of employment and training, which include, but are not limited to hiring, promotion, layoff, transfer, and training.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position.

Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

A review of this position has excluded marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties.

All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently.

Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others.

The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.

Last updated : 2024-03-04