Deputy Director; Exempt

Position: Deputy Director (Exempt)

Job Description

What you will be doing:

This position reports directly to the Chair of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) and directs the operations of the RCA through its management structure. Under general guidance of the Chair, the Deputy Director works closely with the Commissioners as the Commission sets RCA policies, goals, and objectives. The Deputy Director is responsible for the execution of Commission directives through the RCA’s management team.

On a day-to-day basis, this position functions as a deputy to the Chair and acts on behalf of the Chair as manager of the overall docket caseload for the RCA, including managing the adjudicatory process, the day-to-day administrative operations of the RCA, and ensuring the agency complies with all statutory timelines.

Our organization, mission and culture:

The Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development serves to promote a healthy economy, strong communities, and protect consumers in Alaska. The Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) regulates public utilities by certifying qualified providers of public utility and pipeline services and ensuring that they provide safe and adequate services and facilities at just and reasonable rates, terms, and conditions. We believe collaboration, communication, and coordination increase our ability to succeed.

Creating teams that are focused on results, working together, and leveraging resources across our department, with community and private sector partnerships, increases our ability to accomplish our mission and serve Alaskans.

The benefits of joining our team:

The RCA supports a hybrid flexible teleworking environment for employees who meet telework qualifications. We are committed to employee wellness and the need for work life balance. There are opportunities for advancement within the RCA and continued development of skills and knowledge base.

The working environment you can expect:

RCA is located in the heart of downtown Anchorage in the newly renovated Conoco Phillips building. There is paid parking, access to a cafeteria and coffee shop in the atrium, and this position has a private office. The daily work environment is full of variety with special projects and routine tasks to support the RCA in meeting the agency mission statement.

Who

are we looking for:

• Administration and Management: Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production.
• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.

Minimum Qualifications

Desired

Qualifications:

The position allocated to this job class is in the exempt service in accordance with AS 39.25.110(9). Employees appointed to exempt positions are exempt from the usual recruitment process and serve at the discretion of the appointing authority.

Additional Required Information At time of application, applicants are required to submit:

• A cover letter.

At time of interview, applicants are requested to submit:

• Post‑secondary transcripts, if using education to meet minimum qualifications;
• Copies of your three (3) most recent evaluations; and
• Three (3) professional references who have had supervisory responsibility over you along with their daytime contact phone numbers.

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 or  in Juneau or TTY:
Alaska Relay 711 or or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK . The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer. Contact Information:
Shelby Lopez, Administrative Officer 2 Phone:  Email: shelby.lopez

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