Language Revitalization Program Director

Doyon Foundation was incorporated in 1989 as the private foundation for Doyon, Limited. Our mission is to provide educational, career and cultural opportunities to enhance the identity and quality of life for Doyon shareholders and descendants. Our work is focused in three main areas: scholarships, workforce development, and language revitalization. Our vision is to empower current and future generations by supporting education and career pathways, and to honor culture and language. 

COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE: 

Doyon Foundation offers a highly competitive benefits package that makes up a significant portion of an employee's total compensation. Eligible employees may participate in the following benefits (these details are for informational purposes only and are subject to any policy or plan changes):

Time Off and Holidays

• • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)

Health Coverage

• • Medical Insurance (Doyon Foundation pays part, and also helps with the employee's part)
  • Dental & Vision Insurance (Premium paid by Doyon Foundation)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Health Care and Dependent Care

Financial Security

• • Basic Life insurance & Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Short and Long-Term Disability coverage (Premium paid by Doyon Foundation)
  • 401(k) Plan & Employer match
  • Profit sharing

Support Programs

• • Employee Assistance Program
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Access to UAF eCampus with a 10% discount on tuition

Job Summary: Under the supervision of the Executive Director (ED), this position is responsible for the Language Revitalization Program (LRPD) for the Doyon region. The LRPD will oversee all project administrative activities within the Doyon Foundation language program and supervise language staff.

Essential Functions:

• Manage the Language Revitalization Program to include staffing, budgeting, planning, goals/objectives, grant administration and ensure compliance to contractual obligations and requirements.
  a. Researches and obtains grants and contracts to meet overall goals of the department.
  b. Ensures language grant reporting is completed by the deadlines.
  c. Develop, implement and manage the overall budgets.
• Establish, implement, and communicate goals, objectives, policies, and procedures in accordance with contractual requirements and needs of Doyon Foundation.• Develop comprehensive needs survey including analysis and reporting survey-based recommendations for language revitalization.
• Provides expertise and/or identify resources in Doyon region language development.
• Provide staff support for the Language Revitalization Committee.
• Attend conferences and meetings related to Language Revitalization.
• Work cooperatively with other language program directors, managers, and communities to incorporate the Doyon region languages and culture. Deepen partnerships with outside resources—including third-party vendors and researchers.
• Develop and implement a plan to archive material important to continue and strengthen the Doyon Region’s language & Culture.
• Other related duties may also be assigned by ED

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Effectively manage time when accomplishing tasks, projects, and goals.
• Demonstrated strong communication skills, including listening, writing, reading and speaking effectively, as well as positively relating and interacting with co-workers, managers, and others.
• Work independently with limited supervision.
• Strong leadership skills and can work well with diverse groups of people.
• Work with all organizations and communities in the region to help perpetuate Doyon region languages and culture.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Alaskan Native Culture and Language for the Doyon region.
• Demonstrated project management experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing budgets, grants, & contracts.
• Demonstrated knowledge of community based projects.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Alaska Native Languages or Linguistics or a combination of equivalent experience and education
• Experience in grant writing and management of contracts and grants, required.
• Knowledge of Alaska Native cultures required.
• Proficient with computers, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Internet; MS Project a plus
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills

Supervision: This position has supervisory responsibilities.

Working Environment: The majority of the work is performed in a professional office setting with a wide variety of people in differing function, 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.]

Preference Statement: Preference will be given to Doyon shareholders and shareholders of other Alaska Native Corporations in accordance with Title 43 U.S. Code 1626(g) and Title 42 U.S. Code 2003-2(i).

Reasonable Accommodation: It is Doyon Foundation’s business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental impairments.

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.