Southeast Conference is hiring a Grant Technician to provide administrative technical and financial support for grant programs managed by Southeast Conference (SEC), including the Alaska Mariculture Cluster (AMC). To apply please email a cover letter and resume to haley@seconference.org. The position will remain open until filled.

Read the job description below for more information.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provides efficient and effective contract compliance support to SEC program managers, ensuring that financial reports are prepared according to grant regulations and that contractual requirements are met.
• Assists finance and program staff in monitoring contract and subaward performance and ensures that invoices, and other documentation, are in compliance with SEC agreements.
• Ensures that SEC fully adheres to internal quality standards and that the requirements of SEC grant contracts and project awards are met.
• Provides financial reporting and other administrative support to Southeast Conference’s Finance Technician and Grants Specialist
• Maintain financial records carefully and precisely, entering accurate information into forms and spreadsheets, ensuring written communication is clear.
• Regularly updates and creates excel budget tracker of grants administered by SEC, assisting with financial reporting to the finance team.
• Interfaces with sub-awardees and contractors to gather required financial documentation for reimbursements, and other financial related transactions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

About the AMC Marketing Program

Funded through the AMC’s Market Development grant component, the Alaska Mariculture Alliance (AMA) and Southeast Conference (SEC) have launched a robust marketing program to increase awareness, demand, and long-term market opportunities for Alaska’s growing mariculture industry. The AMC Marketing Program is being advanced by Tastemaker Comms in partnership with Rising Tide Communications – two experienced firms with extensive backgrounds in seafood marketing, brand development, and campaign execution.

About the Alaska Mariculture Cluster

In September 2022, Southeast Conference was awarded a $49 million U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to stimulate private investment and grow Alaska’s mariculture industry to $100 million in sales in 10 years.  The Alaska Mariculture Cluster grant involves a large coalition of state agencies, Tribes, non-profits, and others working together over a five year period ending May 2027.