Join Our Team!

First Alaskans Institute (FAI) is a supportive working environment that promotes and uplifts our Indigeneity. Our dedicated team is committed to addressing Alaska Native priorities and advocacy, social justice and racial equity issues that impact our Native community and Alaska, intergenerational trauma and healing, and strengthening our relationships, ways of life, ways of knowing, cultures, and languages.

Here at FAI, we know that we are responsible for carrying more than 10,000+ years of ancestral knowledge into the future. With rigor, humor, resilience, healing, vigilance, and love, we seek to practice this in all we do in the world around us, and we are looking for the right person to help us advance our important statewide work with and for our Alaska Native peoples and communities.

First Alaskans Institute requires employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of hire. FAI offers the option of some of our positions working outside of Anchorage but still in the state of Alaska. Please refer to each job description to learn which positions are available for remote work. 

Chief Operating Officer

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) ensures the smooth daily operations of FAI while partnering with the President and CEO to advance the organization’s strategic mission and vision. The COO oversees initiative Directors for the Alaska Native Policy Center (ANPC), Indigenous Leadership Continuum (ILC), Advancement; oversees the operations team, collaborates with the Finance Director, and ensures compliance with state and federal nonprofit regulations. They provide executive oversight of grants, fundraising, and social enterprise efforts, including finalizing proposals, reports, and external communications.

Civic Engagement Coordinator

The Civic Engagement Coordinator will play a vital role in coordinating and supporting the initiatives of the Alaska Native Policy Center, focusing on policy analysis, advocacy, and community engagement. This position requires a deep understanding of Alaska Native issues, strong organizational skills, and the ability to navigate policy landscapes effectively. 

Indigenous Knowledge Researcher

The Indigenous Knowledge Researcher role uplifts critical Indigenous Knowledge through research, analysis, and producing technical and culturally relatable content that speaks to the hearts and minds of the Alaska Native and broader Alaskan community. With the goal to help shape the knowledge that informs decision-making for our communities and peoples. They will work to Indigenize the ways information is collected, analyzed, used, shared and produce materials that help our community understand complex issues and systems for the advancement of our ways of life. 

Indigenous Stewardship Fellow (TEMP)

The Indigenous Stewardship Fellow position will be to create a network of Indigenous and other entities supporting Indigenous-led marine stewardship and advocate for Indigenous ways of life to cultivate, protect, and honor their homelands. The fellow will conduct research and create written documents as needed to share the work being done, create advocacy items, etc., that may be shared or distributed based on FAI’s parameters; the format(s) of that work will be decided along the course of this fellowship.

How to Apply:

Our streamlined application requirements are as follows and constitute a complete* application:

• Letter of Interest

• Current Resume

• Contact Information for 3 professional references

• Relevant work sample of your writing

Additional information may be requested during the interview process. *Incomplete application packets will not be considered. Please email your complete application packet to [email protected] with the subject indicating the position you are applying for.