HWMO Executive Director

HWMO’s Executive Director leads the organization by coordinating the people, programs, and assets toward fulfilling the operational and social goals of the organization.

To achieve the practical and operational objectives, the Executive Director:

• Develops and implements HWMO strategic plans that further the organization’s progress toward its mission and vision
• Works with the Board of Directors to co-develop vision, policies, and annual workplan/budget
• Fundraises and writes grants to ensure the organization has the financial capacity to execute planned activities and sustain its operations into the future
• Oversees financial management and related administrative tasks
• Manages staff and day-to-day operations
• Guides program implementation to ensure that all deadlines and budgets are met according to funder expectations and contract requirements
• Completes projects, writes fire plans, gives educational presentations, and coordinates multipartner activities
• Develops program and project plans, secures funding, and leads/oversees implementation

To achieve the organizational culture and social objectives, the Executive Director:

• Leads the organization’s culture to be service-oriented, facilitative, collaborative, inclusive, and community-building
• Motivates and mentors staff, volunteers, board members, and technical advisors while at the same time learning from and serving these same people
• Leads by example, behavior, and approach to build a cross-jurisdiction, multi-discipline, connected coalition toward wildfire readiness and resiliency
• Seeks and collates partner and community input to understand gaps and identify how HWMO can best serve Hawaii’s unmet wildfire-related needs
• Utilizes and brings together best expertise from partners and HWMO’s Technical Advisory Committee to create high quality products and services
• Communicates with elected officials, funders, technical advisors, and partner entities to pursue the aims of the organization and to co-realize the vision for a wildfire-safe Hawaii and Pacific region

III. Executive Director Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
• Master’s degree (or Bachelor’s degree with several years of relevant experience) with the major area of study/experience in natural resources management, environmental science, fire science, social ecology, or related field.
• Experience working in a nonprofit environment, with knowledge of non-profit operational structure and systems.
• Excellent facilitation skills, to include knowledge of appreciative inquiry or asset-based community development methods, network theory, or other community-building, collaboration, or facilitation approaches.
• Experience working with local communities, government agencies, and other partners with measurable results.
• Strong background in raising financial resources through fundraising and/or grant writing.
• Robust experience with project and budget management including planning, implementing, and reporting.
• Supervisory or management experience.
• Excellent writing and communication skills. Ability to speak effectively before groups of constituents and/or partners of the organization. Ability to write reports and correspondence.
• Strategic planning experience.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute a large number of activities with minimal supervision; high level of personal integrity and motivation.
• Long-term commitment to remain in Hawaii.

Preferred Qualifications:
• An understanding of local communities and ecology in Hawai‘i as demonstrated through time working and living in Hawaii.
• Knowledge of current trends and strategies in natural resources management and fire protection in Hawai‘i, US-affiliated Pacific, and beyond (wildfire or fire management knowledge preferred).
• Experience working with communities and wildfire issues within the wildland-urban interface.
• Experience writing fire or land use plans, creating fact sheets and educational materials, and organizing events.
• Affiliated with or knowledgeable of Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, FirewiseUSA®, National Wildland Fire Cohesive Management Strategy, Forest Learning Network, Joint Fire Science Program Knowledge Exchanges, or HWMO’s projects and programs.

 Applications
• Qualified individuals should send a Curricula vitae/resume with a cover letter explaining interest in position and three (3) references by June 6, 2019 to: hr@hawaiiwildfire.org
• Short-listed candidates will be invited for interviews to take place the week of June 10, 2019.
• Ideal candidate could start July 1, 2019.

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