Executive Director

Hui Aloha Kīholo is seeking a new Executive Director to lead a small staff and a group of passionate volunteers in pursuing their mission to protect, perpetuate, and enhance the cultural and natural landscape of the Kīholo Bay area through collaborative management and active community stewardship. The new Executive Director will possess a strong ability to navigate all that nonprofits face in this modern era, including fiscal management, fundraising and donor stewardship. They will initially develop deep knowledge of place, core programs and operations, then will lead the organization forward through teamwork, partnerships, and a commitment to the organization’s core values. The Executive Director will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for Hui Aloha Kīholo staff, programs, development, and execution of its mission.

Do you have a record of excellence in organizational management? Do you have experience working with a Board of Directors, cultivating and nurturing new and existing relationships? Are you a fundraising expert with strong experience in marketing and public relations? If this sounds like you, visit www.huialohakiholo.org/careers to learn more and apply. This position will be open until filled.

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled

LOCATION: Primarily work remotely, meeting with Hui Aloha Kīholo staff and partners at different locations in North and West Hawaiʻi, occasional work at  Kīholo Bay, Kona, Hawaiʻi and surrounding areas.

DESIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: At least a bachelor’s degree, with 5 years of management experience; with a track record of effectively leading an action-oriented team.

I. Key Responsibilities 

1. Planning

• Creates annual operating plans that support strategic direction set by the board and correlate with annual operating budgets; submits annual plans to the board for approval

• Develops and monitors strategies for ensuring the long-term financial viability of the organization

• Develops future leadership within the organization

 

2.  Management

• Promotes a culture that reflects the organization’s core values and encourages pono performance, and action

• Develops and implements personnel policies and procedures that fully conform to current laws and regulations

• In collaboration with the board, hires, manages, and fires the human resources of the organization

• Oversees the operations of organization and manages its compliance with legal and regulatory requirements

• Creates and maintains procedures for implementing plans approved by the board of directors

• Ensures that staff and board have sufficient and up-to-date information.

• Evaluates the organization’s and the staff’s performance on a regular basis

 

3. Financial management

• Oversees staff in developing annual budgets that support operating plans and submits budgets for board approval 

• Prudently manages the organization's resources within budget guidelines according to current laws and regulations

• Ensures that organization practices all appropriate accounting procedures in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

• Provides prompt, thorough, and accurate information to keep the board appropriately informed of the organization’s financial position

 

4. HR management (in collaboration with contracted human resources company)

• Recruitment and contracting of company and project staff;

• Employee development, and training;

• Policy development and documentation;

• Employee relations;

• Performance management and improvement systems;

• Employment and compliance to regulatory concerns and reporting;

• Company-wide committee facilitation including planning, production, staff and 

• Board of Directors, including arranging meetings and agendas, attending and managing meetings

 

5. Outreach and Communications:

• Manage community outreach and communications, in collaboration with staff and contractors. 

• Oversee content, production and distribution of all education and communications materials (posters, program, flyers, mail outs, brochures etc.) with designer and staff

 

6. Community Relationships

• Serves as a spokesperson and representative for the organization   

• Assures that the organization and its mission, programs, and services are consistently presented in a strong, positive image to relevant stakeholders

• Actively advocates for the organization, its beliefs, and its programmatic efforts 

• Acts as a liaison between the organization and the community, partners, State Parks and other government entities

 

7. Programmatic Effectiveness

• Oversees design, delivery, and quality of programs and services

• Stays abreast of current trends related to the organization’s products and services and anticipates future trends likely to have an impact on its work

• Collects and analyzes evaluation information that measures the success of the organization’s program efforts; refines or changes programs in response to that information

 

8. Fund Development

• Serves as a primary person in donor relationships and the person to make one-onone fund raising solicitations

• Develops fund raising strategies with the board and supports the board in fund raising activities

• Oversees staff in the development and implementation of fund raising plans that support strategies adopted by the Development Committee

• Oversees staff in the timely submission grant applications and progress reports for funders 

II. Qualifications

The ED will be thoroughly committed to Hui Aloha Kīholo's mission. All candidates should have proven leadership, project management, fund development, and community outreach experience.

Specific requirements include:

• At least a bachelor’s degree, with at least 5 years of management experience; with a track record of effectively leading an action-oriented team.

• Excellence in organizational management with the ability to support staff, manage, and develop effective teams, set and achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget 

• Past success working with a Board of Directors with the ability to cultivate existing board member relationships

• Strong marketing, public relations, and fundraising experience with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills

• Action-oriented, adaptable, and innovative approach to organization planning

• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people

• Passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed

 

To Apply:

Email a cover letter and resume to admin@kiholo.org. In your cover letter be sure to address each of the following questions: (1) why would you like to work with Hui Aloha Kīholo? (2) why are you the best candidate for the executive director position? (3) what are your hobbies? In your resume be sure to include your contact phone number and at least two references along with their contact information.

This position is open until filled and applications will be reviewed in the order they are received. Please submit any questions regarding this position to admin@kiholo.org.