Ahupuaʻa Accelerator Initiative Cohort Support (Part time, Temporary)

Position Title: Ahupuaʻa Accelerator Initiative Cohort Support (Part time, Temporary)

Location: Remote (but must be physically based in Hawaiʻi), with supported interisland travel

Period of employment: Starting asap through November 25, 2022 (may review/renew as funding permits)

Wage range: $13-15/hr, based on experience

Hourly commitment: 5-19hrs/wk, varying by scheduled Cohort sessions

Application deadline: Wednesday June 1, 2022 11:59 PM HST

Responsibilities and Duties:

The Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance Foundation is seeking administrative and technical support for the Ahupuaʻa Accelerator Initiative’s (AAI) Peer-to-peer Learning Cohort. The Cohort engages a small group of stewardship practitioners from AAI Partner Sites across the Paeʻāina in in-depth discussion and shared learning around key thematic areas of ahupuaʻa-scale restoration. This part-time position will assist the AAI Coordinator with meeting planning, logistics, and on-site delivery for monthly Cohort meetings, in addition to providing note taking, document management, and other technical support as may be needed. Monthly interisland travel is required.

Minimum qualifications:

• ● At least 1 year of experience working with local communities in Hawaiʻi on diverse conservation topics
• ● High-level of proficiency with note taking, word processing software (desktop and web-based), and general electronic file management
• ● Experience booking and managing group travel reservations
• ● Experience caring for sensitive information
• ● Must be able to work independently and as part of a team
• ● Must be self-motivated and organized
• ● Must be able to travel interisland for monthly Cohort meetings (all approved travel expenses will be provided, see travel dates below)
• ● Must be able to participate in light to moderate physical activity and must have the ability to lift at least 30lbs, unassisted
• ● Must possess a valid driver’s license
• ● Must be physically based in Hawaiʻi

Desired experience:

• ● Moderate to advanced knowledge of place-based, biocultural, and/or community-based stewardship in Hawaiʻi
• ● Experience with note taking in workshop settings (in-person and virtual)
• ● At least an introductory-level proficiency with Hawaiian Pidgin English and Hawaiian Language

Tentative Schedule of Monthly Cohort Session (dates that will require interisland travel):

• ● June 16-18, 2022
• ● July 11-12, 2022
• ● Aug 7-9, 2022
• ● Sept 13-15, 2022
• ● Oct 10-12, 2022
• ● Nov 15-17, 2022

Application Process:

Interested applicants should email the following materials to the AAI Coordinator, Puaʻala Pascua, at ahupuaa@hawaiiconservation.org. Please include “AAI Support Position Application” in the subject line.

• ● Cover Letter (No more than 1-page in length)
• ● CV/Resume including name, title, and contact information for two professional references (No more than 4-pages in length)
• ● Written response to the prompt “What does ahupuaʻa restoration mean to you?” (No more than 1-page in length)

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, however all interested applicants should apply no later than 11:59 PM HST on Wed, June 1, 2022.

About the Ahupuaʻa Accelerator Initiative:

The Ahupuaʻa Accelerator Initiative (AAI) was created to facilitate and support ahupuaʻa-wide restoration through community-based and culturally grounded management of ‘āina and kai. Grounded in shared values of the Kamehameha Schools and the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, and building upon complementary efforts of the Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance, the AAI centers on increasing community-based, culturally-grounded stewardship and improving support to community-based stewardship organizations. Advancing toward these goals inherently requires a cross-sector, collaborative community of practice broadly encompassing stewardship, conservation, resource management, and community-based practitioners.

The AAI facilitates and supports connections across networks beginning with partners and collaborators in six sites: Kaʻūpūlehu (Hawaiʻi Island), Polanui (Maui), Kawela (Molokaʻi), Kahoʻolawe, Heʻeia (Oʻahu), and Hāʻena (Kauaʻi). Locally and culturally centered approaches define our efforts and our core activities are intended to enable and support systems-oriented and holistic approaches to resource management, improved environmental outcomes, shared models of practice, and strengthened partnerships between all involved. Ultimately we aim to advance conservation efforts across Hawai‘i by identifying pathways for ahupuaʻa-wide restoration and by accelerating the enabling conditions for restoration.