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Title: Casual Hire - Educational Specialist
Position Number: Casual Hire
Hiring Unit: Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs
Location: Leeward Community College
Date Posted: 05/02/2025
Closing Date: 05/06/2025 11:59 PM, HST
Salary: $28.85/hour - $35.49/hour
Schedule: Up to 40 hours /week
Full Time/Part Time: Full-time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary
Other Conditions: To begin approximately June 2025; pending availability of funds and actual staffing requirements.
Description of Duties:
Contribute directly to fulfilling a contract sponsored by the State of Hawai?i Department of Agriculture designed to produce an educational framework designed to increase the number of new farmers who can sustain profitable long-term careers in regenerative (e.g., “Whole Farm System Approach”) food production in Hawai'i.Initiate and conduct strategic and outcomes-focused discussions with farmer training providers and agricultural industry stakeholders for the purpose of soliciting their recommendations regarding curricula, equipment, technology, budget, skill-building, business planning, and industry trends that are aligned with best practices in regenerative farmer training and farmer apprenticeship programs.Elicit stakeholders' insights on removing barriers and providing guidance to and resources for socially/financially disadvantaged prospective, new, and beginning farmers.Coordinate, facilitate, and document these strategic discussions in group, on-line, one-on-one, and/or site visit formats.Research, collect, and organize examples, articles, reports, and resources regarded as “best practices” in new regenerative farmer training and farmer apprenticeship programs.Create a secure Internet-based medium for collecting, organizing, and storing all materials and data generated by the Project which will ultimately be transmitted to the contract sponsor.Coordinate, conduct, and produce documents to memorialize progress meetings between the contract's Key Personnel and State of Hawai?i Department of Agriculture personnel.Draft reports that analyze and synthesize data collected from the Project's stakeholder discussions to be submitted to the contract's sponsor. Work hours will include evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.Other duties as assigned.Minimum Qualifications:
Possession of a baccalaureate degree in Business Administration, Agriculture, or related field and 3 years of progressively responsible professional experience with responsibilities for developing business development and management strategies for small farmers; or any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience which provides the required education, knowledge, skills and abilities as indicated.Considerable working knowledge of principles, practices and techniques in the community-based research methods as demonstrated by the broad knowledge of the full range of pertinent standard and evolving concepts, principles and methodologies.Considerable working knowledge and understanding of applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations and theories and systems associated with business development resources and strategies for small farmers.Demonstrated ability to resolve wide ranging complex problems through the use of creative reasoning and logic to accurately determine the cause of the problems and the resolution of the problems in an effective, innovative and timely manner.Demonstrated ability to interpret and present information and ideas clearly and accurately in writing, verbally and by preparation of reports and other materials.Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations, groups, team leaders and members, and individuals.Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer and apply word processing software.Ability to travel independently in a timely and efficient manner to various locations on Oahu.Able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.Desired Qualifications:
Master's degree in business administration, agriculture or related academic disciplines.Experience using small farmer business development strategies in Hawai'i.One year of professional experience in Hawai'i's agriculture industry or farmer training programs.Experience in planning, coordinating, and implementing community-focused research with attention to detail and mutually beneficial relationshipsExperience working with diverse and multicultural populations including immigrants, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and/or low-income residents.To Apply:
Click on the Apply button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach required documents. Documents include:
Graduate and undergraduate transcript(s) from a regionally accredited institution of higher education showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to the position (Copies of transcripts are acceptable; however, original official transcripts will be required at the time of hire. Academic record/grade summaries will NOT be accepted. Diplomas and copies will NOT be accepted.). Transcripts issued from an institution outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc., verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. Expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant.Resume.Copies of licenses, certificates and certifications appropriate to the position.If multiple applications are received from the same candidate, only the last application submitted will be reviewed. Separate documents and application materials must be submitted for each position. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. The application will be considered incomplete if materials are unreadable. Applications lacking copies of transcripts will be reviewed based on work experience equivalency to meet MQs. Transcripts must be attached to receive credit for degrees(s). Minimum qualifications must be met by the closing date of the advertisement. Please REDACT references to social security numbers and birth date on submitted documents. All requested documents/information become the property of Leeward Community College and will not be returned.
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