Title: Graduate Assistant
Position Number:0000GA11
Hiring Unit: College of Education Deans Office
Location: Manoa
Date Posted:September 30 2025
Closing Date: Continuous - review of applications begins October 6 2025
Salary Information: Compensation commensurate with experience
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Part Time - 50%
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary
Other Conditions: Extramural funds. To begin approximately October 2025 or soon thereafter. Renewal contingent upon availability of funds program needs and satisfactory performance.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direction of the College of Education Recruitment Specialist and project staff provide support for the Hawaii Pacific Foundation (HPF) project and other recruitment-related activities and tasks. Duties include:
Recruitment
Assist project lead and administrative assistant in duties related to daily project and recruitment activities
Support College of Education recruitment events and activities: assist with coordinating preparing materials and communicating with participants and stakeholders
Assist with entering information into and maintaining enrollment management databases for tracking recruitment retention and workforce matriculation outcomes
Assist with research development and processes related to teacher recruitment and workforce matriculation in Hawaii
HPF Funding
Assist with HPF admission process from recruitment to preparing and tracking student records for those receiving graduate funding scholarships
Manage fiscal processing of scholarships for project recipients
Assist in developing and maintaining the HPF project website participant profiles and recruitment and social media materials
Provide support for writing HPF progress summaries and reports including managing and tracking project outcomes
Minimum Qualifications
Full-time classified graduate-level student in good standing (GPA of 3.0 or above) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Proficiency with basic computer software and hardware such as Google Drive/Docs/Sheets/Slides/Forms Word Excel and PowerPoint
Ability to work with various colleagues students and community members.
Ability to prioritize plan and organize tasks effectively with the ability to work both independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively in a team setting.
Desirable Qualifications
Demonstrated computer literacy with Zoom online tools Adobe Acrobat and common social media platforms.
Exceptional attention to detail in data management analysis and documentation.
Ability to communicate effectively with project members and community contacts.
Masters or Doctoral student in Education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
Knowledge of the College of Educations programs.
Familiarity with education workforce issues regarding the Native Hawaiian community.
Experience in admin fiscal or project management.
Skills with infographics graphic design or layout.
The University of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment including on the basis of veteran and disability status. For more information visit: is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions criminal history record checks.
In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawaii may be viewed at: or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.
Accommodation Request: The University of Hawaii complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For further information please refer to the following link: