Educational Specialist (Community Partner Coordinator) (pos#79686T)

Title: Educational Specialist (Community Partner Coordinator)

Position Number:T

Hiring Unit: Academic Affairs/Center for Community Engagement (CCE)

Location: UH-Hilo

Date Posted: January 5 2026

Closing Date: January 26 2026

Band: B

Salary: salary schedules and placement information

Full Time/Part Time: Part-time

Month: 11-month

Temporary/Permanent: Temporary

Position Overview:

The University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH Hilo) is a public liberal arts and sciences university on the Island of Hawaii known for its unique blend of cultural immersion and research opportunities leveraging the islands extraordinary geological biological and cultural diversity. It is a comprehensive regional university within the ten-campus University of Hawaii System focusing primarily on high-quality baccalaureate and select postgraduate education including distinctive programs in areas like marine science geology astronomy and Hawaiian language revitalization.

The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) at UH Hilo creates and sustains opportunities for community-engaged teaching and learning. Our primary mission is to integrate community-based projects into course curriculum creating opportunities for students to learn through the application of knowledge to authentic meaningful and relevant local issues. These activities increase students sense of purpose engagement and belonging to UH Hilo and the broader community. By understanding how education and research can be responsive to community needs the CCE contributes to the universitys role in building a healthy vibrant community for all.

Reporting to the Director of the Center for Community Engagement the Community Partner Coordinator strengthens and sustains collaborative relationships between UH Hilo and Hawaii Island community organizations. Grounded in UH Hilos mission to provide student-centered culturally sustaining education rooted in the heritage and needs of Hawaii this position ensures reciprocal respectful and effective partnerships that expand learning opportunities for students while advancing community goals.

Other Conditions: Appointment to begin approximately February 2026 pending position clearance and availability of funds. Temporary position renewal contingent upon satisfactory work performance availability of funds and program needs.

Duties and Responsibilities (* denotes essential functions)

1. *Develop and maintain collaborative relationships through targeted outreach site visits ongoing stewardship and ensuring reciprocity and mutual benefit.
2. *Facilitate connections between community organizations and students faculty and staff to build community-engaged learning opportunities.
3. Serve as the primary point of contact for community partners resolving concerns and issues while fostering trust and effective communication.
4. *Coordinate major engagement events such as the annual community partner fair and develop new initiatives to connect the campus with the Hawaii Island community.
5. Maintain an accurate database of active partners and opportunities ensuring placement processes are clear equitable and up to date.
6. *Support the Bonner Coordinator in developing a variety of partnerships including direct service host sites and capstone project sites.
7. Provide essential orientation and training to students and partners to support successful respectful and safe engagement experiences.
8. Offer capacity-building opportunities for community partners (e.g. workshops networking events access to campus resources).
9. Collaborate with other campus departments (e.g. Career Services and Campus Center) to align community engagement efforts and prevent redundant work.
10. Collaborate with CCE staff on assessing the impact of community partnerships on the community students and faculty/staff.
11. *Lead the development of noncredit programming by soliciting and vetting course proposals hiring and communicating with instructors and determining program costs and enrollment.
12. Manage program promotion by updating the website and publicizing course offerings and handling student registration and communication.
13. Manage the fiscal oversight of noncredit programming including budgeting and revenue tracking.
14. *Provide core administrative support for the Center including responding to general phone/email inquiries and serving as the primary liaison for fiscal HR and travel documentation with VCAA support.
15. *Manage the CCE website content assist in internal and external communication of CCE activities and provide logistical support for all CCE projects (e.g. reserving facilities ordering food overseeing registration).
16. Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree in any field and three (3) year(s) of progressively responsible professional experience with responsibilities for program coordination community outreach and administrative management; or any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience which provides the required education knowledge skills and abilities as indicated.
2. Considerable working knowledge of principles practices and techniques in the area of community engagement partnership development and program administration as demonstrated by the broad knowledge of the full range of pertinent standard and evolving concepts principles and methodologies.
3. Considerable working knowledge and understanding of applicable federal and state laws rules regulations and theories and systems associated with fiscal management personnel processes (HR) and community partnership.
4. 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.
5. Demonstrated ability to interpret and present information and ideas clearly and accurately in writing verbally and by preparation of reports and other materials.
6. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations groups team leaders and members and individuals.
7. Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer and utilize standard business software including videoconferencing (e.g. Zoom) word processing spreadsheets and shared document platforms (e.g. Google Docs Google Drive).
8. For supervisory work demonstrated ability to lead subordinates manage work priorities and projects and manage employee relations.
9. Demonstrated ability to oversee programs or projects manage multiple priorities and maintain strong organizational and detail-oriented skills.
10. Demonstrated ability to engage others through effective interpersonal written and oral communication in support of teamwork outreach and administrative operations.
11. Demonstrated ability to interact with the public in a respectful and welcoming manner.

Desirable Qualifications

1. Familiarity with our Hawaii Island community.
2. Experience developing and sustaining partnerships with community-based organizationsnonprofits or government agencies.
3. Familiarity with higher education settings and the role of community engagement in studentlearning.
4. Experience with the University of Hawaii system policies and processes especially in areas offiscal management human resources and travel.
5. Ability to analyze data track program outcomes and prepare reports for internal and externalstakeholders.
6. Experience creating and managing digital content including websites social media platformselectronic newsletters and promotional materials (e.g. flyers presentations).

To Apply: Click on the Apply button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach each required document. A complete application must include:

professional references

acceptable; however original official transcripts will be required prior to employment).

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. Copies of diplomas will not be accepted.

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