DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE-BASED LEARNING - #1336042

$105,432 to $129,456 per year. Starting salary may be between the minimum and maximum salary range provided, based on qualifications.

The Director of Education and Culture-Based Learning, Office of Strategy and Implementation (the “Director”) is responsible for supporting the Senior Director of Strategy and Implementation in the planning and execution of OHA’s strategic outcomes by leading OHA’s Education and Culture-Based Learning efforts under its Strategic Plan. The Director will lead efforts to support integrated community, culture-based systems through the development and use of educational resources for all Hawaiian lifelong learners in schools, communities, and ‘ohana, as well as education through Hawaiian language medium and focused Charter Schools. The Director will gather, analyze, organize, and evaluate information and performance to outcomes, both internally and
externally; track trends, create and execute strategic and tactical plans, consult on organization-wide initiatives to identify, generate, retain, protect, and use knowledge residing in both OHA and the broader community. Creates value, leverages, improves, and refines OHA’s competencies and assets to meet organizational goals and objectives. The Director reports to the Senior Director of Strategy and Implementation and works closely with the Executive Team and other leaders throughout the agency.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Strategic Planning and Execution

a. Develops and implements strategic and tactical plans, projects, and programs to support OHA optimizing its strategies to produce strategic outcomes under the Educational Pathways Direction of OHA’s Strategic Plan; identifies strategic stakeholders and their projects OHA should be aware of; and develops partnerships that form links where gaps to and from the community may have previously or currently exist.

i. Maintains a strong understanding of OHA’s organizational policies, procedures, and guidelines; business processes; current strategies and tactics, community dynamics; and competitive landscape, as well as Divisional capabilities and capacity. Filters and prioritizes items and OHA’s needs to meet its priorities for Native Hawaiians.

ii. Keeps abreast of all organizational issues and initiatives that may duplicate work or areas where functional improvement may be made encouraging cross-collaboration and leveraging of resources in the execution of plans and projects.

iii. Follows established policies and procedures but identifies and recommends potential enhancements to aid in the successful execution of strategic and tactical plans and projects.

iv. Establishes and deploys strategic and tactical plans and initiatives, standardized operating procedures, and processing templates.

v. Develops management strategies to meet deadlines and expected goals/deliverables.

vi. Ensures monitoring and evaluation standards are promulgated throughout OHA strategies and tactics.

vii. Creates reports and document processes to track systemic change at the organizational and community levels.

b. Consults on and supports OHA information access and programs related to the Educational Pathways Direction of OHA’s Strategic Plan. Develops and maintains strong relationships with Community Engagement and Communications Divisions in keeping employees and beneficiaries informed and engaged throughout major initiatives and priority projects.

i. Ensures the coordination and completion of strategic and tactical plan documentation and provides communication throughout the organization on a regular basis on the progress of the Educational Pathways Direction of OHA’s Strategic Plan.

c. Oversees the analysis of community climate, in coordination with the Community Engagement Division, to identify trends and opportunities from beneficiary information, to refine strategic and tactical plans and programs related to the Educational Pathways Direction of OHA’s Strategic Plan.

d. Converts high-level strategy and business needs of the organization into holistically complete, coordinated, sequenced models that are broken down into the project sets necessary for implementation of the Educational Pathways Direction of OHA’s Strategic Plan.

2. Operations

a. Internal Organizational Consultation on Educational Pathways Direction

i. Provides consultation as needed to Divisions and programs to increase information flow, increase efficiencies, and improve strategies and implementation that produce strategic outcomes.

• May include team building and group facilitation, compiling and tracking data and preparing training materials.

• Documents findings and produces briefs and reports for the Senior Director of Strategy and Implementation.

ii. Responsible for supporting how OHA builds collaboration internally among staff to meet the changing needs of the Native Hawaiian community. Develops, advocates for, and implements models aimed to raise the quality of knowledge through designing products for internal implementation that benefits the community. Projects are diverse in scope and can include leading the design of new knowledge systems while consulting and supporting management and staff to enhance their projects to meet OHA’s priorities.

iii. Participates in presentations to communicate strategic and tactical plan projects and progress updates across the organization.

b. Facilitation on Educational Pathways Direction

i. Facilitates collaboration to promote individual and group activities that are aligned to the Educational Pathways Director of OHA’s Strategic Plan. Participates in developing, revising, and teaching integrated knowledge-based strategies to support OHA staff in their planning efforts.

ii. Facilitates periodic learning and communication sessions designed to improve staff’s basic knowledge of plans, projects, outcomes of plans and projects, and group development throughout the organization, especially new departments, and roles as they develop and expand throughout OHA.

c. External Stakeholder Consultation on Educational Pathways Direction

i. Develops and manages high-level stakeholder relationships with officials from other partner entities, including global stakeholders.

ii. Conducts and promotes outreach to improve communication with new and existing partnered organizations in coordination with Community Engagement, Advocacy, and Communication Divisions.

iii. Provides support for OHA-sponsored events and community events for beneficiary access and advocacy initiatives.

iv. Attends briefings, conferences, meetings, and forums that involve local, national, and international bodies.

v. Actively consults with stakeholders of all levels by leading discussions of project scope and approach, and presents business analysis, findings, and documentation and proposed solutions for greater leveraging of resources and improving OHA’s strategies for priority plans and projects.

3. Management

a. Makes hiring and other personnel recommendations to Senior Director of Strategy and Implementation and the CEO.

b. Works with OHA’s Human Resources Department to ensure professional development and staff training for supervised personnel.

c. Ensures that supervised employees share information and insights, use collaboration as needed to explore issues and/or solve problems, and demonstrate shared responsibility for program performance. Takes whatever actions are required to positively replace behaviors and/or persons when necessary.

d. Ensures integration of Strategic Plan elements and performance measures into management, employee, and contractor and performance reviews and improvement plans.

e. Performs supervisory tasks, such as leave time approvals, performance reviews, and related employment decisions. Disseminates needed information to supervised staff in a timely manner.

f. Ensures without exception the proper handling and maintenance of confidential, sensitive, and/or proprietary information.

g. Performs job duties in accordance with OHA’s policies and procedures. Considers OHA’s mission and core values when making decisions.

4. Fully supports in action, language, behavior, and performance the priorities, decisions, and directives of the Senior Director of Strategy and Implementation and CEO.

5. Regular attendance on a daily basis is required for this position.

OTHER DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

Performs other duties as assigned by the Senior Director of Strategy and Implementation.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND/OR EXPERIENCE

1. Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in organizational development, business management, Hawaiian studies, or a related social science field or ten (10) years of experience in a management position responsible for organizational development and knowledge management in a complex organization.

2. A minimum of five (5) years of professional specialized experience demonstrating responsible experience in a complex organizational position responsible for institutional development, knowledge management, and/or documented work in the Hawaiian community and supporting Native Hawaiian organizations, programs, and projects.

3. A minimum of three (3) years of strategic plan experience, project management or related experience required. Relevant work experience in large scale project management (multi-site/multi business).

4. Specialized professional experience that demonstrates possession of the ability to perform specialist duties including but not limited to the following: quality improvement, project development, and knowledge measurement is required. Experience in highly collaborative consultative efforts within an organization is preferred. Proficient facilitation, strengths-building, and communication skills with understanding of Native Hawaiians and solid understanding of projects with cultural content analysis are required. Ability to solve practical problems and deal
with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

1. Must have working knowledge of:

• Hawaiian community and culture;
• Native Hawaiian community issues and solution building from a strength-based, collaborative perspective;
• Development of educational systems and resources for Hawaiian learners in schools, communities, and ‘ohana;
• Supporting education through Hawaiian language medium and focused Charter Schools; and
• Specific strategies to promote employee effectiveness and promote success throughout priority projects.

2. Must have demonstrated skills and abilities in:

• Strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation;
• Project Management (including planning, organizing, resourcing/budgeting, scheduling, and prioritizing);
• Meeting facilitation;
• Development and delivery of presentations and reports;
• Use and knowledge of e-mail, word processing and presentation software;
• Listening, communication and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to interpret a variety of ideas furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form with strong attention to detail;
• Problem solving with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists;
• Documentation and records management;
• Creation, handling and maintenance of sensitive and confidential information;
• Basic research and data analysis;
• Analytical, oral communication and technical writing abilities;
• Proficiency with computer hardware and software;
• Recognizing and interpreting trends and problems; and
• Effective working relationships with individuals across the organization, including relationships with private and public individuals and organizations.

How To Apply

resume and cover letter to:

OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
560 N. Nimitz Highway, Suite 200
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817
Attention: Human Resources

Or via email: [email protected]

Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) employees must be permanent Hawaii residents. Out-of-state applicants who are offered employment with OHA will need to relocate to Hawaii and establish permanent residency.

An Equal Opportunity Employer