[MPWG] JOB OPPORTUNITY: Friends Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden seeking Director (Captain Cook, HI)

[Park, Margaret E]

*Overview: Starting salary is $36,000/year; part-time; temporary

*Position: Director

*Location: Captain Cook, Hawai’i

*Who may apply: Open to the public

*Compensation: Starting salary is $36,000/year

See the full announcement below


QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

1. Bachelor ' s degree or graduate degree in a field related to the Garden’s mission and goals; and at least two to five years of equivalent, increasingly responsible administrative experience, at least two of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.

2. Possess and apply a basic knowledge, appreciation of, and/or interest in Hawaiian culture, native and canoe plants, and Hawaiian prehistory.

3. Previous experience with native plant conservation, ethnobotany, island ecology, and/or related experience.

4. General knowledge or able to access Hawai’i standards of practice for protections of historic sites.

5. Supervisory and administrative experience; program and annual budget management and coordination experience.

6. Experience working with volunteers and a commitment to volunteer leadership and involvement.

7. Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal skills a must.

8. Knowledge of nonprofit administration standards of practice.

9. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

10. Exceptional management and team-building abilities and a commitment to the goals and values of the organization.


OTHER HIGHLY- DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS:

1. Personal and professional alignment with the organization's defined core values, vision, and mission.

2. A minimum of five years of experience in administration - directing a business, nonprofit, or program and involving supervision of a diverse staff and management of significant funds.

3. Experience in grant writing, fundraising and public relations.

4. Appreciation and respect for diverse cultures, working styles, and perspectives that comprise a high-functioning nonprofit.


COMPENSATION and POSITION DURATION:

Three-fifths time FTE (Full time equivalent) position (24 hrs/week), salary based on abilities and experience. Benefits include medical and other basic coverage. Position is currently supported for 2.5 years; additional years and attainment of full-time salaried position dependent upon successful fundraising, with which the Director is expected to assist. Acceptance and review of applications until the position is filled, beginning immediately.


BACKGROUND OF THE FRIENDS:

The Friends of Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden (Friends) is a community-based non-profit that owns and manages the ethnobotanical Garden/Community Forest (Garden) located in Captain Cook, Hawaii Island. The Friends purchased the decades-old Garden in 2019 after several years of fund-raising and are now in the initial stages of re-opening the Garden after several years of closure prior to the purchase. The grand re-opening of the Garden was held February 2020, but the Garden has hosted limited programming since then due to the covid pandemic. A recent grant award to the Friends has provided an opportunity for the Friends to hire a Director to work in coordination with the Friends and the Garden Manager who is funded by B. P. Bishop Museum under an Operating Agreement.


MORE ABOUT THE GARDEN:

The Mission Statement of the Friends is: “As stewards of the Garden’s legacy, we cultivate opportunities for everyone to enjoy our Hawaiian botanical and cultural resources through educational programs, scientific research, recreation, and conservation for the islands and the world.” The13.6- acre Garden is home to many unique native and endangered Hawaiian plants as well as Polynesian canoe plants of cultural importance, living collections of kalo (taro) and sugar cane and other agroforestry cultivars, a large intact archaeological remnant of the Hawaiian agricultural Kona Field System, representative plant zone groupings, and a Hawaiian Heiau. The Friends have recently undertaken Strategic Planning, and current planned programming includes providing educational, recreational, and research opportunities to the community and visitors. The Website for Friends of Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is www.amygreenwell.garden.

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