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Program Specialist
Non-profit - Volunteer
#42302
Full Time
University of Hawaii
Job Description
Title: Program Specialist (Outreach & Volunteer Program Specialist)
Position Number: 0078567T
Hiring Unit: Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI), Army Natural Resource Program on O‘ahu (ANRPO)
Location: Schofield Barracks
Date Posted: June 12, 2026
Closing Date: June 26, 2026 @ 11:59pm
Band: Pay Band B (PBB)
Salary: salary schedules and placement information
Additional Salary Information: Commensurate with education and experience
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary
Other Conditions: This position is annually renewable contingent upon satisfactory performance and/or availability of funding.
Duties and Responsibilities
(NOTE: ** denotes Essential Functions)
**Leads the strategic planning, implementation, and adaptive management of ANRPO’s outreach and volunteer program in alignment with biological opinions, federal consultations, and Army Integrated Natural Resource Management Plans (INRMPs). Target audiences include the general public, the military community, communities neighboring military and ANRPO managed lands, and educational institutions.
**Coordinates with program managers, coordinators, field supervisors, and biologists on outreach and volunteer program projects, initiatives, management plans, actions, and projects.
**Manages, directs, and implements ANRPO’s volunteer program. Oversees and updates volunteer program policies and manages all administrative requirements. Utilizes good judgement to plan trips and match volunteer ability with field and baseyard tasks. Schedules, publicizes, and implements volunteer field days. Coordinates potential volunteer activities, including field, baseyard, and other events with ANRPO colleagues. Directs, supervises, and assigns work to volunteers. Transports volunteers to field sites.
**Manages, directs, and implements ANRPO’s outreach program. Utilizes good judgement to provide appropriate information to groups in accordance with Army Public Affairs Office (PAO) guidelines. Communicates professionally. Develops and publishes outreach materials, including presentations, posters, exhibits, signage, pamphlets, articles, and social media. Manages the design, production, editing and distribution of the Directorate of Public Works (DPW) Ecosystem Management Bulletin.
**Directs ANRPO’s internship program. This includes: publicizing internships; evaluating candidates, hiring orienting, training; and coordinating with field teams on intern placement, performance, and overall experience.
**Coordinates work experience opportunities with other conservation programs, such as, but not limited to, Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps (HYCC), Americorps, Kupu, and Pacific Internship Program for Exploring Sciences (PIPES).
**Oversees outreach and volunteer program logistics, including scheduling, communications, gear and supply inventory, purchasing, grant-writing, facilities and vehicle maintenance, and ensuring successful action completion.
**Oversees and conducts staff training on leading and running volunteer and outreach events. Provides oversight, mentorship, and technical support for field teams, technicians, and temporary staff.
**Manages and analyzes volunteer and outreach program data to monitor program effectiveness, identify areas for improvement, and ensure data accuracy.
**Ensures the accuracy, quality, and timeliness of programmatic deliverables, including internal and external reports and presentations, action review, permit review and reporting, pesticide usage documentation, and collaborative agency updates. Manages workflows to meet deadlines and stakeholder expectations.
Position Number: 0078567T
Hiring Unit: Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI), Army Natural Resource Program on O‘ahu (ANRPO)
Location: Schofield Barracks
Date Posted: June 12, 2026
Closing Date: June 26, 2026 @ 11:59pm
Band: Pay Band B (PBB)
Salary: salary schedules and placement information
Additional Salary Information: Commensurate with education and experience
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary
Other Conditions: This position is annually renewable contingent upon satisfactory performance and/or availability of funding.
Duties and Responsibilities
(NOTE: ** denotes Essential Functions)
**Leads the strategic planning, implementation, and adaptive management of ANRPO’s outreach and volunteer program in alignment with biological opinions, federal consultations, and Army Integrated Natural Resource Management Plans (INRMPs). Target audiences include the general public, the military community, communities neighboring military and ANRPO managed lands, and educational institutions.
**Coordinates with program managers, coordinators, field supervisors, and biologists on outreach and volunteer program projects, initiatives, management plans, actions, and projects.
**Manages, directs, and implements ANRPO’s volunteer program. Oversees and updates volunteer program policies and manages all administrative requirements. Utilizes good judgement to plan trips and match volunteer ability with field and baseyard tasks. Schedules, publicizes, and implements volunteer field days. Coordinates potential volunteer activities, including field, baseyard, and other events with ANRPO colleagues. Directs, supervises, and assigns work to volunteers. Transports volunteers to field sites.
**Manages, directs, and implements ANRPO’s outreach program. Utilizes good judgement to provide appropriate information to groups in accordance with Army Public Affairs Office (PAO) guidelines. Communicates professionally. Develops and publishes outreach materials, including presentations, posters, exhibits, signage, pamphlets, articles, and social media. Manages the design, production, editing and distribution of the Directorate of Public Works (DPW) Ecosystem Management Bulletin.
**Directs ANRPO’s internship program. This includes: publicizing internships; evaluating candidates, hiring orienting, training; and coordinating with field teams on intern placement, performance, and overall experience.
**Coordinates work experience opportunities with other conservation programs, such as, but not limited to, Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps (HYCC), Americorps, Kupu, and Pacific Internship Program for Exploring Sciences (PIPES).
**Oversees outreach and volunteer program logistics, including scheduling, communications, gear and supply inventory, purchasing, grant-writing, facilities and vehicle maintenance, and ensuring successful action completion.
**Oversees and conducts staff training on leading and running volunteer and outreach events. Provides oversight, mentorship, and technical support for field teams, technicians, and temporary staff.
**Manages and analyzes volunteer and outreach program data to monitor program effectiveness, identify areas for improvement, and ensure data accuracy.
**Ensures the accuracy, quality, and timeliness of programmatic deliverables, including internal and external reports and presentations, action review, permit review and reporting, pesticide usage documentation, and collaborative agency updates. Manages workflows to meet deadlines and stakeholder expectations.
