‘Āina-based Agricultural and Climate-Smart Practices Project Manager
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)

The Kohala Center, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Waimea, Hawai‘i Island, Hawai‘i, is currently seeking a ‘Āina-based Agricultural and Climate-Smart Practices Project Manager. This position is responsible for the coordination and provision of technical assistance to producers and practitioners implementing ‘āina-based and climate-smart practices across agricultural, pastoral, and forested lands on Hawai’i Island with a focus on the moku of Kohala and Hāmākua. This is a grant-funded position for five years under the USDA grant award entitled Hawaiʻi Climate-Smart Commodities: A Portfolio Approach to Equitably Scaling the Agriculture Sector. This position will co-manage the awarded project including budgets, project activities, timeline and data collection, management and reporting. Field work includes responsibility for monitoring and assessment of ‘āina-based practices guided by TKC’s ‘āina accountability framework and climate benefits and ecosystem services provision of climate-smart practices including measurements of carbon sequestration, soil health indicators, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This position will support the intersections of food (agriculture) and forest (conservation) internally by working across TKC’s project teams and externally with ‘āina accountability partners, as well as via the preservation and propagation of kūpuna plants at ʻāina stewarded by TKC in Kohala and Hāmākua.

Annual salary is $59,000 plus competitive benefits package.

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Posted: September 25, 2023