Program Specialist (Lead Program Coordinator 0097497T Job Honolulu area,Hawaii USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Program Specialist (Lead Program Coordinator 0097497T )

Program Specialist (Lead Program Coordinator)

Title:

Program Specialist (Lead Program Coordinator) Position Number: 0097497T Hiring Unit: OFC OF VP FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, SEED, GEAR UP OAHU

Location:

UH at Manoa Closing Date: 08/13/26 Band: B Salary:
Minimum $67,680/annual ($5,640/monthly) Full Time/Part Time:
Full-time Month: 11-month Temporary/Permanent:
Temporary Other Conditions:
Not-to-exceed 10/31/2026, with the possibility of extension pending position clearance and availability of funds and/or contingent upon satisfactory performance.

Duties and Responsibilities (
* denotes essential functions)

* Responsible for providing administrative support for UH-Oahu GEAR UP, a project that prepares students from varied backgrounds for post-secondary education opportunities to include: office, personnel, fiscal management and scheduling events, activities, and services at Manoa, project schools, and other community sites. Maintain a work schedule that accommodates program needs, including occasional evening, weekend and holiday activities, and provide on-site support for special events.

* Lead and support Site Coordinators in planning, coordinating, and implementing large-scale, grade-level activities designed to engage students and parents in academic achievement, college affordability, and career readiness.

* Mentor and coach Site Coordinators to effectively implement program initiatives, by identifying performance gaps, setting clear goals, providing practice opportunities and supporting skill application to meet program objectives and develop viable plans of action.

* Coordinate tutoring, mentoring, and other educational enrichment activities (e.g. workshops on test-taking strategies, study skills, leadership development, etc.) to ensure that general program objectives are achieved.

* Liaison between GEAR UP Oahu and school-level staff, parents, and community partners. Oversee and manage requests, questions, problems, or issues.

* Work with the GEAR UP Oahu Director to identify important issues regarding site operations and staffing. Fact-find, troubleshoot, and provide advice and posit viable solutions to issues.

* In conjunction with the GEAR UP Oahu Director maintain, engage, collaborate and build new relationships with school administration, teachers, staff, parents, and professional and community partners to facilitate planning, programming and implementing innovative activities to improve student outcomes.

Design, implement, and continuously improve staff training materials focused on effectively delivering student and parent facing events centered on college and career awareness.

Oversee the collection and documentation of all necessary grant artifacts including permission forms, funding requests, sign-in sheets, and surveys; to ensure compliance with federal funding guidelines.

Monitor and evaluate family event and activity outreach services to ensure full compliance with federal spending, fiscal guidelines (e.g. EDGAR) and grant-specific requirements.

Work with departments, counselors, and community organizations to provide family outreach services; promote family outreach efforts to partner school teachers, students and families.

Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a baccalaureate degree in liberal arts, social sciences, arts and humanities, science, education, business administration, public administration, or related field and 3 year(s) of progressively responsible professional experience with responsibilities for student support services and/or college access programs; or any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience which provides the required education, knowledge, skills and abilities as indicated.

Considerable working knowledge of principles, practices and techniques in the area of student support services and/or college access programs as demonstrated by the broad knowledge of the full range of pertinent standard and evolving concepts, principles and methodologies.

Considerable working knowledge and understanding of applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations and theories and systems associated with student support services…