Careers
Working with Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum goes beyond preserving culture and furthering research. It is also meaningful and nourishing to the community we serve.
March 18, 2020
Bishop Museum has implemented a temporary hiatus in hiring for open positions. If you are interested in joining the Museum’s ‘Ohana in the future, we encourage you to submit your application so that we may review it when the hiring freeze has ended.
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Help Desk Technician
Job Purpose
Under the general supervision of the Director of IT, the Help Desk Technician provides support for Information Technology resources including hardware, software, network, and other computing devices. A Help Desk Technician is responsible for the installation, configuration, testing, deploying, monitoring, and supporting electronic devices, including desktop, laptop computers, printers, network, and other computing devices under the MS Windows 10/11 and/or Mac OS platform. This role is also responsible for the maintenance and support of physical and virtual infrastructure in deployed and on campus computing environments to support the Museum’s operations.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Serve as the initial contact for reporting technical issues and answering questions regarding deployment, upgrades, installations, and other software/hardware/network issues.
- Accurately diagnose staff’s technical issues; gather the necessary information; and perform standard, preliminary research using all relevant available resources.
- Effectively implement the steps found in available resources by following the instructions and providing in person or using a variety of remote access, user admin, and related tools to assist Museum staff.
- Clearly and thoroughly document requests for assistance electronically or in the ticket management system (if available), track incidents through to resolution and provide technical support and services in a timely manner.
- Respond to staff’s technical issues in person, via phone, email and computer chat in a timely manner.
- Install, make changes and repair computer hardware, software, printer, and other computing devices.
- Document and analyze technical issues and customer interactions for management review.
- Create manuals for technical support and maintenance for business continuity and training.
- Follow protocol and escalate unresolved issues to the next Tier with the next level of difficulty.
- Monitor, maintain, and provide monthly reports of the inventory for hardware, software, network, and licensing information to supervisors.
- Identify potential outages and other problems (via information gathering, ticket trends, etc.) and communicate the information to Team Leads in a timely manner.
- Participates in identifying hardware/software-related problems, errors, system inabilities and deficiencies, and recommends solutions to such issues.
- Assist troubleshooting network, servers, storage devices, backup, and disaster recovery problems under the supervision of the Infrastructure Engineer and the Director of IT.
- Researching, attending training sessions and conferences to stay current with best practices on how to help customers’ technical issues.
- Participate and provide orientation/training for new technology implementation to staff.
- Perform other duties as needed to accomplish the Museum’s mission.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or MIS (Management Information System) and at least 1-year prior experience in IT help desk support.
- Maybe substituted with 2-year accredited college or university in Computer Science, Engineering, or MIS (Management Information System) degree and minimum 2 years of professional work experiences in IT help desk supports with technical certifications (such as Microsoft or Cisco, or Google Certification.)
- Basic knowledge of support and operations practice, concepts, and technology obtained through formal training and/or work experience
- Must be familiar with various computers and operating systems (such as MS Windows 10/11, Linux, and Mac OS), MS Office, MS Outlook administration, Programming language knowledge/skills, Database knowledge/skills, and video conference support experiences.
Other Requirements
Flexibility in working hours, as some evening and weekend work is required.
Direct Reports
None
Working Conditions
Occasional evening and weekend work required.
Physical Requirements
Occasionally required to stand for extended periods of time, climb stairs, lift heavy objects, and do repetitive tasks with few breaks.
Hours
Full-Time, Salary, Exempt
Deadline to Apply
The application will remain open until the position is filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status.
Corporate and Industry Relations Manager
Job Purpose
The Corporate and Industry Relations Manager plays an integral role in the stewardship of the Museum’s corporate, military and visitor industry partners in support of Institutional Advancement’s overarching fundraising and revenue strategy. This position will be key in developing strategy and strengthening relationships with various partners through sharing the Museum’s mission, vision and values in support of the Museum’s institutional priorities with a focus on the visitor industry, military, and emerging business markets.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to: building, growing and maintaining relationships with the business, visitor industry and military community to build our base of support and increase visitation to and membership acquisition for the Museum; serving as liaison with various sectors of the business community; maintaining affiliate database and annual contracts; maintaining a pipeline of partners and annual contracts; developing and marketing programs and opportunities that will leverage Bishop Museum’s mission and value to the visitor industry, military, and corporate sectors to increase engagement and support. The Corporate and Industry Relations Manager must be able to work collaboratively and effectively with multiple teams across the museum as well as with industry professionals.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Develops and strengthens relationships with corporate, military, and visitor industry partners through sharing the Museum’s mission, vision, values and exploring meaningful opportunities to partner and collaborate in support of the Museum’s various programs and institutional priorities.
- Develops, implements and evaluates effective strategies to maximize revenue generation and ROI from value-driven partnerships. This could include the stewardship of our visitor industry/corporate partners through group tour requests, admission and membership discounts and promotions, and special packages.
- Works in close coordination with the Marketing, Visitor Experience, Education and Membership teams to ensure brand, sales and program alignment.
- Works to identify and align visitor industry relations, military sector and corporate program goals and objectives including corporate partner/sponsorship benefits to maximize engagement and revenue with existing and new partners.
- Works to identify, develop and implement corporate partner revenue opportunities (local, national and international) through identifying CSR, ESG related employee, client and member-based engagement.
- Identify, maintain and manage a pipeline of business community partners ongoing analysis of new strategic partnerships and markets to expand the Museum’s base of support.
- Take a proactive approach to outreach and communication to key accounts or major prospects to generate new business
- Manage contracts with industry partners and assist with corporate partnership and sponsorship deliverables.
- Coordinate with Membership team to process and fulfill Corporate Partnership memberships.
- Maintain and manage pipeline of key account records and admission-based promotions and data to ensure that the data and reporting is up to date in Museum’s CRM (currently Blackbaud’s Altru).
- Adjust sales and promotional strategies based on competitive market and market segment knowledge.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in wholesale contracts and admission-based offers.
- Work with visitor bureaus, tour operators, travel agents and corporate marketing teams to schedule and accommodate tour groups. Coordinate with Visitor Experience and Group Reservations teams to schedule and confirm reservations.
- Attend travel and industry functions, events, trade shows and conferences, aimed at promoting and cultivating the visitor market and deemed relevant to increase sales and advance partnerships, as needed.
- Represent the Museum to promote Bishop Museum and its core values and mission
- Develop system for monitoring, evaluating and reporting progress of visitor industry and corporate partner related group sales revenue.
- Implement regular FAM tours to assist with familiarizing industry professions and partners on how to best engage interest in, and promote Museum experiences.
- Process monthly Invoices on corporate and visitor industry payments by reconciling vouchers and/or discount reports
- Occasionally, provide clerical support including copying, generating invoices, documentation, mailing receipts, and other office responsibilities.
- Respond to all phone and email requests within a 24-hour period.
- Provide other daily operational assistance as needed
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Travel Industry Management or closely related discipline and/or equivalent combination of education and experience or related experience preferred, but not necessary.
- Strong passion of Hawaiian culture, history, leisure sales, tour & travel market.
- Positive, hospitality-oriented attitude.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills; experience in public interactions desirable.
- Attention to detail, a high degree of organization and a knack for procedures and systems management.
- Ability to be assertive and persuasive.
- Demonstrated ability to understand customer requirements and translating these into sales solutions.
- Must also be able to travel as needed to conferences, trade shows, tenant offices and other company offices.
- Ability to work well on multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Commitment to the mission, values, and programs of Bishop Museum.
- Ability to maintain a flexible schedule
- Working knowledge of MS Office software suite including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Other Requirements
- Flexibility in working hours, as some evening and weekend work is required.
- Must have own car with proof of insurance and valid Hawai‘i Drivers License.
- Organized, analytical, and detail-oriented.
- High energy and ability to be active for extended amounts of time.
- Ability to manage multiple ongoing projects with little supervision.
- Ability to read, write and speak English clearly and proficiently.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills for a variety of audiences.
- Ability to work effectively in collaboration with others.
- Professional, business-like appearance and demeanor.
- Familiarity with Hawaiian or Pacific culture and history a plus.
- Ability to converse in additional languages, such as Japanese, preferred.
Direct Reports
None
Working Conditions
Occasional evening or weekends needed.
Physical Requirements
Ability to walk and stand for long periods of time.
Hours
Full-Time, Exempt, Salary
Deadline to Apply
The application will remain open until the position is filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status.
Informatics Web Developer
Job Purpose
The Informatics Web Developer is responsible for building and maintaining online systems that bridge Museum collections, research data, and analysis for data delivery to various end points and users. This position will centralize collections website development into a unified framework and transform how the Bishop Museum aggregates and shares information from diverse sources into the future.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for the design, development, testing, and maintenance of innovative and dynamic websites and applications for museum collections data and related information. Develop systems that integrate high volume (millions of records) and independent data sources into an integrated online platform.
- Implement advanced search capabilities and indexing across large datasets.
- Work with internal or external UX/UI consultants to implement consistent design standards and user experiences.
- Build connections between content management systems and collections information systems via application programming interfaces (APIs).
- Audit existing collections and research websites and applications, assess for vulnerabilities, and recommend improvements and new strategies for future development.
- Transform and aggregate data from various sources with disparate schemas, build useful and elegant tools for editing metadata, and develop custom APIs and services for both internal and external uses.
- Support and help design a number of wide-ranging and evolving initiatives to support the way collections and research-related information is stored, integrated, and published.
- Work collaboratively with collections and research staff to gather requirements and develop innovative and interactive online experiences, applications, services, and data-driven products
- Implement web analytics and search engine optimization (SEO) strategies for all sites.
- Monitor site performance and troubleshoot issues.
- Perform other duties, as assigned, to accomplish the goals of the Museum.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Science, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Museum Studies, or equivalent experience required.
- 2-5 years development experience required.
- Familiarity with XML-based information technologies (eg XSD, XSLT, XPath, XQuery) required.
- Familiarity with a broad range of programming languages and databases, with an aptitude for learning new technologies as required, including PHP, jQuery, SQL, NoSQL, Apache, Solr, JavaScript, JSON.
- Experience with web content management systems such as WordPress or Drupal.
- Experience working with diverse stakeholders to gather requirements, design, and implement workflows and schemas for content development in web-based systems.
- Experience implementing mapping and GIS frameworks.
- Experience working with collections management systems preferred.
- Familiarity with museum data standards and interoperability frameworks (Darwin Core, CIDOC CRM, CDWA, Dublin Core, etc.) preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal, time management, communication, and organizational skills; ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently.
Other Requirements
- Flexibility in working hours, as some evening and weekend work is required.
- Good attendance.
- Detail-oriented.
Direct Reports
None
Working Conditions
Occasional evening and weekend work required.
Physical Requirements
Occasionally required to stand for extended periods of time, climb stairs, lift heavy objects, and do repetitive tasks.
Hours
Full-Time, Salary, Exempt
Deadline to Apply
The application will remain open until the position is filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status.
Informatics Digital Asset Manager
Job Purpose
The Digital Asset Manager is responsible for coordinating the management and preservation of Bishop Museum’s digital assets across cultural and natural science collections. This position will oversee the entire lifecycle of institutional digital assets, including capture, processing, ingestion, cataloging, description, migration, storage, security, access, retrieval, and dissemination.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead and develop an institution-wide collections digital asset management strategy for Bishop Museum.
- Assess existing institutional digital assets and help create a roadmap for centralizing digital asset management for long-term digital preservation.
- Perform a wide-ranging quality control assessment of existing digital assets and corresponding metadata and assist in bringing assets up to appropriate standards.
- Develop institutional guidelines and metadata standards, in conjunction with input from collections managers from multiple disciplines, for future digital asset creation.
- Facilitate the integration of digital assets with collections data records in the EMu or other collections management databases.
- Capture, organize, and catalog digital asset types as needed, including images, video, audio, sound, and text documents.
- Facilitate the retrieval of assets, assist other departments with ingesting and searching for assets, and generate asset reports.
- Assist with the installation, management, and troubleshooting of digitization equipment as requested.
- Establish, refine, and enforce file naming standards.
- Train staff in digitization, photography, and metadata standards as needed.
- Write user documentation related to digitization workflows, digital asset management, and metadata standards.
- Investigate Digital Asset Management System needs at the institution.
- Participate in equipment selection and digitization workflow creation for collections digitization projects.
- Help prepare written text for digitization needs in grant proposals.
- Distribute assets to internal users and external partners on request.
- Supervise the digitization work of collections staff, interns, and volunteers on specific projects.
- Perform other duties as needed to accomplish the goals of the Museum.
Qualifications
- BA, BS, or prior experience in Information Science, Photography, Library Science, Museum Studies, or related field. MS preferred.
- Experience working with cultural or natural history collections, libraries, or archives.
- Experience working with several multimedia types, especially images, documents, sound, and video. 3D photogrammetry or VR/AR experience a plus.
- Experience with digital photography equipment, including cameras, lenses, lighting, scanners, etc.
- Experience with database management and data manipulation.
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, especially Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
- Familiarity with bulk image processing, automation techniques, auditing/checksum routines, and media conversion.
- Thorough knowledge of metadata standards, including Dublin Core, EXIF, IPTC, and XMP.
- Thorough understanding of intellectual property rights, copyright, and similar fair use agreements in relation to multimedia.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including effectively communicating technical information to non-technical staff.
- Interest in developing skills in new asset types and formats.
- Excellent interpersonal, time management, and organizational skills; ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently.
Other Requirements
- Flexibility in working hours, as some evening and weekend work is required.
- Good attendance.
- Detail-oriented.
Direct Reports
None
Working Conditions
Occasional evening and weekend work required.
Physical Requirements
Occasionally required to stand for extended periods of time, climb stairs, lift heavy objects, and do repetitive tasks.
Hours
Full-Time, Salary, Exempt
Deadline to Apply
The application will remain open until the position is filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status.
Informatics Digital Humanities Specialist
Job Purpose
The Digital Humanities Specialist is responsible for supporting the migration of multiple humanities collections databases, multimedia, and content into a centralized collections management system. This position will work directly with curators and collections staff from various departments (Library, Archives, Archaeology, Ethnology, and Registration) to assist with developing and implementing data standards, migrating data to the new system, and helping to guide the development of a consolidated online collections and knowledge platform to provide access and interpretation of these collections for local communities, scholars, educators and the public.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Work directly with collections management staff across humanities collections to understand existing data management needs, data standards, processes, and workflows.
- Serve as the primary liaison between humanities collections and informatics staff to help standardize data models across departments in EMu.
- Provide informed feedback to the Informatics team on user needs, database issues, and feature requests.
- Help develop new cataloging routines specific to the EMu collections management system for data entry related to humanities collections.
- Contribute to the improvement of data quality for humanities collections records.
- Implement metadata standards and vocabulary management based on collection type; work towards standardizing agents, geography, taxonomy, and other authority files across all collections.
- Collaborate on special projects and digital preservation and research initiatives with informatics, curatorial, registrar, legal, and other museum departments.
- Assist with the review and organization of multimedia in various formats (text, image, audio, video, etc.) associated with humanities collections following best practices associated with each format.
- Help develop and implement data entry policies related to copyright and intellectual property rights from complete open access to protected access for cultural collections.
- Under the direction of humanities curators, apply Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Institution notices to collections records for the protection of Indigenous knowledge.
- Train staff to carry out newly established workflows with digitized and born-digital content, and ensure the ongoing quality of this work.
- Create and maintain documentation and training materials for data entry in EMu.
- Perform user surveys and gather requirements for the development of a new online collections platform.
- Perform other duties, as assigned, to accomplish the goals of the Museum.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities, History, Art, Ethnology, Library Science, Museum Studies, or other related field.
- 2+ years of experience with museum, library, and/or archival collections.
- Experience working in a cultural institution preferred.
- Knowledge of Hawaiian language, history, and culture preferred.
- Experience working with collections management systems, Axiell EMu preferred.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly in writing and verbally.
- Excellent interpersonal, time management, and organizational skills; ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently.
- Experience working with data standards and ability to implement controlled vocabularies and standard thesauri required.
- Familiarity with current cataloging best practices and standards, including CCO, CDWA, AAT, ULAN, ISAD(G), EAD, and other protocols as needed.
- Ability to work with a diverse group of people, with differing levels of technological abilities, at varying levels in the organization, with different areas of expertise, and different working styles.
Other Requirements
- Flexibility in working hours, as some evening and weekend work is required.
- Good attendance.
- Detail-oriented.
Direct Reports
None
Working Conditions
Occasional evening and weekend work required.
Physical Requirements
Occasionally required to stand for extended periods of time, climb stairs, lift heavy objects, and do repetitive tasks.
Hours
Full-Time, Salary, Exempt
Deadline to Apply
The application will remain open until the position is filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status.
Infrastructure Engineer
Under the general supervision of the Director of IT, the Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for developing, monitoring, and maintaining integrated, cohesive, and streamlined technology to improve the Museum’s computing and networking infrastructure to support the Museum’s digitization and operation. This position also monitors and coordinates with the co-location datacenters and vendors to secure the computing infrastructure for the Museum’s operation.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Planning, analysis, design, configuration, implementation, and maintenance Cisco Router, Switches andAPs.
- Planning, analysis, design, configuration, implementation, and maintenance Firewalls.
- Design re-configuration of VLAN, LAN, and WAN operations and work with Information Security Officer in
designing security safeguards to meet security objectives.
- Coordinate and work with hardware/software vendors to plan, install, and maintain new network and
firewall infrastructure to implement a secure and reliable networking environment. - Planning, analysis, design, and coordinate with vendors for the implementation of servers and VM servers’ migration.
- Installs, configures, and initializes internal technical operational procedures.
- Participate in the testing, measurement, analysis, and performance tuning of system to ensure security,
connectivity, standard adherence, and proper operations. - Develop and maintain documentation of VLAN/WAN/LAN configuration, including schematic diagram with
layout and location of all components. - Implements and monitors compliance with performance standards and systems security procedures.
- Participates in the development and maintenance of the operational and security model for new system.
- Analyzes and defines operational and security requirements for new technical hardware enhancements or
new software applications. - Participates in providing orientation/training for new technology implementation.
- Monitors and assesses operation of new infrastructure on campus and co-location datacenters to ensure
proper functioning and optimal compliance with performance standards. - Participates in identifying hardware/software-related problems, errors, system inabilities and deficiencies,
and recommends solutions to such issues. Troubleshoots network, servers, storage devices, backup, and
disaster recovery problems. - Performs risk analyses and risk assessments on existing and proposed new technical enhancements.
Identifies potential deficiencies, challenges, and security risks. - Provide technical supports for application users and systems analysts and resolve equipment, applications,
or infrastructure problems. - Researches and assesses new technology and software applicable for enhancing the Museum’s computing
infrastructure system. - Develops specifications for all technical enhancements.
- Participates in the development of performance standards and security policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as needed to accomplish the goals of the Museum.
- BS in Computer Science or Engineering, and prior experiences in IT infrastructure including the network,
servers, VM management, and security related field. MS preferred. - Cisco Certified Networking Professional -Enterprise (CCNP)
- Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)
- VMware Certified Professional – Network Virtualization
- Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Design (CCDP)
- Minimum 10 years’ Experience in analysis, design, configuration, and implementation Cisco IOS Router,
Switches. Firewalls, and VMware. - Minimum 10 years’ Experiences in design, implementation, support, and maintenance of various
networking infrastructure solutions. - Efficient and effective in implementing RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP Routing protocols.
- Expertise in Ethernet, Frame Relay, Point to Point, ISDN, VLANs, VLSM, MPLS, ATM, VPN, LAN/WAN/SDWAN Technologies.
- Experiences in analyzing, diagnosing and troubleshooting all network infrastructure across the
LAN/WAN/SD-WAN. - Support and maintain automated configuration backup for routers, switches, and APs.
- Experiences in maintaining documentation of LAN/WAN/SD-WAN and configuration of routers, switches
and Firewall. - Experience in analysis Physical and virtual servers, storage devices.
- Solid understanding active directory, Storage, DNS and DHCP functions.
- Profound knowledge of network management tools Cisco prime infrastructure and Cisco Identity Services
Engine. - Superior analytical skills in Antivirus managements.
- Operating system expertise in Windows 10, 11, windows server, Linux.
- Experience in Lotus notes administrator and client.
- Experiences in monitoring and managing the co-location datacenter and disaster recovery.
- Excellent interpersonal, time management, and organizational skills; ability to work effectively as part of a
team and independently.
Other Requirements
- Flexibility in working hours, as some evening and weekend work is required.
- Good attendance.
- Detail-oriented.
Direct Reports
None.
Working Conditions
Occasional evening and weekend work required.
Physical Requirements
Occasionally required to stand for extended periods of time, climb stairs, lift heavy objects, and do repetitive tasks with few breaks.
Hours
Full-Time, Salary, Exempt
Deadline to Apply
The application will remain open until the position is filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status.
Public Programs and Community Engagement Specialist (PPCE Specialist)
Under the direction of the Director of Public Programs & Community Engagement (“Director”), the PPCE Specialist (“Specialist”) strategizes with the Director and with the Museum’s departments to create, develop, manage, and bring to fruition public programs and events that serve the art, culture, history, science, and knowledge entrusted to the Museum. The Specialist is an integral member of operationalizing various public programs in accordance with the Museum’s strategic goals.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Plans, coordinates, and executes virtual and in person public programs in close partnership with Museum colleagues and community organizations.
- Assists the Director of Public Programs in strategizing and developing new programs focused on enriching the visitor experience and enhancing the Museum’s position as a valuable world-class museum.
- Helps to execute the successful presentation of programs and assists in measuring the reach/impact of each particular engagement in accordance with the museum’s preferred performance metrics.
- In absence of the Director of Public Programs and Community Engagement, the PPCE Specialist makes decisions to adapt to unanticipated needs to ensure that programs continue to run smoothly.
- Promotes the adherence of all safety rules and regulations, and safe work-place practices.
- Collaborates with the Events team to set up venues for public programs. Assists in operating basic audio-visual equipment, such as cameras, computers, and microphones for presentations, live feeds, and filming, for events as needed.
- Supports the development of digital content to promote public facing events on the website, social media, and other museum platforms.
- Interacts with fellow employees, customers, program participants, speakers, suppliers, vendors, volunteers, kupuna, cultural practitioners, and all related to the Museum with tact, courtesy, and respect.
- Provides administrative support to the Director, including correspondence, financial preparation, documentation, and communications, and drafts documents as requested. Ensures that all documentation is filed and maintained appropriately.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- Minimum two years of experience in a high-energy, nonprofit environment or equivalent.
- At least two years of Marketing, social media, and/or graphic design preferred.
Other Requirements
- Event planning and coordination experience.
- Professional experience with managing audio-visual needs for events and public programs preferred.
- Flexibility in working hours, as evening and weekend work is required.
- Must have own car with proof of insurance.
Direct Reports
N/A
Working Conditions
Typical office environment. Occasional evening and weekend work and outdoor work.
Physical Requirements
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time. Setup requirements for events and programs may include moving audio-video equipment, lifting tables to flip them on their legs, and then pushing the tables up to 50 yards. Significant amount of chair setup may be required, including unstacking chairs and then pushing chairs into position (repetitive motion).
Hours
Full-Time, Salary, Exempt
Salary Range
$45,000 – $50,000 annually
Deadline to Apply
The application will remain open until the position is filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status.
Entomology Collections Technician
Job Purpose
Assist with the data entry and processing of insect specimens in the Entomology Collection.
May entail participation on field trips for the purpose of surveying, sampling, collecting, and general research activities to locations that may be remote from medical facilities and other urban infrastructure, and may involve activities such as hiking, camping, climbing, rope work (such as rappelling and use of rope bridges), transport via helicopter and other small aircraft necessary to fulfill the objectives of the associated research activities.
Duties and Responsibilities
Processes specimens for preservation and storage using appropriate methods and techniques to provide for their optimum use in study or display.
Interprets/identifies undetermined material, classifies and organizes into taxonomic groups as appropriate (i.e., Order, Family, Subfamily, etc.) to facilitate access and retrieval of the collections.
Conducts routine curatorial tasks including 1. Monitoring level, ph and specific gravity of fluid preservatives; 2. Freeze-sterilizing specimens and supplies; 3. Taking inventories; 4. Maintaining order in cabinets and drawers, 5. Conducts regular IPM monitoring and intervention for pests, temperature, humidity, light and dirt. Uses and calibrates monitoring supplies and equipment.
Coordinates with CM on specimen loan transactions, accessions, and deaccessions according to current collection management policies and procedures to ensure the creation and maintenance of appropriate records. Incorporates specimens returned by specialist into appropriate taxonomic drawers in general collection to facilitate access and retrieval.
Works in a safe manner so as not to endanger fellow staff members, volunteers and visitors. Complies with safety rules and regulations and establishes safe work practices. Reads all safety materials received. Promptly reports unsafe conditions and unsafe acts or accidents to appropriate individual. Maintains assigned work area and equipment free of accident-producing conditions. (All Levels)
Participation on field trips for the purpose of surveying, sampling, collecting, and general research activities to locations that may be remote from medical facilities and other urban infrastructure, and may involve activities such as hiking, camping, transport via helicopter and other small aircraft necessary to fulfill the objectives of the associated research activities.
Qualifications
Tech I: High School diploma and a desire to learn science.
Tech II: AD/BA/BS degree (in biology, museum studies or related field preferred) OR High School diploma AND up to 3 years experience in field, lab, or related science/museum work.
Tech III: AD/BA/BS degree (in biology, museum studies or related field preferred) AND 5 years of experience in field, lab, systems management, or museum studies/library sciences.
Other Requirements
Professional and appropriate dress for the job at hand (office, laboratory, field)
Good attendance
Detail-oriented
Flexibility in schedule to meet deadlines
Desire to learn and work hard
Working Conditions
Laboratory work environment may involve exposure to fumes, noxious odors, and gases from the mounting and preservation media, as well as dust and mold from the specimens themselves. Field work may involve exposure to high altitudes and wet conditions.
Direct Reports
None
Working Conditions
Normal office working conditions.
Hours
Full-Time, Non-exempt, Hourly
Deadline to Apply
The application will remain open until the position is filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status.
Financial Analyst
Duties and Responsibilities
Create templates, models and tools to drive the planning, forecasting and budgeting processes
Collaborate with cross-divisional staff to complete the planning, forecasting and budgeting processes
Support the development and maintenance of fiscal roadmaps
Track and report division metrics
Develop advanced financial models and conduct analysis using a broad range of quantitative tools and techniques (trend analyses on past financial and operational performance, root cause analyses, scenario modeling for future options, etc.)
Develop use cases and scenario models to drive better organizational decisions
Influence decisions through detailed analysis during assessment, analysis, and execution of company-wide projects and communication with leadership
Create reports and presentations for senior leadership
Develop expertise in analyses focusing on specialized functions (e.g., grants/foundations management)
Other duties as assigned by Manager
Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of work experience and education
2+ years of experience in financial analysis
Strong data gathering and analysis skills
Strong proficiency in Excel and other data analysis tools
Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to make recommendations based on data and analysis
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Demonstrated accomplishments in the following areas:
Financial Reporting and Analysis
Planning and Forecasting
Working with Senior Leadership
Deliverable development
Problem solving skills
Project management
Change management
Organizational process improvement
Providing thought leadership
Formulating and delivering action plans for high profile strategic initiatives
Developing innovative solutions to organizational issues
Qualifications Required
Accountability for Results: Holds self and others accountable for ensuring that results are achieved; Seizes opportunities to produce results without direct supervision; Takes action on items beyond formal job responsibility; Sets high expectations for self and others
Communications: Strong communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, both oral and written, and ability to create as well as deliver effective presentations
Creating Quality Deliverable: Establishes deliverable structure and content; Reviews deliverables of self and others to ensure that they meet internal client expectations; Implements and enforces high standards for quality deliverables
Developing thought leadership / innovative ideas: Generates innovative ideas that are sound and progressive; Challenges the status quo; Fosters creativity throughout area of responsibility
Problem Solving: Ability to work in a dynamic environment that requires critical thinking and strong analytical skills
Providing Exceptional Service Mindset: Manages self and others to provide exceptional service by responding with a sense of urgency, practicality, accountability, and integrity
Motivating Others: Exhibits enthusiasm, positive professional attitude, integrity, reliability, and leadership
Building Rapport: Leads by example; actively listens; Respects the opinions and perspectives of others; Demonstrates strong personal commitment to others; clearly states thoughts, ideas, and expectations
Decision-making: Decision-making skills, and ability to challenge, negotiate, and influence
Accounting: Understanding GAAP and relevant compliance policies and procedure
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Technology/Other Requirements
Experience with financial methods/systems for data extraction and financial analysis
Advanced / expertise in Excel and PowerPoint and enterprise financial applications
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Actively teams with others and has strong communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
MBA or equivalent
Expert level knowledge in Excel, including the ability to develop complex multivariable models that may require programming in visual basic for applications
Working Conditions: Typical office environment. Occasional evening events that occur outdoors.
Hours: Full-Time, Exempt, Salary
Deadline to apply: The application will remain open until the position is filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status.
Accounting Clerk
Responsible for data entry of most cash receipts. Checking accuracy, coding, and entering all Altru daily sales batches and other accounting documents. Duties also include preparing certain Accounting documents and providing assistance and support to GL and AP accountants as required.
Duties and Responsibilities
Audit and input daily Altru admissions batches.
Print and mail Fareharbor (FH) invoices received from daily admissions batches.
Audit and process cash receipts / prepare bank deposits.
Assist Senior Accountant with billing.
Prepare check requests for the Museum vendors which are handled by Accounting.
Prepare credit applications.
Prepare credit card log sheets for Accounting and IT personnel as requested.
Filing (W9, travel authorization requests (TAR), Altru reports).
Coordinate and maintain a system to track all credit cards, details, limits and other information for cards issued to Bishop Museum staff through First Hawaiian Bank. Also, Liaison to First Hawaiian Bank for corporate credit card program.
Print month end postage meter report (account summary) at month end and distribute to Senior Accountant and Controller.
Safeguard petty cash funds. Maintain receipts and detailed records to support all transactions. Prepare reimbursement from bank at the end of the month.
Supplies:
Coordinate and order all corporate logo supplies for the museum.
Coordinate and order all Accounting department supplies. Obtain approval for orders from Director of Accounting.
Prepare month-end journal entry to charge supplies to departments.
Assists other staff as requested by supervisor.
Interact with staff and museum clients with tact, courtesy and respect at all times. Stay motivated and project a positive and professional attitude towards fellow workers and clients. Cooperate and support teamwork. Maintain and strengthen customer and staff relationships.
Work in a safe manner so as not to endanger fellow staff members, volunteers and visitors. Comply with safety rules and regulations and establish safe work practices. Read all safety materials received. Report unsafe conditions and unsafe acts directly to supervisor. Promptly report accidents to immediate supervisor. Maintain assigned work area and equipment free of accident producing conditions.
Qualifications
Minimum two years related account clerk experience, preferably in a large organization with multiple funding sources, ledgers, departments and/or divisions. Ability to work with little supervision and with a high level of accuracy.
Other Requirements
Professional, business-like appearance.
Good attendance.
Good-to-excellent vision and reading ability for purchasing research and records maintenance
Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy and organization.
Flexibility in schedule to meet deadlines.
A team player.
Working Conditions: Typical office environment. Occasional evening events that occur outdoors.
Hours: Full-Time, Exempt, Salary
Deadline to apply: The application will remain open until the position is filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status.
Bishop Museum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to affirmative action and workforce diversity.
It is our policy to consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veterans status, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition.
In compliance with federal law and as a condition of employment, all employees must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process please contact Maricel Barroga, Manager of Human Resources at (808) 848-4171.
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