Community Disaster Program Manager

Community Disaster Program Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience with building, mobilizing, leading and developing volunteer teams to execute a social services program or service.
• Valid Driver’s License

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a diverse volunteer team responsible for the implementation of volunteer-led disaster cycle services programming throughout the assigned geographic area, or functional activities throughout the region.
• Implement either disaster cycle services activities within assigned geographic area or specific functional activities within the region.
• Develop and support disaster volunteers who are the primary workforce, and representative of the communities they serve, both culturally and linguistically.
• Lead and coordinate efforts in assigned geographic area to prepare and mobilize communities and engage partners with specific functional expertise and assets to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and emergencies.
• Build relationships and collaborate in the matrix management environment with internal partners, including employees and volunteers.
• Act as the Red Cross disaster subject matter expert within assigned geographic area, to maximize Red Cross presence and community engagement and mobilization.
• Initiate and coordinate disaster relief operations in assigned geographic area, or functional activities in the region in alignment with the Disaster Cycle Services Concept of Operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Emergency management or disaster service experience highly preferred
• Experience in building and managing stakeholder relationships highly preferred
• Experience in community based programs or organizations desired
• Bilingual in Spanish highly preferred