Disaster Officer
| Company | American Red Cross |
|---|---|
| Location | Houston, TX, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
- Minimum 10 years of related experience.
- 7 years of management experience of paid or volunteer workforce.
- Valid Driver’s License.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated analytical and decision-making skills to interpret program trends, results, formulate recommendations, and develop creative processes for continuous program or service improvements.
- Proven record of accomplishment of collaboration with diverse groups and individual’s representative of all the demographics of this community, managing multiple priorities, facilitation, problem solving, marketing, leadership, and partnership management.
- Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Ability to work outside of regular duty hours including nights and weekends.
Responsibilities
- Direct an employee and diverse volunteer team responsible for the implementation of volunteer-led disaster services programming throughout the region.
- Ensure disaster services are delivered in a rapid, accessible, and equitable manner, both culturally and linguistically, to meet the urgent, disaster-caused needs of our clients, with a focus on frontline communities.
- Oversee the successful implementation of the entire disaster cycle services program in alignment with Fundamental Principles and established program standards.
- Champion and drive the development of regional Disaster Leadership Volunteers, including volunteer partners, to meet specific responsibilities as part of their work in disaster readiness, preparedness, response, and recovery.
- Lead regional efforts to prepare and mobilize communities and engage partners 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 regional disaster leader and Red Cross disaster subject matter expert.
- Initiate, scale, coordinate and manage disaster relief operations in the region in alignment with the Disaster Cycle Services Concept of Operations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong program management or project management experience highly preferred
- Experience in disaster services highly preferred
- Bilingual in Spanish highly preferred. Bilingual in Arabic, Vietnamese, French, Tagalog, Hindi, or Chinese is a plus.