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Job Description
ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.
As a Community Disaster Program Manager, you will ensure effective collaboration with Volunteer Services; identify, mobilize, and engage partners in all communities in assigned geographic area; and determine current readiness resources, facilities, supplies, local vendors, and strategies for addressing gaps. You will work with volunteers to ensure that the communities you serve are ready to respond to disasters.
Join us in meeting the needs of continuous disaster response! Regional disaster employees are required to deploy to disaster relief operations outside of their region at a minimum of once a year. Deployments contribute to skill building, career development and exposure to different types of disasters. Allowances may be provided for personal circumstances and local response activity. Employees must meet all training and physical capacity requirements for deployment.
This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. This role serves and supports the Big Island reports to our Hilo chapter office.
The salary range for this position is (HI): $59,000-62,900/yr
Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role.
WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):
Empower Volunteers: 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. Functional activities include mass care, response, community preparedness, recovery, planning, and readiness.
Lead the Program: Implement either disaster cycle services activities within assigned geographic area or specific functional activities within the region
Mission Capacity Building: Develop and support disaster volunteers who are the primary workforce, and representative of the communities they serve, both culturally and linguistically Cultivate and develop Disaster Leadership Volunteers, including volunteer partners, to meet specific responsibilities as part of their work in disaster readiness, preparedness, response, and recovery.
Engage Community: 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.
Manage in a Matrix: Build relationships and collaborate in the matrix management environment with internal partners, including employees and volunteers.
Know Your Communities: Act as the Red Cross disaster subject matter expert within the assigned geographic area, to maximize Red Cross presence and community engagement and mobilization. Prospect and partner with organizations and leaders supporting frontline communities and community resiliency before, during and after disasters.
Ready to Respond: Initiate and coordinate disaster relief operations in the assigned geographic area, or functional activities in the region in alignment with the Disaster Cycle Services Concept of Operations.
Auto req ID
472059BR
Minimum Education Required
Bachelors
Job_Category
Management
Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications):
Education: Bachelor's degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
Experience: Minimum 5 years of related experience with building, mobilizing, leading and developing volunteer teams to execute a social services program or service.
A current valid driver's license and good driving record is required.
Required Skills And Abilities
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.
Residency Requirements
Chapter-based positions: Geographic Community Disaster employees are expected to work daily in their assigned geographic area to engage and mobilize communities and support volunteers.
Regional positions: Regional leadership and functional employees are expected to work daily within their region's geographic area to provide leadership and functional support, engage and mobilize communities, and support volunteers.
City*
Hilo
State*
Hawaii
Job Code
Health_Safety Health_Safety
Affiliate Sponsor
American Red Cross
Salary Range
$45,000-$60,000
ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.
As a Community Disaster Program Manager, you will ensure effective collaboration with Volunteer Services; identify, mobilize, and engage partners in all communities in assigned geographic area; and determine current readiness resources, facilities, supplies, local vendors, and strategies for addressing gaps. You will work with volunteers to ensure that the communities you serve are ready to respond to disasters.
Join us in meeting the needs of continuous disaster response! Regional disaster employees are required to deploy to disaster relief operations outside of their region at a minimum of once a year. Deployments contribute to skill building, career development and exposure to different types of disasters. Allowances may be provided for personal circumstances and local response activity. Employees must meet all training and physical capacity requirements for deployment.
This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. This role serves and supports the Big Island reports to our Hilo chapter office.
The salary range for this position is (HI): $59,000-62,900/yr
Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role.
WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):
Empower Volunteers: 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. Functional activities include mass care, response, community preparedness, recovery, planning, and readiness.
Lead the Program: Implement either disaster cycle services activities within assigned geographic area or specific functional activities within the region
Mission Capacity Building: Develop and support disaster volunteers who are the primary workforce, and representative of the communities they serve, both culturally and linguistically Cultivate and develop Disaster Leadership Volunteers, including volunteer partners, to meet specific responsibilities as part of their work in disaster readiness, preparedness, response, and recovery.
Engage Community: 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.
Manage in a Matrix: Build relationships and collaborate in the matrix management environment with internal partners, including employees and volunteers.
Know Your Communities: Act as the Red Cross disaster subject matter expert within the assigned geographic area, to maximize Red Cross presence and community engagement and mobilization. Prospect and partner with organizations and leaders supporting frontline communities and community resiliency before, during and after disasters.
Ready to Respond: Initiate and coordinate disaster relief operations in the assigned geographic area, or functional activities in the region in alignment with the Disaster Cycle Services Concept of Operations.
Auto req ID
472059BR
Minimum Education Required
Bachelors
Job_Category
Management
Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications):
Education: Bachelor's degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
Experience: Minimum 5 years of related experience with building, mobilizing, leading and developing volunteer teams to execute a social services program or service.
A current valid driver's license and good driving record is required.
Required Skills And Abilities
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.
Residency Requirements
Chapter-based positions: Geographic Community Disaster employees are expected to work daily in their assigned geographic area to engage and mobilize communities and support volunteers.
Regional positions: Regional leadership and functional employees are expected to work daily within their region's geographic area to provide leadership and functional support, engage and mobilize communities, and support volunteers.
City*
Hilo
State*
Hawaii
Job Code
Health_Safety Health_Safety
Affiliate Sponsor
American Red Cross
Salary Range
$45,000-$60,000
Salary : $45,000 - $60,000