Community Disaster Program Manager

American Red Cross; West Henrietta (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

American Red Cross in West Henrietta, NY seeks a Community Disaster Program Manager to supervise disaster services and volunteer teams across eight counties. The role emphasizes leading preparedness, response, and recovery efforts and forging strong partnerships with community stakeholders.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree with at least 3 years of related experience and 1 year of supervisory responsibility, plus a valid driver's license. Travel around 25% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience.
• 1 year of lead or supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Empower Volunteers: Manage and support an employee and volunteer team responsible for the implementation of volunteer-led disaster services programming throughout the assigned geographic area.
• Lead the Program: Supervise employee(s) and implement disaster cycle services activities within the region.
• Mission Capacity Building: Develop and support disaster volunteers who are the primary workforce, representing communities.
• Engage Community: Lead and coordinate efforts to mobilize communities and partners for disaster preparedness, response and recovery.
• Manage in a Matrix: Build relationships and collaborate with internal partners in a matrix management environment.
• Know Your Communities: Serve as the local Red Cross disaster subject matter expert within the area.
• Ready to Respond: Initiate and coordinate disaster relief operations in alignment with the Disaster Cycle Services concept.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description

By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?

JOIN US-WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD!

Job Description:

WHY CHOOSE US?

Joining the American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing mission that's bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you're cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

We are seeking a Community Disaster Program Manager for West Henrietta, NY to support the Western New York Region.

Will cover the 8 counties in the Greater Rochester Chapter: Allegany, Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates Counties. Prefer employee resides in one of these counties, or within close proximity.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview):

As a Community Disaster Program Manager, you will supervise the implementation of the disaster services program in an assigned geographic area, as well as lead and supervise Disaster program staff and volunteer team responsible for local preparedness, response, and recovery management as well as management of government partnerships within assigned area. 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.

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):

• Empower Volunteers: Manage and support an employee and volunteer team responsible for the implementation of volunteer-led disaster services programming throughout the assigned geographic area, or functional activities throughout the region. Functional activities include mass care, response, community preparedness, recovery, and planning and readiness.
• Lead the Program: Supervise employee(s) and 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.
• 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 local Red Cross disaster subject matter expert within assigned geographic area to maximize Red Cross presence and community engagement and mobilization.
• Ready to Respond: 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.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications):

• Education: Bachelor's degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years of related experience
• Management Experience: 1 year of lead or supervisory experience.
• Travel: 25% travel. Must have a current, valid driver's license.

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, leadershi