Disaster Program Lead—Volunteer Engagement

The American National Red Cross; Morgantown (WV); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision plans

Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Sp

PTO: Start at 15 days/year

11 paid holidays

401K with 6% match

Paid Family Leave

Disability and Insurance

Service Awards and recognition

Job summary

The American Red Cross in Morgantown, WV seeks a Community Disaster Program Specialist to guide and support volunteer teams delivering disaster cycle services. You will build community resiliency by coordinating volunteers, partners, and programs across the disaster lifecycle, ensuring culturally and linguistically accessible support.

You will engage local communities, participate in disaster response operations after training, and collaborate with diverse partners to meet regional relief needs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with social services, emergency management, disaster relief or nonprofit coordination.
• Travel: 20%
• Ability to coordinate staff and volunteer activities.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Proven record of collaboration with diverse groups and communities.
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Ability to work outside of regular duty hours including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Empower Volunteers: Facilitate and support a diverse volunteer team responsible for the implementation of volunteer-led disaster cycle services programming as well as ensure disaster cycle 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.
• Support the Program: Assist with the successful implementation of either specific disaster cycle services program activities, or a specific disaster cycle services function within an assigned geographic area.
• Mission Capacity Building: Engage disaster volunteers who are the primary workforce, and representative of the communities they serve, both culturally and linguistically.
• Engage Community: Support local efforts to prepare and mobilize communities and engage partners to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and emergencies.
• Manage in a Matrix: Implement plans to meet assigned targets for volunteer engagement and volunteer-led Disaster Action Team response to local home fires or support specific function tasks within assigned geographic area.
• Know Your Communities: Act as the local point of contact for partners and communities. Partner with local organizations and leaders supporting frontline communities and community resiliency before, during and after disasters.
• Ready to Respond: Participate in disaster response operations in the region in alignment with the Disaster Cycle Services Concept of Operations, upon completion of training requirements.

Skills

Coordinate staff & volunteers

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Collaboration

Marketing & partnership management

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

The American Red Cross in Morgantown, WV seeks a Community Disaster Program Specialist to guide and support volunteer teams delivering disaster cycle services. You will build community resiliency by coordinating volunteers, partners, and programs across the disaster lifecycle, ensuring culturally and linguistically accessible support.

You will engage local communities, participate in disaster response operations after training, and collaborate with diverse partners to meet regional relief needs