Disaster Readiness & Volunteer Program Lead

American Red Cross; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision plans

401K match

PTO 15 days

Job summary

The American Red Cross is seeking a Community Disaster Program Manager to lead volunteer-led disaster cycle services across the assigned geographic area. You will mobilize partners, deploy resources, and ensure readiness to respond across communities.

This role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least five years of related experience, plus a valid driver's license. You will work nights/weekends and collaborate with internal and external partners to strengthen community resilience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent combination of education and related 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Diverse Community: Identify, build trust in, and increase access to disaster services in diverse, historically underserved communities.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Analytical skills

Collaboration

MS Office proficiency

Willingness to work nights/weekends

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The American Red Cross is seeking a Community Disaster Program Manager to lead volunteer-led disaster cycle services across the assigned geographic area. You will mobilize partners, deploy resources, and ensure readiness to respond across communities.

This role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least five years of related experience, plus a valid driver's license. You will work nights/weekends and collaborate with internal and external partners to strengthen community resilience.