Disaster Readiness & Volunteer Program Manager

VetJobs; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

PTO: Starting at 15 days/year

Holidays: 11 paid holidays

Job summary

American Red Cross in Texas is seeking a Community Disaster Program Manager to mobilize volunteers, engage partners, and readiness resources across the assigned region. You will lead disaster cycle services activities and coordinate community resilience efforts to ensure readiness for disasters.

The role emphasizes collaboration with diverse communities, strong leadership, and the ability to deploy to disaster relief operations as needed, plus alignment with training and physical requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience building, mobilizing, leading and developing volunteer teams to execute a social services program or service.
• A Valid Driver’s License and a clean MVR.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Implement either disaster cycle services activities within assigned geographic area or specific functional activities within the region.
• Develop and support disaster volunteers who are the primary workforce, and representative of the communities they serve, both culturally and linguistically.
• Lead and coordinate efforts in assigned geographical 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.
• Build relationships and collaborate in the matrix management environment with internal partners, including employees and volunteers.
• Act as the Red Cross disaster subject matter expert within the assigned geographic area, to maximize Red Cross presence and community engagement and mobilization.
• 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.
• Identify, build trust in, and increase access to disaster services in diverse, historically underserved communities.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Collaboration with diverse groups

MS Office

Flexibility (evenings/weekends)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

American Red Cross in Texas is seeking a Community Disaster Program Manager to mobilize volunteers, engage partners, and readiness resources across the assigned region. You will lead disaster cycle services activities and coordinate community resilience efforts to ensure readiness for disasters.

The role emphasizes collaboration with diverse communities, strong leadership, and the ability to deploy to disaster relief operations as needed, plus alignment with training and physical requirements