Senior Associate, Mission Support (Advanced Skills Training)

OpenKrill; United States; Remote; USD 53,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Unlimited Paid Time Off

Generous holiday schedule (including a

Matching 401k contributions up to 4%

100% company-paid health benefits for/

Job summary

Team Rubicon is seeking a Senior Associate, Training (Advanced Skills) to lead Sawyer, Route Clearance, and Roof Tarping training programs across East and West branches. This role supports disaster response capabilities by guiding curricula and instructor methodologies for advanced skills.

You will coordinate with the training team to forecast program needs, recruit and develop instructors, and supervise volunteers and staff. Expect frequent travel for complex training events.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in military, non-profit, or emergency management settings.
• Skilled group facilitator with ability to balance patience and command.
• Proven record recruiting, managing, training and developing volunteers.
• Strong project management: planning, timelines, resources, and teams.
• Experience communicating with a large network of staff and volunteers.
• Past leadership of volunteers is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Execute training strategy across East & West branches to improve readiness.
• Recruit, hire, develop and supervise instructor cadre (sawyer, route clearance, roof tarping).
• Forecast program needs with program design and learning teams.
• Coordinate with management on incident resolution and investigations.
• Develop standards, policies, and processes for response operations.
• Support complex training deployments and on-site events.
• Build and manage a yearly roster of deployable personnel.

Skills

Facilitation

Leadership

Volunteer management

Project management

Remote coordination

Disaster response

Tools

Remote work tools

Job description

Team Rubicon (TR) is seeking a Senior Associate, Training (Advanced Skills). The Senior Associate, Training (Advanced Skills) will support the Unified Training Strategy by leading the Sawyer, Route Clearance, and Roof Tarping training programs. This person will support Team Rubicon’s capabilities, training curriculums and instructor methodology to provide guidance and appropriate tactics for advanced skills.

The Senior Associate, Training (Advanced Skills) will coordinate with the training team to understand the needs of East and West branches and participate in complex training events that include multiple day courses to support Branch Operations with Disaster Training Camps, and Just-In-Time on-site disaster training events.

Every day will be a challenge, but every month brings new opportunities for an organization that is quickly becoming a household name in disaster response.

This position reports to TR’s Manager, Mission Support (Training), and is remote based in the contiguous United States

Duties:

• Execute Team Rubicon’s training strategy across the branches (East & West) to enhance our ability to respond rapidly and locally to disasters.
• Recruit, hire, develop and supervie instructor cadre (sawyer, route clearence and roof tarping).
• Coordinate with the Associate of Complex Training and the geo branches to forecast program needs
• Work alongside Volunteer Management on incident resolution and investigation involving the RC, Chainsaw, and Roof Tarping programs
• Participate in the development of standards, policies, and processes for response, recovery, and mitigation operations.
• Support the coordination and execution of complex training, local responses, EOC activiations and operation, and support EOC activations.
• Build, vet, and manage a yearly roster of personnel to deploy on Route Clearance Operations and assist in team selection and management during those operations
• Coordinate with Program Design and Learning to ensure program and curriculum documents are reviewed and updated on timely recurring schedule
• Deploy to complex training events and operations as needed.

Education and Background:

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in the military, non-profit, or emergency management.
• Skilled group facilitator with an ability to balance patience and command.
• Proven record of personnel management experience such as recruiting, managing, training, and developing employees and volunteers.
• Project Management Skills: Proficiency in planning, executing, and overseeing Experience in managing timelines, resources, and team members.
• Experienced with technology tools and in remote working for communicating and coordinating with a large network of TR staff members, Greyshirts (volunteers), and external stakeholders.
• Successful past performance in leading volunteers is highly desired.

Special Requirements:

• This is a full-time; remote position and can be based out of the following locations: Lower 48 United States and provides a flexible & non-traditional work schedule (relocation expenses not provided).
• Evening and weekend schedule supporting leadership meetings, video conferences, events.
• Frequent travel to attend staff meetings and to support training events, exercises, service projects, and training-related networking events/conferences.
• Local Travel: Reliable transportation is The person filling this position will be expected to travel within their local area to support ongoing efforts.
• Other Travel: At least 25% (approx. 12 weeks per year) non-local travel to support broader organizational activities.
• Austere Travel: When required to support on ground disaster missions and route clearance operations.

Job Type:

• Full-time; salary, exempt

Pay Range:

• $ $53,312.67 - $79,514.63 per year

Cultural Values:

• Mission First, Greyshirts Always: Anyone joining TR must understand that our mission to provide disaster response comes first
• Step Into The Arena: TR needs leaders who aren’t afraid to dare to be great
• Everyone Has A Role Know It: Ability to successfully navigate a fast-paced, high-growth environment and solve problems in the face of ambiguity
• GSD: We are entrepreneurial, resourceful, and determined no matter how chaotic the situation
• Change Your Socks: We take care of ourselves and each other so we are best equipped to serve those in greatest need
• Adults Only: Every team member is an adult until proven otherwise
• Your Mother’s A Donor: Every leader must be committed to fiduciary responsibility, transparency, and financial stewardship

Perks of the Team:

• Flexible Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Generous holiday schedule (including a paid week off between winter holidays)
• Matching 401k contributions up to 4% with no vesting requirement
• 100% company-paid health benefits for employees and their dependents
• Professional development, leadership development and events/conferences
• Paid time off to volunteer with the non-profit of your choice
• One-week all-inclusive onboarding experience

Learn more about Team Rubicon:

• Website: Team Rubicon USA
• LinkedIn: Team Rubicon
• Facebook: Team Rubicon
• X: @TeamRubicon
• YouTube: Team Rubicon
• Instagram: @teamrubicon
• Threads: @teamrubicon
• TikTok: @teamrubicon

Team Rubicon is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to not only including but actively seeking out a diversity of lifestyles, experiences, perspectives, and voices in order to foster inclusion, growth, and innovation. Your candidacy will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.