Senior Disaster Programs & Community Lead

American Red Cross; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental Vision plans

HSA/FSA options

Paid time off

Job summary

The American Red Cross is seeking a Senior Community Disaster Program Manager to guide and support teams of employees and trained volunteers in delivering comfort and care during disasters.

You will empower volunteers, lead disaster cycle services, and collaborate with internal partners to mobilize communities, ensure readiness, and coordinate regional responses across the assigned geographic area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience.
• 3 years of supervisory or management experience.

Responsibilities

• Empower Volunteers: Lead and manage 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: Oversee the successful implementation of either disaster cycle services activities within assigned geographic area, or specific functional activities within the region.
• Mission Capacity Building: Champion and drive the development of Disaster Leadership Volunteers, including volunteer partners, to meet specific responsibilities as part of their work in disaster readiness, preparedness, response, and recovery.
• Engage Community: Supervise the team's efforts 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 in assigned geographic area.
• 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 a regional Red Cross disaster subject matter expert to maximize Red Cross presence and community engagement and mobilization.
• Ready to Respond: Initiate, scale, coordinate and manage disaster relief operations in the region, or functional activities in alignment with the Disaster Cycle Services Concept of Operations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Analytical skills

Decision making

Collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

The American Red Cross is seeking a Senior Community Disaster Program Manager to guide and support teams of employees and trained volunteers in delivering comfort and care during disasters.

You will empower volunteers, lead disaster cycle services, and collaborate with internal partners to mobilize communities, ensure readiness, and coordinate regional responses across the assigned geographic area.