Disaster Workforce Engagement Manager

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By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the worlds largest humanitarian network

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Job Description :

Joining the American Red Cross is like nothing else its as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the worlds largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional yet unassuming. Diverse yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters where success is measured in people helped communities made whole and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good youll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your lifes work with an ongoing mission thats bigger than all of us. As you care for others youre cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview) :

As a Disaster Workforce Engagement Manager you will guide lead and support teams of trained volunteers to deliver comfort and care in times of disaster. Primary responsibilities include building sustaining and energizing the volunteer workforce to create and maintain a foundation of continuous and robust volunteer engagement using established processes and collaborating with volunteer services staff. You will work with volunteers to ensure that the communities you serve are ready to respond to disasters.

Join us in meeting the needs of continuous disaster response! Regional disaster employees are required to deploy to disaster relief operations outside of their region at a minimum of once a year. Deployments contribute to skill building career development and exposure to different types of disasters. Allowances may be provided for personal circumstances and local response activity. Employees must meet all training and physical capacity requirements for deployment. This role is not eligible for relocation assistance

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key 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.

PAY INFORMATION :

The salary range for this position is $56664- $62960 Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications) :

• Education : Bachelors degree required or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• Experience : Minimum 5 years of related experience with building mobilizing leading and developing volunteer teams to execute a social services program or service .
• Travel : A current valid drivers license and good driving record is required.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The work environment will consist of moderate noise (i.e. business offices with computers phones and printers light traffic). The employee must have the ability to work in a small cubicle and have the ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications) :

DISCLAIMER : The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

BENEFITS FOR YOU :

As a mission-based organization we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes :

Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to

make your career a force for good!

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

AmeriCorps the federal agency that brings people together through service and its partners the Peace Corps AmeriCorps Alums National Peace Corps Association and the Service Year Alliance launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.

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Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Business Development,Employee Orientation,Public Health,Account Management,VersionOne,Conflict Management,Project Management,Relationship Management,Team Management,Customer relationship management,Human Resources,Public Speaking

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 56664 - 62960