American RED Cross

Senior Community Disaster Program Manager

Cleveland, OH · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 7 days ago

ExcelLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingCritical ThinkingMicrosoft Office

About the role

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!
Allowances may be provided for personal circumstances and local response activity.

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.
Develop and support disaster volunteers who are the primary workforce, and representative of the communities they serve, both culturally and linguistically.
Lead and empower a diverse team of volunteers and employees.
Build relationships and collaborate in the matrix management environment with internal partners, including employees and volunteers.
Regional leadership and functional employees are expected to work daily within their region's geographic area to provide leadership and functional support, engage and mobilize communities, and support volunteers.
As a Senior Community Disaster Program Manager, you will guide, lead and support teams of employees and trained volunteers to deliver comfort and care in times of disaster.
Responsible for tactics to support mission and goals.

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
The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms.
The employee is occasionally required to stand
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.

Must be able to develop relationships with chapter executives and chapter Community disaster program managers.
Must be able to Identify issues and provide solutions.
Volunteer management experience a plus.
Must be able to make decisions based on data.
Must be a servant leader.
Senior leadership experience.
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.

Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Ability to work outside of regular duty hours including nights and weekends.
Strong critical thinking skills.

As you care for others, you're cared for with competitive compensation and benefits.

Medical, Dental Vision plans
Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

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.
Geographic Community Disaster employees are expected to work daily in their assigned geographic area to engage and mobilize communities and support volunteers.

This listing is sourced directly from American RED Cross's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.