at American Red Cross in Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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 world's largest humanitarian network?
Join us-Where your Career is a Force for Good!
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WHY CHOOSE US?
As one of the nation's premier humanitarian organizations, the American Red Cross is dedicated to helping people in need throughout the United States and, in association with other Red Cross networks, throughout the world. When you join our team, you have a direct impact on a meaningful mission, and you can help save lives every day. If you share our passion for helping people, join us in this excellent career opportunity. Work where your career is a force for good.
We are committed to the diversity of our workforce and to delivering our programs and services in a culturally competent manner reflecting the communities we serve. Our work environment is collaborative, respectful, and inclusive with a focus on building allyship and a culture of belonging that empowers all team members. Come to learn, grow, and succeed while sharing your passion for making a difference.
The Red Cross supports a variety of cultural and community resource groups for employees and volunteers. From the Ability Network, our Asian American & Pacific Islander Resource Group, the Latino Resource Group, and Red Cross PRIDE, to the Umoja African American Resource Group, our Veterans+ Resource Group, and the Women's Resource Group, these networks provide connections, mentoring and help give voice to important concerns and opinions.
At the American Red Cross, your uniqueness can shine!
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview):
As a Regional Disaster Officer, you will oversee, through a team to include both paid and volunteer workforce, the successful implementation of the volunteer-led disaster cycle services program throughout the region in alignment with established program standards. 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.
WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):
1. Empower Volunteers: Direct an employee and diverse volunteer team responsible for the implementation of volunteer-led disaster services programming throughout the region. Ensure disaster 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.
2. Lead the Program: Oversee the successful implementation of the entire disaster cycle services program in alignment with Fundamental Principles and established program standards.
3. Mission Capacity Building: Champion and drive the development of regional Disaster Leadership Volunteers, including volunteer partners, to meet specific responsibilities as part of their work in disaster readiness, preparedness, response, and recovery.
4. Engage Community: Lead regional efforts to prepare and mobilize communities and engage partners to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and emergencies.
5. Manage in a Matrix: Build relationships and collaborate in the matrix management environment with internal partners, including employees and volunteers.
6. Know Your Communities: Act as the regional disaster leader and Red Cross disaster subject matter expert.
7. Ready to Respond: Initiate, scale, coordinate and manage disaster relief operations in the region in alignment with the Disaster Cycle Services Concept of Operations.
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications):
Education: Bachelor's degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
Experience: Minimum 7 years of related experience.
Management Experience: 5 years of management experience of paid or volunteer workforce.
Valid Driver's License
REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Demonstrated analytical and decision-making skills to interpret program trends, results, formulate... For full info follow application link.
The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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.
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