Community Disaster Program Manager

American Red Cross - Montgomery, AL

Full-time - Mid Level

Montgomery, AL

Social Assistance

About the position

As a Community Disaster Program Manager at the American Red Cross, you will play a crucial role in ensuring effective collaboration with Volunteer Services and engaging partners within your assigned geographic area. Your primary focus will be on mobilizing and preparing communities for disaster response, leading a diverse volunteer team, and implementing disaster cycle services activities. This position requires a commitment to community engagement and readiness, as well as the ability to coordinate disaster relief operations and build relationships with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a diverse volunteer team responsible for implementing disaster cycle services programming.
• Implement disaster cycle services activities within the assigned geographic area or specific functional activities within the region.
• Develop and support disaster volunteers who represent the communities they serve.
• Cultivate and develop Disaster Leadership Volunteers for disaster readiness and response.
• Lead efforts to prepare and mobilize communities and engage partners for disaster response and recovery.
• Act as the Red Cross disaster subject matter expert within the assigned geographic area.
• Initiate and coordinate disaster relief operations in alignment with the Disaster Cycle Services Concept of Operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience in building, mobilizing, leading, and developing volunteer teams.
• Valid Driver's License required.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated analytical and decision-making skills for program improvement.
• Proven record of collaboration with diverse groups and managing multiple priorities.
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office software.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in Project Management and emergency response.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year
• 11 paid holidays
• 401K with 5% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition