Deputy, Wildfire Long Term Recovery Programs

American Red Cross • Statewide, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s 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, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re 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. Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Strong skills in community organizing, case management and/or partner-agency relations.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as supervisor or manager of workforce engaged in direct client contact in an outcomes-based social-services environment.
• Thoughtful leader with a team orientation and demonstrated critical thinking skills, flexibility, adaptability and a positive attitude.
• Cultural sensitivity and awareness.
• Active listener with excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong program management capacity.
• Ability to work independently, handle and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Ability to manage multiple programs and shifting priorities.
• Ability to proactively Identify challenges and working to resolve and/or develop alternative solutions.
• Exhibits sound and thoughtful judgment.
• Intermediate level proficiency with MS Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Ability to utilize a variety of technical systems with ease, including online project management tools.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in disaster response/recovery preferable.
• Experience building and supporting a volunteer workforce preferable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day management and administrative operations across the Long-Term Recovery portfolio, ensuring the team stays focused, on task, and performing to goal
• Support execution and follow-through on current operational priorities, maintaining momentum on established operations as attention and resources extend to newly absorbed operations
• Manage internal team processes, workflows, and administrative systems to support consistent execution across multiple concurrent operations
• Track and monitor progress against operational goals and deliverables, flagging risks or delays for the Director's attention
• Coordinate scheduling, staffing logistics, and deployment planning across operations, including surge and backstop coverage needs
• Support onboarding and day-to-day management of team members, providing consistent oversight as the team and portfolio grow
• Manage internal reporting and documentation processes to ensure consistent tracking across all active operations
• Monitor program effectiveness via collected data – both qualitative and quantitative – and serve as thoughtful advocate for program improvements
• Provide direct supervision to assigned team members, including regular check-ins, performance management and support for professional development.
• Support administrative and operational tasks as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level