Divisional Director of Disaster Services
About The Position
The Salvation Army Potomac Division is seeking a Director of Disaster Services to provide strategic leadership for disaster operations, volunteer engagement, emergency preparedness, and resource management across the division. The role builds and strengthens disaster response capacity and develops partnerships with government agencies and community organizations. The position is based at the Potomac Divisional Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, within the General Secretary department, and reports to the General Secretary. It is an exempt, office-based role with periodic travel. The Director develops disaster training programs, coordinates Incident Management Team readiness, supports disaster response and long-term recovery, oversees equipment and supplies, and leads reporting, program evaluation, and continuous improvement. The role involves regular travel across the Potomac Division states, including overnight stays, and being on call for disaster emergencies after hours, on weekends, and holidays. Disaster assignments may last around 14 days and can involve hardship conditions, while day-to-day or incident work may take place outdoors in varied weather or noisy settings. During incidents, schedules may exceed normal business hours and extend into weekends and holidays.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration or a related field.
- Seven years of experience in disaster services management or emergency preparedness.
- Demonstrated collaboration, facilitation, problem-solving, marketing, leadership, and partnership-management abilities.
- Must have or obtain within the first year of employment a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) or Associate Emergency Manager (AEM) certification, and maintain it for the duration of employment.
- Must qualify as a certified Salvation Army emergency disaster services trainer within one year of hire.
- Ability to meet attendance requirements.
- Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.
- Ability to interpret, analyze, and compute numbers, including routine and complex mathematical computations.
- Ability to keypunch information into a computer and operate and answer the telephone.
- Ability to travel regularly across the Potomac Division states, including overnight stays, and attend occasional out-of-town events lasting two to seven days.
- Ability to be on call for disaster emergencies after hours, on weekends, and holidays, and to undertake disaster relief assignments generally requiring a 14-day commitment.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver disaster training programs for employees, officers, and volunteers.
- Coordinate Incident Management Team readiness and support disaster response operations.
- Oversee disaster equipment, mobile units, supplies, and vendor relationships to ensure deployment readiness.
- Support long-term recovery initiatives and provide guidance to local units following disaster events.
- Lead disaster reporting, program evaluation, and continuous improvement efforts to strengthen future response activities.
- Build and strengthen disaster response capacity and partnerships with government agencies and community organizations.
- Provide strategic leadership for disaster operations, volunteer engagement, emergency preparedness, and resource management across the division.
Benefits
- Holiday and paid time off.
- Health insurance.
- Vision and dental discounts.
- Supplemental insurance available.
- Voluntary life insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
