Divisional Director of Disaster Services (9311)

The Salvation Army • Alexandria, VA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Salvation Army Potomac Division is seeking a Divisional Director of Disaster Services to provide strategic leadership for disaster operations, volunteer engagement, emergency preparedness, and resource management across the division. The Director will build and strengthen disaster response capacity and foster partnerships with government agencies and community organizations.

The role is based at Potomac Divisional Headquarters in the General Secretary department and reports to the General Secretary. It is an office-based role with periodic travel. Duties include developing disaster training programs, coordinating Incident Management Team readiness, supporting disaster response and long-term recovery, overseeing disaster resources, and leading reporting and continuous improvement.

The position requires regular travel across the Potomac Division states, including overnight stays; occasional travel to conferences, exercises, trainings, and other events; and possible assignment to disaster relief operations, generally for 14 days. The employee is on-call for disaster emergencies after hours, on weekends, and holidays. Disaster work may involve schedules exceeding normal business hours, hardship conditions, outdoor work, inclement weather, and noisy environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration or a related field.
• Seven years’ experience in disaster services management or emergency preparedness.
• Demonstrated collaboration, facilitation, problem-solving, marketing, leadership, and partnership management skills.
• Must have or obtain a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) or Associate Emergency Manager (AEM) certification within the first year of employment 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.
• Ability to operate and answer the telephone.
• Must be available on-call for disaster emergencies after hours, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to travel regularly, including overnight stays and occasional out-of-town trips lasting 2–7 days; disaster relief assignments generally require 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 across the division.
• Foster partnerships with government agencies and community organizations.
• Travel across the Potomac Division states and attend conferences, exercises, trainings, and other events as needed.
• Participate in Salvation Army disaster relief operations when assigned.

Benefits

• Holiday and paid time off.
• Health insurance.
• Vision and dental discounts.
• Supplemental insurance available.
• Voluntary life insurance.

What This Job Offers

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