Regional Disaster Officer
About The Position
The American Red Cross of Massachusetts is seeking a Regional Disaster Officer. This position will oversee the successful implementation of the volunteer-led disaster cycle services program throughout the region, ensuring communities are ready to respond to disasters. Regional disaster employees are required to deploy to disaster relief operations outside of their region at a minimum of once a year, which contributes 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.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
- Minimum 7 years of related experience.
- 5 years of management experience of paid or volunteer workforce.
- Travel is required.
- Must have a current, valid driver's license.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated analytical and decision-making skills to interpret program trends, results, formulate recommendations, and develop creative processes for continuous program or service improvements.
- Proven record of accomplishment of collaboration with diverse groups and individual’s representative of all the demographics of this community, managing multiple priorities, facilitation, problem solving, marketing, leadership, and partnership management.
- Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Ability to work outside of regular duty hours including nights and weekends.
- MUST reside in Massachusetts
Nice To Haves
- Experience as a great people manager.
Responsibilities
- Direct an employee and diverse volunteer team responsible for the implementation of volunteer-led disaster services programming throughout the region, ensuring 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.
- Oversee the successful implementation of the entire disaster cycle services program in alignment with Fundamental Principles and established program standards.
- 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.
- Lead regional efforts to prepare and mobilize communities and engage partners to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and emergencies.
- Build relationships and collaborate in the matrix management environment with internal partners, including employees and volunteers.
- Act as the regional disaster leader and Red Cross disaster subject matter expert.
- Initiate, scale, coordinate and manage disaster relief operations in the region in alignment with the Disaster Cycle Services Concept of Operations.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental Vision plans
- Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
- PTO: Starting at 19 days a year; based on FLSA status and tenure
- Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
- 401K with 6% match
- Paid Family Leave
- Employee Assistance
- Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
- Service Awards and recognition
- Relocation assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
