Community Disaster Program Specialist

As a Community Disaster Program Specialist, you will guide, lead and support teams of trained volunteers to deliver comfort and care in times of disaster. You will create and maintain volunteer engagement and work with volunteers to ensure communities are ready to respond to disasters.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and support a diverse volunteer team responsible for volunteer-led disaster cycle services programming.
• Ensure disaster cycle services are delivered rapidly, accessibly, and equitably to meet urgent disaster-caused needs, focusing on frontline communities.
• Assist with implementation of specific disaster cycle services program activities or functions within an assigned geographic area.
• Engage disaster volunteers representative of the communities they serve, both culturally and linguistically.
• Support local efforts to prepare and mobilize communities and engage partners for disaster response and recovery.
• Implement plans to meet targets for volunteer engagement and volunteer-led Disaster Action Team response to local home fires or support specific function tasks.
• Act as local point of contact for partners and communities, partnering with local organizations and leaders supporting frontline communities and community resiliency.
• Participate in disaster response operations in the region upon completion of training requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience.
• A current valid driver's license and good driving record is required.
• Ability to coordinate staff and volunteer activities.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Proven record of accomplishment of collaboration with diverse groups and individuals 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.

Skills

• Disaster Risk Management and Response Coordination
• Volunteer Management
• Community Engagement
• Staff Coordination
• Facilitation
• Problem Solving
• Partnership Management
• Marketing
• Leadership
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Driving

Languages

English