Overview
Community Disaster Program Manager Jobs in City of Rochester, USA at Dormont Manufacturing Co
Location: City of Rochester
Job Description
As a Community Disaster Program Manager, you will ensure effective collaboration with Volunteer Services; identify, mobilize, and engage partners in all communities in your assigned geographic area; and determine current readiness resources, facilities, supplies, local vendors, and strategies for addressing gaps. You will work with volunteers to ensure that the communities you serve are ready to respond to disasters. Regional disaster employees are required to deploy to disaster relief operations outside of their region at least once a year and must meet all training and physical capacity requirements for deployment.
This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.
Key Responsibilities
- Empower Volunteers:
Lead and support a diverse volunteer team responsible for implementing volunteer‑led disaster cycle services programming throughout the assigned geographic area, or functional activities within the region. - Lead the Program:
Implement disaster cycle services activities within the assigned geographic area or specific functional activities within the region. - Mission Capacity Building:
Develop and support disaster volunteers who are the primary workforce, cultivating and developing Disaster Leadership Volunteers, including volunteer partners, to meet specific responsibilities in readiness, preparedness, response, and recovery. - Engage Community:
Lead and coordinate efforts in the assigned geographic area to prepare and mobilize communities and engage partners with specific functional expertise and assets to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and emergencies. - Manage in a Matrix:
Build relationships and collaborate in the matrix management environment with internal partners, including employees and volunteers. - Know Your Communities:
Act as the Red Cross disaster subject matter expert within the assigned geographic area, maximizing Red Cross presence and community engagement and mobilization; prospect and partner with organizations and leaders supporting frontline communities and community resiliency before, during and after disasters. - Ready to Respond:
Initiate and coordinate disaster relief operations in the assigned geographic area, or functional activities in the region in alignment with the Disaster Cycle Services Concept of Operations.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education:
Bachelor’s degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Experience:
Minimum 5 years of related experience building, mobilizing, leading and developing volunteer teams to execute a social services program or service.
- Travel: A current valid driver’s license and good driving record.
Required
Skills and Abilities
- 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 collaboration with diverse groups and individuals representing all 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.
Residency Requirements
- Chapter‑based positions:
Geographic Community Disaster employees are expected to work daily in their assigned geographic area to engage and mobilize communities and support volunteers. - Regional positions:
Regional leadership and functional employees are expected to work daily within their region’s geographic area to provide leadership and functional support, engage and mobilize communities, and support volunteers.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions: sit, use hands to handle or feel, talk or hear, reach with hands and arms, occasionally stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; lift and/or move up to 15 pounds frequently and up to 30 pounds occasionally; maintain clear…
Title: Community Disaster Program Manager
Company: Dormont Manufacturing Co
Location: City of Rochester, USA
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