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By joining the American Red Cross  you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best.  Are you ready to be part of  the world's largest humanitarian network?

Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good!

Job Description:

WHY CHOOSE US?

Joining the American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

We are seeking a Temporary Sr. Associate, Preparedness Program Development to support our Community Preparedness and Resilience Services program.

The assignment is for 6 months. No benefits are offered.

Location: This position is fully remote and eligible for work in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia or Wyoming.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview):

This position serves as a member of the Community Preparedness and Resilience Services program planning and implementation team. Provides management and oversight of preparedness programs ensuring that implementation and defined activities are carried out in accordance with specified objectives. Provides planning, design, implementation, and innovation support to assigned program area and team portfolio. Analyzes program activity and identifies areas for improvement. This position helps to develop solutions to complex challenges, often including short deadlines and large financial impacts. This position applies extensive technical expertise. Work is performed without appreciable direction and exercises considerable latitude. This position functions in a project leadership role, including coordination with senior internal and external stakeholders. May work with internal and external contacts to develop program strategies and proposal initiatives. Provides support, development and/or leadership guidance to all volunteers.

Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures and other applicable Federal, State and local regulations.

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):   

• Manages and supports program supply resourcing by developing and maintaining key business partner relationships with internal and external partners, including but not limited to vendors, supply chain management, finance, enterprise warehouse team, and Red Cross regional team members.

• Directs and coordinates activities concerned with implementation and carrying out objectives of program function or activity. May be responsible for the planning, execution and evaluation of a specific project or program.

• Collects and analyzes data, identifies areas of need and/or improvement, and develops recommendations for program and procedure improvement. Develops reports on project status and issues for management review. Supports monitoring of inventory valued up to $8 Million.

• Supports Program Manager by co-leading national relationships and independently leading critical areas of work. May work in conjunction with internal departments and external government and/or non-government agencies in the development of program strategies and proposal initiatives as required.

• Supports logistics for just-in-time and large-scale orders of smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and other preparedness materials.

• Provides ongoing guidance to regions and acting as a key point of contact for program leads, Region Disaster Officers, Division Points of Contact, and on occasion Division Disaster Executives.

• Liaises with Disaster Cycle Services operations and program developme