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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:

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.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview): 

Provides administrative support for the Donor Services department, handling both routine and complex administrative functions. Prepares and distributes reports, correspondence, and other departmental documentation. Assists in the coordination and administration of projects, programs, and business processes to support departmental goals and operational efficiency. Manages and coordinates schedules, meetings, and activities for departmental programs, services, and key stakeholders. Ensures effective communication, organization, and follow-through on assigned initiatives and administrative tasks.

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

• Prepare and maintain memos, records, reports, data or correspondence for staff signature. Review correspondence for consistency with corporate policies and practices. May assist in the development of presentations.

• Perform general administrative duties such as maintaining and collecting data, coordinating the provision of organizational services (i.e. purchasing, supplies, catering, copying/printing), coordinating unit mail and communication flow, assisting in expenditure tracking and budget preparation.

• Screen telephone and office callers and resolve routine inquiries. Answer routine requests and direct others to supervisor, appropriate staff member or another office.

• Schedule and maintain calendar of appointments, meetings, events, program initiatives and travel itineraries.

• May relieve other administrative staff in the unit during temporary absences.

• Provide support, development and/or leadership guidance to all volunteers. 

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications): 

Education: High School or equivalent is required.
Experience: Minimum 5 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
Skills & Abilities: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience in personal computer use, data gathering, and high proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite programs. Proficient typing skills required. Ability to work on a team and able to problem solve.
Travel: Occasional (Supports an executive that oversees Alabama, Mississippi & Tennessee).

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE (Preferred Qualifications):