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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!

Our hearts are heavy as we witness the devastating impact of the recent flooding on the Fourth of July in Kerrville, Texas and surrounding Hill Country communities. The loss of life and destruction are truly heartbreaking. We stand with the affected communities during this difficult time. 

Thanks to the generosity of donors, the Red Cross is launching a long-term recovery operation in Texas to assist vulnerable individuals, households, and communities in their long-term recovery. This will include direct financial assistance to families affected by the floods and other recovery programming. 

We are currently seeking a compassionate and innovative recovery professional to serve as a Senior Manager, Community Recovery for the Texas Hill Country Flooding Long-Term Recovery Operation.

This is a term-limited, benefits eligible position expected to last through March 2027, with the opportunity to extend based on business need.

This is a hybrid position based in San Antonio or Austin, TX with frequent travel to impacted communities.  

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

The candidate must live and travel in South Central Texas.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview): 

The Senior Manager, Community Recovery reports to the Deputy Director, National Long-Term Recovery Operations and serves as the Community Recovery leader in an assigned geography when a Recovery Program is implemented post-disaster.  The Senior Manager is responsible for the implementation of the community recovery program, which includes acting as a convenor, facilitative leader, and problem solver in recovery efforts in the impacted communities. The Senior Manager will utilize an established strategy to develop and/or participate with Long Term Recovery Groups, Unmet Needs committees, and other coalitions of community leaders and stakeholders that will then identify and act on recovery priorities.

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

• Coordinate and manage Red Cross community recovery activities in assigned geography. Produce plans and reports as required. 

• Support grants, individual resilience, and preparedness efforts to maximize program  reach and impact in vulnerable communities. 

• Work in partnership with community leaders and stakeholders to: 

• Conduct community assessments to understand the impact of the disaster, response and recovery efforts to date, and assess the gaps between needs and resources; 

• Conduct strategic planning for community recovery interventions and facilitate meetings and broker action among multiple community sectors.  

• Manage and direct outreach activities such as establishing contacts and attending community meetings.