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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:
The American Red Cross is currently seeking a Mobile SAF-IS Regional Program Specialist to support the Service to the Armed Forces and International Services mission (SAF-IS). The territory of coverage is Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan. This position is part of our mobile staff, which requires meeting strict medical and security clearances prior to employment. In this role, worldwide deployment is a condition of employment. Mobile staff members typically deploy for 6 months at a time, approximately once every 18-24 months, and can be sent to any military base in the world.
Relocation assistance and housing are provided for this position.
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.
Where Your Career is a Force for Good!
Manage and administer the delivery of American Red Cross services to meet the needs of United States military members and their families in accordance with Red Cross policies and procedures. Support the delivery of International Services programs and services. Provide 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.
Key Responsibilities:
- Relationship Management and Community Outreach: Serves as the “face” of the Red Cross at assigned location.
- Builds strong relationships with military leadership, key organizations, and community leaders.
- Cultivates relationships and partnerships with external constituents in the local community, including government organizations, corporate partners, civic organizations, and other community charitable and nonprofit agencies with the purpose of furthering the mission of the Red Cross. Outreach includes command meetings, education briefings, presentations, or information sessions
- Builds community presence through enhancing marketing opportunities with local Armed Forces Network, utilization of social media platforms, and leveraging local base advertising opportunities to spread the Red Cross Mission and service.
- Volunteer Management: Manages a volunteer engagement program and cycle to enable delivery of all Red Cross programs and services on a military installation and in their local community.
- Manages Volunteers who will be the primary resource to administer the delivery of American Red Cross services to meet the needs of United States military members and their families in accordance with Red Cross policies and procedures. When volunteers are unavailable, the manager is responsible in delivering the mission specific services.
- Recruits and trains leadership volunteers to support placement and supervision of staff and programs in the delivery of SAF/IS U.S. programs and services, Red Cross Training Services, Disaster Cycle Services and Behavioral Health and Wellness programs.
- Effectively utilize the Volunteer Connection Platform to manage, document, train, recognize and communicate with volunteers within the local footprint.
- Service Delivery Management: Ensures the consistent delivery of SAF and IS U.S. services to all clients in their area.
- Provides supervision of volunteer Service Delivery staff.
- Coordinates services to military treatment facilities and clinics through volunteer placement, material assistance, resiliency training and morale items and support.
- Ensures community outreach, to include command meetings and education briefings, presentations, or workshops
- Ensures a strong military community outreach program and implementation of special events and projects in support of SAF/IS U.S. initiatives.
- Manages support services to military members and their families to include family follow-up information and referrals, and other related services.
- Develops outreach strategies aimed at promoting International Services U.S. programs to the community and ensuring the local community is aware of what programs and services are available.
- Financial and Reporting Management:
- Develops and manages budgets and expenditures to ensure programs are operating within budget to support all programs and services.
- Monitors and reports on the outcomes and results of programs and services to ensure organizational accountability and makes recommendations for continuous improvement to ensure metrics are consistently met.
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree or relevant equivalent experience is required.
- Experience: A minimum of three years related experience
- Management Experience: n/a
- Skills and Abilities: Requires strong computer skills. Public speaking skills and the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing are required. Must have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in an individual or team environment. The ability to balance multiple priorities is essential. Familiarity with military culture, regulations and protocol is strongly desired. Experience with American Red Cross programs and services is strongly desired.
Mobility Requirements
- To be eligible for selection and maintain employment in this position, candidates must meet the following requirements:
- U.S. citizenship is required. Must be able to obtain a secret security clearance and a no-fee U.S. passport.
- Worldwide mobility is a condition of employment and an essential function of this position.
- Must accept work assignments anywhere in the world, including conflict areas, where the American Red Cross is providing services to members of the military and their families.
- Must meet strict medical and physical requirements, including immunizations required by the U.S. military.
- May be required to wear military uniforms and live and work in harsh and stressful environment in conflict areas.
- Periodically accompanies the military on deployments.
PAY INFORMATION: The annual salary range for this position is $65,000 - $70,000. We do not offer an annual bonus for this role. Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. **We will review specific salary information at the time of phone screening based upon your location & experience.**
BENEFITS FOR YOU:
As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes:
· Medical, Dental Vision plans
· Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
· PTO: Starting at 19 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
· Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
· 401K with up to 6% match
· Paid Family Leave
· Employee Assistance
· Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
· Service Awards and recognition
Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to
make your career a force for good!
The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.
AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners — the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance — launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce. American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.
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