Community Adaptation Program Administrator (Work From Home)

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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?

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Why Choose Us?

As one of the nation’s premier humanitarian organizations, the American Red Cross is dedicated to helping people in need throughout the United States and, in association with other Red Cross networks, throughout the world. When you join our team, you have a direct impact on a meaningful mission, and you can help save lives every day. If you share our passion for helping people, join us in this excellent career opportunity. Work where your career is a force for good.

We are committed to the diversity of our workforce and to delivering our programs and services in a culturally competent manner reflecting the communities we serve. Our work environment is collaborative, respectful, and inclusive with a focus on building allyship and a culture of belonging that empowers all team members. Come to learn, grow, and succeed while sharing your passion for making a difference.

The Red Cross supports a variety of cultural and community resource groups for employees and volunteers. From the Ability Network, our Asian American & Pacific Islander Resource Group, the Latino Resource Group, and Red Cross PRIDE, to the Umoja African American Resource Group, our Veterans+ Resource Group, and the Women’s Resource Group, these networks provide connections, mentoring and help give voice to important concerns and opinions.

At the American Red Cross, your uniqueness can shine!

What You Need To Know

The American Red Cross Community Adaptation Program Administrator will oversee the administration of the Community Adaptation Program (CAP), a comprehensive initiative designed to address the urgent challenge of extreme weather events that are displacing tens of millions of families in communities across the United States. The Administrator will play a critical role in driving the success of the program, working in collaboration with internal and external partners to ensure effective program management and community impact.

Where Your Career Is a Force Good

• Recruit and engage volunteers in CAP program activities as needed.
• Coach and mentor field team members to develop their skills, knowledge, and capabilities, and to support their professional growth and development.
• Manage internal communications strategy with a focus on the Community Adaptation Program Dashboard, monthly situational reports.
• Serve as the primary coordinator with Talent Acquisition on the hiring of new Community Adaptation field team members.
• Coordinate with and support the Grant and Collaborative Projects Manager in the processing of all partner enhancements and grants.
• In collaboration with the CAP Evaluations Manager, monitor program performance and impact, identifying areas for improvement and working with field team members and partners to develop and implement strategies to address challenges and optimize program outcomes.
• Promote and foster a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the CAP program and across the American Red Cross organization.
• Oversee the on-boarding and training of all Community Adaptation Program team members.
• Serve as liaison with key internal Red Cross units, as assigned.
• Support additional Community Adaptation Program activities, as needed.
• Work with the Director of Disaster Risk Reduction to develop and implement a comprehensive program strategy, ensuring that program goals and objectives are aligned with the American Red Cross mission and priorities.
• Maintain the overall Community Adaptation Program field team budget to include monthly budget forecasts and multi-year expansion planning.
• Serve as primary coordinator for engaging Red Cross subject matter experts to support hyper-local CAP partners.

The work location for this exciting opportunity is virtual. The selected candidate will work 100% remotely from home and be located anywhere in the United States. Typical work hours follow an East Coast schedule but may require extended hours/on call support as needed.

For those candidates located in Colorado or Connecticut or New York, the salary range for this position is: $102,300 - $109,120.

Note that the American Red Cross sets salary ranges aligned to a specific geographic location in which the work is performed. The stated salary range in this posting is specific to CO, CT or NY. If you live outside of these states and are a remote employee, your salary may be different and based on your geographic location. The specific salary information will be shared at the time of phone screening based upon your location and qualifications.

What You Need To Succeed

Education: Bachelor's degree required.

Experience: Minimum 5 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.

Management Experience: 3 years of supervisory or management experience.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage competing priorities.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to develop and manage complex budgets and workplans.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Red Cross business processes and systems including Workday, Concur, HR Now, and Coupa.
• Must possess a strong attention to detail while also maintaining visibility on the program as a whole.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and demonstrated ability to promote and foster a culture of diversity within a team or organization.
• Demonstrated experience in team management, including the ability to manage teams in complex and challenging environments.
• Knowledge of disaster risk reduction and community resilience strategies preferred.
• Experience coaching and mentoring team members to develop their skills, knowledge, and capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience in program monitoring, evaluation, and learning, including the ability to effectively use data to support program improvement.
• Proven ability to promote effective team collaboration and communication, and to ensure that team members are working together to achieve program goals and objectives.

Proficiency with MS Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Familiarity with federal, state and local employment laws. Ability to work on a team.

Travel: Travel may be required.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The work environment will consist of moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phones and printers, light traffic). The employee must have the ability to work in a small cubicle and have the ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.

Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference every day.

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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.

Interested in Volunteering?

Life’s emergencies don’t stop, and neither do American Red Cross volunteers, who represent more than 90 percent of our workforce to help prevent and alleviate human suffering. You can make a difference by volunteering in a position that appeals to you and allows you to use your unique skills and talents. The Red Cross relies on generous volunteers who give their time and talent to help fulfill our lifesaving mission.

Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.

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