Community Disaster Program Specialist

The Community Disaster Program Specialist supports the Southeast Pennsylvania Region by facilitating volunteer-led disaster cycle services programming, engaging community partners, and supporting disaster response operations. The role focuses on empowering volunteers, supporting program implementation, and building mission capacity within frontline communities.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and support a diverse volunteer team responsible for the implementation of volunteer-led disaster cycle services programming.
• Ensure disaster cycle services are delivered rapidly, accessibly, and equitably, culturally and linguistically, to meet urgent disaster-caused needs.
• Assist with the successful implementation of specific disaster cycle services program activities or functions within an assigned geographic area.
• Engage disaster volunteers who represent the communities they serve culturally and linguistically.
• Support local efforts to prepare and mobilize communities and engage partners for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
• Implement plans to meet assigned targets for volunteer engagement and volunteer-led Disaster Action Team response to local home fires or support specific function tasks within assigned geographic area.
• Act as the local point of contact for partners and communities, partnering with local organizations and leaders supporting frontline communities and community resiliency.
• Participate in disaster response operations in the region in alignment with the Disaster Cycle Services Concept of Operations, upon completion of training requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience.
• A current, valid driver's license with good driving record is required.
• Ability to coordinate staff and volunteer activities.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Proven record of accomplishment of collaboration with diverse groups and individuals representative of all the demographics of this community, managing multiple priorities, facilitation, problem solving, marketing, leadership, and partnership management.
• Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to work outside of regular duty hours including nights and weekends.
• Geographic Community Disaster employees are expected to work daily in their assigned geographic area to engage and mobilize communities and support volunteers.
• Physical ability to sit, use hands, talk or hear, reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and lift/move up to 30 pounds as needed.

Skills

• Community Disaster Programming
• Volunteer Coordination
• Disaster Operations
• Program Implementation
• Partnership Management
• Facilitation
• Problem Solving
• Marketing
• Leadership
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Staff Coordination
• Community Engagement

Languages

English