Title: Coordinator-Emergency Management
Location: CAN - ON - Cambridge Branch
Employment status : Permanent Full Time
Salary band: $46,062 to $57,577 /year
An iconic brand and one of the most inspirational not-for-profit organization on this planet, the Canadian Red Cross (CRC), is seeking a Coordinator to join the Emergency Management team
You have a passion for helping others, and want to work with other dedicated individuals? By applying, you are taking a big first step to be part of an exciting organization.
At the Canadian Red Cross, we are guided by our fundamental principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service,unityand universality. We help people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and support them in strengthening their resilience.
Starting with the hiring process, we are committed to having an accessible, diverse, inclusive and barrier-free work environment where everyone can reach their full potential. We encourage all qualified persons to apply, particularly Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, racialized people, and people with diverse gender identities and sexual orientations, and others who share our values and contribute to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.
In collaboration with the Manager, Operations Emergency Management (West) the Coordinator, Emergency Management will develop and coordinate all aspects to provide support to the Emergency Management program within Bruce and Grey Counties, Guelph-Wellington and Waterloo Region.
As a Coordinator- Emergency Management you will:

• Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of Emergency Management (EM) services/initiatives within the areas.
  
• Build and support a volunteer structure for professional and timely delivery of local disaster response at PDA (Personal Disaster Assistance) and community levels in in disaster preparedness and response.
  
• Guide the development of local response processes and team expertise to ensure program adherence to National operational procedures, processes and accountability requirements.
  
• Seek opportunities to expand current program delivery (e.g., Agreements with municipal governments, growth of community teams).
  
• Liaise with community agencies/organizations regarding Emergency Management related services/initiatives to foster mutual understanding, coordination and partnership
  
• Provide on-site support to maintain the program supplies, assets and fiscal adherence to the program standards
  
• Support the EM program in a variety of roles during response and times of disaster/emergency
  
• Support the Duty officer role on a rotational basis in the EM program
  

What we are looking for:

• A post-secondary education in a related field.
  
• A minimum of 1-3 years experience as well and experience in working and managing volunteer resources.
  
• Demonstrated experience in managing multiple priorities in a changing environment.
  
• Strong communications skills in English are essential. French is considered an asset.
  
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and presentation skills are essential.
  
• Demonstrated experience in collaborative, team-based environments.
  

Working conditions:

• Most of the work is in an environment which is clean and comfortable
  
• This role will require the incumbent to travel domestically (while following public health and organizational safe work policies).
  
• You can work non-traditional hours, and be on-call and respond to emergency/disaster related request
  
• Full vaccination against COVID-19 is mandatory for this position and operation (the CRC will however adhere to its duty to accommodate those who are unable to be fully vaccinated for a reason related to a human right protected ground)
  

If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please notify us as soon as possible. All information received in relation to accommodation requests will be kept confidential.
Salary Band:
$46,062 -$57,577