Title : Coordinator- Emergency Management

Employee Working Location : Partially Virtual / Hybrid (York Region, ON)

Employment Status : Permanent Full-Time

Salary Band : $ 60,000 / year

The Canadian Red Cross (CRC) - an inspirational not for profit organization, helps people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and supports them in strengthening their resilience. As a Canada's Best Employers 2024, we are committed to having an accessible, diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free work environment.

In this role, you will :

• 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.
• Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of Emergency Management (EM) services/initiatives within the areas.
• 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 2-3 years experience as well and experience in working and managing volunteer resources, strong volunteer resource management skills
• Demonstrated experience in managing multiple priorities in a changing environment.
• Fluency in English is required. 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.
• Access to a vehicle and valid driver's license is required for this role.
• 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.
• Eligibility to work in Canada : At this time, we welcome applications from candidates eligible to work in Canada. If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, we encourage you to carefully review your visa to find out whether you are eligible to work in the job you are considering applying for. Refer to our FAQ for more information.
• If you are selected for this role, you will be required to complete a successful pre-employment screening process which includes a satisfactory Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC).

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Salary Band:
$60,000