Service to the Armed Forces Specialist
location_onNorth Sparta Street, Steeleville, Randolph County, Illinois, 62288, United States
Job Description
About the American Red Cross
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. 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.
About the Role
The American Red Cross is currently seeking a Mobile SAF-IS Regional Program Specialist to support the Service to Armed Forces and International Services Division mission. This position is regional, but also 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.
This special workforce is also required to deploy on short term temporary assignments, serving alongside military members who are deployed to designated theaters of operations anywhere in the world. Mobile staff must be ready to deploy whenever called upon, and to do so are required to meet and maintain specific medical and other readiness requirements.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Ideal candidates will have a passion for supporting military members with the physical stamina and emotional capacity to live and work alongside deployed military members in harsh climates and difficult environments. SAF/IS employees are servant leaders supporting deployed military members through difficult and challenging issues. Candidates need to thrive on service and teamwork. Candidates must be adaptable with an ability to manage through ambiguity engaging others in problem solving complex issues.
Equal Opportunity Statement
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.
Work location
Work model: On-site
North Sparta Street, Steeleville, Randolph County, Illinois, 62288, United States
Illinois
Key Responsibilities
- check_circleManage and administer Red Cross services for military members, veterans, and families
- check_circleBuild relationships with military leadership and community partners
- check_circleCoordinate services with military treatment facilities and VA hospitals
- check_circleDevelop and manage budgets and monitor program expenditures
- check_circleMonitor report on program outcomes and results for accountability
- check_circleSupport emergency communications and provide local information
- check_circleDeploy worldwide to support military members in designated theaters
- check_circleDevelop and implement local needs assessments and Volunteer Program Plans
- check_circleConduct community outreach, command meetings, and education briefings
- check_circleRecruit, train, and supervise volunteers for program delivery
Requirements
- verifiedBachelor’s degree in business, public administration, HR, community organization, social/social or health sciences or related equivalent experience
- verified5 years minimum related experience in program management or related field
- verifiedU.S. citizenship
- verifiedAbility to obtain a secret security clearance
- verifiedAbility to obtain a no-fee U.S. passport
- verifiedStrong computer skills
- verifiedPublic speaking skills
- verifiedAbility to communicate effectively verbally in writing
- verifiedStrong interpersonal skills
- verifiedAbility work well individual or team environment
- verifiedAbility balance multiple priorities
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