Service to the Armed Forces Specialist (SAF), Mobile
On-sitePensacola, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Manage and administer delivery of American Red Cross services to United States military members, veterans, and their families in accordance with policies and procedures. Build strong relationships with military leadership, key organizations, and community leaders while cultivating partnerships with external constituents to further the mission. Recruit, train, and manage volunteers who serve as primary resources for administering programs, ensuring consistent service delivery and community outreach through command meetings, education briefings, and presentations. Develop and implement local needs assessment plans and volunteer program plans using established processes. Support both day-to-day operations and emergency needs of the Hero Care Center as a member of the Hero Care Network Contingency Team. Respond to emergency, surge, and disaster situations as needed, maintaining readiness through annual deployment familiarization and additional trainings when activated. Provide supervision of volunteer service delivery staff and coordinate services to military treatment facilities and VA hospitals. Manage budgets and expenditures to ensure programs operate within budget while reporting outcomes to ensure organizational accountability.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, human resources management, community organization, social or health sciences, or related field
- Minimum of five years related experience in program management or related field
- Strong computer skills
- Public speaking skills
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work well in an individual or team environment
- Ability to balance multiple priorities
- U.S. citizenship
- Ability to obtain a secret security clearance
- No-fee U.S. passport
- Worldwide mobility
- Ability to accept work assignments anywhere in the world, including conflict areas
- Ability to meet strict medical and physical requirements, including immunizations required by the U.S. military
- Ability to wear military uniforms
- Ability to live and work in harsh and stressful environment in conflict areas
- Ability to accompany the military on deployments
- Ability to adjust to new situations quickly
- Ability to tackle the challenges these situations present
- Ability to handle high-pressure situations
- Ability to collaborate with team members, volunteers, and military personnel
- Ability to be leaders who put others and the mission first
- Ability to understand that deployment is a hardship
- Ability to support our military personnel in uncomfortable situations and circumstances
- Ability to thrive on service and teamwork
- Ability to be adaptable
- Ability to manage through ambiguity
- Ability to engage others in problem solving complex issues
- Ability to work under challenging conditions
- Ability to drive a vehicle
- Ability to stand, walk and manipulate light to medium weights of up to 20 pounds
- Good hand-eye coordination
- Arm, hand, and finger dexterity
- Ability to grasp
- Visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read technical information
- Ability to sit for long periods of time
- Ability to work indoors
- Ability to be on 24-hour call during period of major disaster
- Ability to complete all trainings and requirements to maintain casework proficiency
- Ability to work shifts
- Ability to participate in readiness drills
- Ability to respond to emergency, surge, and disaster situations
- Ability to maintain all medical and security requirements
- Ability to engage in annual deployment familiarization program
- Ability to participate in additional trainings and meetings to prepare for deployment
- Ability to support both the day-to-day operations and emergency needs of the Hero Care Center as a member of the Hero Care Network Contingency Team
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with military culture, regulations and protocol
- Experience with American Red Cross programs and services
- Passion for supporting military members
- Physical stamina
- Emotional capacity to live and work alongside deployed military members in harsh climates and difficult environments
- Ability to live and work alongside deployed military members in harsh climates and difficult environments
- Ability to be a servant leader supporting deployed military members through difficult and challenging issues
- Ability to understand that deployment is a hardship
- Ability to support our military personnel in uncomfortable situations and circumstances
- Ability to thrive on service and teamwork
- Ability to be adaptable
- Ability to manage through ambiguity
- Ability to engage others in problem solving complex issues
- Ability to work under challenging conditions
- Ability to stand, walk and manipulate light to medium weights of up to 20 pounds
- Good hand-eye coordination
- Arm, hand, and finger dexterity
- Ability to grasp
- Visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read technical information
- Ability to sit for long periods of time
- Ability to work indoors
- Ability to be on 24-hour call during period of major disaster
- Ability to complete all trainings and requirements to maintain casework proficiency
- Ability to work shifts
- Ability to participate in readiness drills
- Ability to respond to emergency, surge, and disaster situations
- Ability to maintain all medical and security requirements
- Ability to engage in annual deployment familiarization program
- Ability to participate in additional trainings and meetings to prepare for deployment
- Ability to support both the day-to-day operations and emergency needs of the Hero Care Center as a member of the Hero Care Network Contingency Team
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