Senior Lead, Strategic Partnerships and Program Design

Job Description:

WHY CHOOSE US?

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. 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.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

The American Red Cross is seeking a highly adaptable and mission-driven Senior Lead, Strategic Partnerships and Program Design. This position can be located anywhere in the United States.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

The Senior Lead, Strategic Partnerships and Program Design will inform the design and technical program quality of American Red Cross's disaster management programs and activities overseas. This position will support expansion and cultivation of strategic partnerships working in tandem with the unit Director and in support of other teams within International Services. This position will also bear responsibility for creating and maintaining the body of overarching guidance that drives coordinated, strategically aligned American Red Cross investments. The Senior Lead will perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures and other applicable Federal, State, and local regulations.

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE GOOD:

Responsibilities:

* Support and socialize the new approaches from American Red Cross (AmCross) related to Localization, Climate Change Adaptation, Urbanization, Migration/Displacement, Community Engagement and Accountability and other relevant topics that pertain to disaster management.

* Identify and share cutting edge research, innovation, and good practices in priority sectors with the aim of improving and scaling ARC reach, influence, and impact.

* Identify new trends in Disaster Preparedness/ Disasters Risk Reduction, linking with other Red Cross Red Crescent/IFRC and humanitarian actors.

* Support the planning and technical design of disaster preparedness programs, working with ISD teams to strategically bridge various institutional preparedness themes.

* Lead the development of unified doctrine for the Integrated Global Programs division ensuring broad stakeholder engagement and consideration of future disaster management needs and trends.

* Further American Red Cross's commitment to localization of humanitarian action, serving as a resource for community preparedness and national society development.

* Spearhead and facilitate coalition building around broader Movement disaster management initiatives in support of ISD's goals, coordinating among relevant parties toward greater Collective Impact

* Collaborate with the monitoring, evaluation and learning team and with the programs team to improve ARC guidance for community and institutional preparedness programs used to address gaps in technical assistance and other needs among national societies and key partners, including IFRC and ICRC.

* Collaborate and contribute across ISD teams in support of strategically aligned program design, programs, and other priorities, including for response and recovery teams and the Global Disaster Preparedness Center

* Help ensure contextual analyses are integrated into implementation as part of adaptive management.

* Collaborate with programs team, country delegations, and other relevant stakeholders to support conception and design of programs through participatory planning and systems analyses.

* Keep country offices updated on relevant tools, resources, guidance documents, and trends, and support efforts to plan future programs and strategies.

* Support IGP, Divisions, and country offices in capacity-building, trainings, and the dissemination of the latest guidance and resources from AmCross.

* Support quality assurance and evaluation of institutional and community preparedness activities, including field visits if required.

* Develop and foster inclusion of measurement approaches working closely with ISD Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (DMERL) team to capture and share knowledge, identify and analyze impacts across projects and programs.

* Design, facilitate and participate in disaster management-related workshops/events

* Represent AmCross at international and domestic forums and events as needed

* Participate and represent AmCross in relevant disaster management and resilience-building networks

* Assist as needed in fiscal and program reports for management review, including the identification of resource/budget priorities based on capacity gaps and mapping assessments.

* Prepare presentations, reports, and other program-related materials as needed.

* Contribute to Disaster and Preparedness/Disasters Risk Reduction related concept notes and proposals

* Perform other duties as assigned in support of IGP needs

Scope: Individual contributor with comprehensive technical knowledge in specific area. Ability to execute highly complex or specialized projects; adapt precedent and may make significant departures from traditional approaches to develop solutions.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education: Bachelor's degree required.

Experience: Minimum 7 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.

Managerial Experience: n/a

Combination of candidate's education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to description's minimum education and general experience years combined.

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE:

Skills and Abilities: Demonstrated experience integrating innovative approaches to solving humanitarian challenges. Must have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with people from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. Experience working with and within the Red Cross/Red Crescent network is preferred. Experience working with local/national partners. Must be responsible and self-motivated. Candidate must have strong verbal and written communications skills and must demonstrate familiarity with evolving industry standards. Ability to work on a team.

Work Conditions:

Depending on work assignment, may require ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; or the ability to stand, walk and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of up to 20 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand, and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read technical information. Overall mobility is essential. May include sitting for long periods of time, driving a vehicle, and working under challenging conditions.

Work is performed indoors with some potential for exposure to safety and health hazards related to emergency services relief work. May travel and participate in meetings and conferences throughout chapter jurisdiction, state, and Red Cross system. Because the Red Cross is a disaster response organization, staff may be asked to be on 24-hour call during period of major disaster.

Physical Requirements: Physical requirements are those present in normal office environment conditions. Operational flexibility is required to meet sudden and unpredictable needs. Ability to use a personal computer, applicable software, and office equipment for sustained periods of time. May include sitting for long periods of time, driving a vehicle, and working under challenging conditions.

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

PAY INFORMATION

The salary range for this position is (Washington, DC): $76,050 - $109,850.

Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role.

This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.

BENEFITS FOR YOU:

As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes:
* Medical, Dental Vision plans
* Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
* PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
* Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
* 401K with up to 6% match
* Paid Family Leave
* Employee Assistance
* Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
* Service Awards and recognition

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.

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