Title : Program Coordinator, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

Employee Working Location : Remote (Canada)

Employment Status : Permanent Full-time

Salary band : $54,000 - $75,000/ 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 :

Responsibility 1: Program Support, Coordination, and Delivery

• As part of the Roots for Resilience core project team, support the development, planning, and coordination of program activities, including identification of supportive tools and materials, as well as coordination of program delivery in consultation with CRC teams in provinces/territories.
• Support the development, planning, and coordination of DRR-CCA programming within Recovery Operations, including contributing to the identification of community needs/priorities, direct service delivery, launching granting programs, and forming/stewarding strategic partnerships
• Builds and nurtures collaborative relationships, effectively liaising with Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, national partners, and CRC teams across provinces/territories to enable the implementation of projects and programming in communities.
• Carries out day-to-day operational tasks and processes related to scaling up of program activities, ensuring project/program management process and tools are up-to-date and being utilized correctly.

Responsibility 2: Program Administration, Monitoring, and Reporting

• Coordinate administrative processed for the Roots for Resilience program and DRR-CCA recovery operations.
• Coordinate with the Granting team, to ensure: appropriate management of partners; DRR-CCA granting proposals are reviewed and approved in a timey manner; progress reporting is received, reviewed and signed off on as per agreed timelines; and issues with grating partners are properly assessed and addressed.
• Contributes to monitoring progress of project activities and quality assurance, including the development of internal project monitoring tools.
• Supports data analysis, reporting and evaluation of recovery grants and pilot projects, including documenting best practices and lessons learned.

Responsibility 3: National DRR-CCA Program Development

• Supports linkages between Provincial and National program teams with regards to implementation and progress of DRR-CCA programming.
• Develops strong and effective trust-based working relationships with community partners to support CRC activities related to risk reduction and resilience building;
• Contributes to the overall growth of the DRR-CCA Service Line, supporting with developing operational strategies, annual planning and reviews.
• Support continued learning and capacity strengthening of DRR-CCA within the CRC.

What we are looking for :

• Bachelor's degree in, Disaster Risk Management, Environmental Sciences, Community Development, Emergency Management or related discipline from a recognized academic institution.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of related work experience.
• Demonstrated experience with project management is essential.
• Previous experience in Disaster Risk Reduction or Disaster Risk Management is an asset.
• Excellent organization, communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Ability to coordinate and foster effective working relationships with various stakeholders.
• Capacity to simultaneously monitor/manage multiple activities across various locations.
• Advanced level of self-awareness, maturity and stability in order to work in an effective and professional manner.
• Shows initiative and ability to adapt and innovate in sometimes challenging circumstances.
• Analytical capacity and ability to solve problems.
• Experience with volunteer engagement is strongly preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of the Microsoft Office.
• Strong written and verbal communication in English is essential.

Working conditions :

• The majority of the work is performed in a safe and clean environment, with travel to disaster operations as required.
• Travel within Canada will be required.
• 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).
• As we work with and support people (managers, colleagues, beneficiaries/customers, volunteers, donors and external partners) and communities in Canada and around the world, applicants whose first language is not English may be required to perform the responsibilities of the role in English.

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Salary Band:
54,000 - 75,000