LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Distribution of Emergency Supplies Regional Lead

Are you a supply chain professional looking for a way to gift your talents to a non-profit? The Red Cross within the Texas Gulf Coast is looking for a Regional Distribution of Emergency Supplies Lead.

Distribution of Emergency Supplies (DES) provides more than one item to more than one individual at one time. Traditionally, this has been clean up items, flashlights, food coolers, gloves, etc.

This position is responsible for the overall execution of DES within the region including:
1. Serve as District DES Lead or DRO DES Lead during operations
2. Oversee overall DES program, ensuring current DES guidance is observed
3. Ensure effective planning for DES operations
4. Ensure adequate supplies for DES operations
5. Ensure adequate partnerships are pre-identified to address DES needs identified in regional plans and coordinate DES operational plans and manage expectations around DES capability, capacity and reporting
6. Build DES capacity and capability through recruitment, training and mentoring
7. Serve as the Red Cross subject matter expert in distribution of emergency supplies program guidance and tools

Qualifications

Ability to build and lead a team using a collaborative leadership style and demonstrating traits of honesty, forward looking, competence, intelligence and compassion. This Lead will envision a teams impact in Mass Care and inspire the team into action. They will ensure the team understands how they fit into the larger DCS structure and how their actions can positively influence and support the DCS Program as a whole.