Community Engagement & Partnerships

Work with external organizations to build capacity, coordinate activities, integrate expertise and provide channels to reach all disaster-affected communities, particularly traditionally underserved populations.

Makes connections with community organizations who can benefit our clients during response and recovery

Respects and understands different cultures and perspectives

Able to articulate goals, needs, benefits of partnership

Values input and fosters a cooperation

Consistently follows through with commitment and responsibilities

Needs to be able to represent ARC to external organizations with professionalism and work within the established DRO chain of command to make commitments. Position is likely field-based visiting with other organizations and not at the DRO headquarters full time so some degree of working independently is needed.