American Red Cross - Information and Planning Lead Volunteer

**Although this role is remote, volunteers MUST reside in Los Angeles County to participate**

This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. The purpose of this position is to perform the Information Planning readiness and capacity building activities needed to enable effective service delivery (in a disaster response).

Locations

Remote/Virtual Volunteer Opportunity

Information and Planning is responsible for gathering assessment and operational data required for effective management of a response, including information about the scope of the disaster and the effectiveness of the response. The data compiled by Information and Planning supports reports to donors about the effective use of the resources they have provided to the Red Cross.

This position is responsible for supporting and engaging the workers assigned to the team which includes:

Team Leaders are responsible for the overall execution of assigned tasks with may include:

Willingness to comply with Red Cross COVID-19 policies for in-person volunteer activities.

Ability to:

• build and lead a team using a collaborative leadership style and demonstrating traits of honesty, forward looking, competence, intelligence and compassion.
• build effective relationships with groups and individuals who can help with related goals.
• follow and implement requests received from supervisor with little or no supervision.
• adapt to change, negotiate compromise and tolerate ambiguity.
• build effective relationships with others who can help with work related goals.
• be sensitive in human interactions to diversity inclusiveness.
• monitor and correct performance and to manage conflict.
• work toward Supervisor position in at least one Mass Care activity