Volunteer Opportunity

Volunteer information and Planning Team Member American Red Cross – Pittsburgh, PA

On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Details

    Time Commitment:A few hours per month
    Recurrence:Recurring

    Description

    DCS: Southwestern PA - Information and Planning Team Member

    Opportunity Detail

    Purpose: The purpose of this position is to perform Information Planning readiness and capacity building activities needed to

    enable effective service delivery (in a disaster response).

    Reports To: DCS: Southwestern PA - Information and Planning Team Leader

    Responsibilities:

    • 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 the tasks involved in the Information Planning program including:
    • 1) Planning activities including Analysis and Planning, Disaster Assessment, Financial and Statistical
    • Information, and Information Dissemination.
    • 2) Management and use information management technology platforms for Disaster Response and Recovery
    • (DSARS, RCView, etc.)
    • 3) Providing operational planning support in both Blue Sky and Gray to events
    • Time Commitment: Any time between 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday -Friday. For field work during the first 72 hours of a local
    • disaster.

    Qualifications: Ability to:

    • 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.
    • Work toward service associate position in at least one Mass Care activity

    Relationships:

    Works closely with all other Information Planning Team Members to ensure team goals are achieved.

    Length of Apptmt: Minimum of 3 months preferred, renewable. Once trained, may remain active as long as required training is updated.

    Training:

    5266 Data Collection

    Disaster Operations Control: Form 5266 Fundamentals

    Disaster Cycle Services: An Overview

    RC View for Viewers (When Fielded)

    Volunteer

    DCS: Southwestern PA - Information and Planning Team Member

    Opportunity Detail

    Purpose: The purpose of this position is to perform Information Planning readiness and capacity building activities needed to

    enable effective service delivery (in a disaster response).

    Reports To: DCS: Southwestern PA - Information and Planning Team Leader

    Responsibilities:

    • 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 the tasks involved in the Information Planning program including:
    • 1) Planning activities including Analysis and Planning, Disaster Assessment, Financial and Statistical
    • Information…

    Location

    On-site
    Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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