Planning Volunteer – Denver IHQ

Position Overview:

The role of the Planning Volunteer is to support Operations Staff in the International Headquarters. The Planning Volunteer is responsible for assisting with Needs Assessments, planning and organizing medical containers for shipment and creating and sending electronic manuals for biomed/other pieces of equipment on a per shipment basis shipping documents, and other. Their role is to support the Operations team with tasks related to the Cargo Program to assist Project C.U.R.E. in delivering shipments to over 50 countries.

Responsibilities:

The Planning Volunteer is responsible for the areas of:

• Assist in planning and organizing medical containers for shipment
• Coordinate inventory of medical supplies and equipment for specific global projects
• Ensure accurate coding and labeling on preliminary import documents
• Clearly communicate with logistics teams, healthcare partners, and warehouse staff throughout the planning process
• Other tasks assigned by the Logistics/Planning team

The Planning Volunteer works closely with the Executive Director of Planning and Logistics and the Planning Coordinator.

About Project C.U.R.E.:

Healthcare in many developing countries is a global crisis. The severe lack of healthcare disrupts social and economic stability in almost every developing nation. Disease causes nine out of ten preventable deaths in developing nations among children and adults. Millions of children under the age of five die each year from preventable disease, and more than 70% of these deaths

occur from pneumonia, diarrhea, measles, malaria and malnutrition.

Founding in 1987, Project C.U.R.E. (www.projectcure.org) has grown to be the largest organization in the world delivery over 200 shipments (ocean and air) of donated medical supplies and equipment annually. Each project begins with an onsite Need Assessment to ensure that Project C.U.R.E. delivers the right items to the right people. Project C.U.R.E. has delivered medical relief in over 130 countries.

On average, the value of a Project C.U.R.E. Cargo container is worth between$350,000 and $450,000 (wholesale), providing an amazing “return on investment”. Project C.U.R.E. operates seven Distribution Centers throughout the United States (Denver, Nashville, Phoenix, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Kansas City).Over 25,000 volunteers sort more than 26,000 types of non-perishable medical supplies and certify medical equipment for shipments abroad. Project

C.U.R.E. also operates 12 Collection Centers from coast to coast. Project C.U.R.E. receives both new and quality used medical items from hundreds of hospitals throughout the United States and medical manufacturers.

Project C.U.R.E.is recognized as a four-star organization by Guide Star, ranked a Platinum Participant by Charity Navigator, and was ranked by Forbes magazine as one of the 20 most cost-effective nonprofits in the United States.

Mission: The mission of Project C.U.R.E. is to identify, solicit, collect, sort and distribute medical supplies and services according to the imperative needs of the world.

Core Values:

• Credibility and Integrity - We will be honest. We won't make promises we can't keep, and we will keep the promises that we've made.
• Partnership - We seek to assist other individuals and organizations that share our common vision.
• Creativity and Ingenuity - We will endeavor to pioneer new ways of meeting the needs of others, being stewards of our resources and solving problems—from the small inconveniences to the major obstacles.
• Stewardship - Despite the fact that most of our assets are donations, we will remember the source and value of these and treat each as a gift.
• Excellence in Service - We will do our best work in meeting the needs of one another, our donors, our partners, and the sick and dying around the world.
• Information and Competence - We will become experts in our area of service. We will gain
• an increasing body of knowledge and expertise to be used, together with these other objectives, to see our vision become reality.
• Attitude - We will respect and honor others in the way that we treat them. We will strive to remain pleasant, positive and optimistic in all circumstances.

Please send your Logistics Volunteer application via email to:

Eugenio Coronado, Manager of Logistics and Operations - Logistics@projectcure.org