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

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)

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