Climate Adaptation Program Coordinator

The American Red Cross is hiring a Climate Adaptation Program Coordinator in Visalia, CA. This role involves building a network of community partners to address climate challenges in Tulare County. Candidates should have a background in social services, community outreach, and grant administration. Responsibilities include partner engagement, educational support, and data reporting. A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required, along with experience in community mobilization and disaster recovery.
The American Red Cross is seeking a Climate Adaptation Program Coordinator to play a critical role in building and maintaining a network of community-based partners and workforce to help cope with the climate crisis in Tulare County, California.
Company Overview

The American Red Cross is one of the nations premier humanitarian organizations, dedicated to helping people in need throughout the United States and, in association with other Red Cross networks, throughout the world. We are committed to the diversity of our workforce and to delivering our programs and services in a culturally competent manner reflecting the communities we serve.
Job Description

This position reports to the Tulare County Community Disaster Risk Reduction Manager and is responsible for building and overseeing a community partner network and workforce to help cope with the climate crisis. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in social services, partner collaboration and community outreach, and preferably experience in grant administration, disaster risk reduction and building volunteer teams.
Key Responsibilities
• Convene partners to support implementation of Community Adaptation initiatives.
• Support engagement and inform educational opportunities for community-based partners and workforce.
• Collect and report required grant management and partner engagement data accurately and on time.
• Engage with contacts in community-based organizations and key community stakeholders to educate about disasters, impacts to vulnerable populations and Red Cross programs.
Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need:
• A Bachelors degree in Social Work, Public Health, Community Education or some other social services field.
• Experience in community mobilization and disaster recovery preferred.
• Demonstrated familiarity with climate adaptation/resilience strategies, government disaster programs, and community organizing preferred.
• Skills and Abilities: Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of community disaster risk reduction. Demonstrated ability in creating presentations and developing training modules. Excellent oral and communication skills, including training and presentations. Develop project plans, budgets, and strategies to achieve organizational goals. Demonstrate analytical and decision-making skills to develop creative processes for continuous program or service improvements.
Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental vision plans, health spending accounts, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, holidays, employee assistance program, disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance.