Title: Emergency Management Advisor
Employee Working Location: Partially Virtual / Hybrid (Quebec City)
Employment status: Temporary, full time (18 months)

The Canadian Red Cross (Red Cross) - an inspirational not for profit organization, helps people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and supports them in strengthening their resilience. As a Canada's Best Employers 2024, we are committed to having an accessible, diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free work environment.

In this role you will:

• Lead the design and development of exercises and support implementation and improvement of program elements.
• Develop exercise and scenarios (internal and external).
• Develop the activities and tools needed for team operational capacity planning and development in collaboration with relevant CRC departments.
• Apply, maintain, and implement emergency management standards and procedures.
• Support staff responsible for leading and coaching volunteer teams regarding team operational capacity planning and development.
• Mentor and supervise department staff under their responsibility, as needed.
• Perform on-call duty and participate in provincial and national emergency operations.
• Actively participate in the monitoring, documentation and evaluation assigned files and projects.

What we are looking for:

• A university degree or any relevant combination of training and experience.
• Applied knowledge in emergency preparedness.
• At least two years of relevant and recognized experience in project management.
• Experience facilitating committees.
• Strong oral and written communication skills (bilingual English/French).
• Excellent knowledge of and practical experience with the Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Experience working in a volunteer environment is an asset.
• Class 5 driver's licence

Working conditions:

• Most of the work is done in an office environment or remotely, and the incumbent must be available to travel when required.
• The schedule is 35 hours/week, but work hours may vary during local and national emergency operations.
• Possibility of responding in difficult, unstable (environmentally, physically, socially, etc.) and uncomfortable conditions that may impact physical and psychological conditions in the field.
• As we work with and support people (managers, colleagues, beneficiaries/customers, volunteers, donors and external partners) and communities in Canada and around the world, applicants whose first language is not English may be required to perform the responsibilities of the role in English.
• Eligibility to work in Canada: At this time, we welcome applications from candidates eligible to work in Canada. If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, we encourage you to carefully review your visa to find out whether you are eligible to work in the job you are considering applying for. Refer to our FAQ for more information.
• If you are selected for this role, you will be required to complete a successful pre-employment screening process which includes a satisfactory Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC).

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