Manager, Operations – East Branch
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Job Description
Operations Manager leading Team Rubicon’s disaster-response teams, budgets, and volunteer mobilization. Building regional partnerships and coordinating emergency operations across seven Midwestern states.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a team of associates and support volunteer leaders in executing organizational goals and objectives
- Manage assigned budgets, resource allocation, purchasing, expenses, and financial goal achievement
- Supervise, mentor, evaluate, and develop assigned staff
- Improve staff performance, productivity, and efficiency
- Assist with operational planning, budgeting, procurement, and distribution of supplies and equipment
- Support recruitment, deployment, scheduling, work rotations, and well-being throughout the disaster cycle
- Develop QCPC team goals, provide feedback, and solicit regular input
- Support Volunteer Management in resolving personnel conflicts
- Participate in Participation Status Committees as needed
- Lead the leadership lifecycle program, including recruiting, onboarding, and developing Greyshirt volunteer leaders
- Support department needs during operational surges
- Build and maintain relationships with donors, partners, and volunteers
- Lead capacity-building efforts, local relationship growth, disaster operations, and cross-functional collaboration
- Organize and participate in training and simulations for disaster response teams
- Coordinate disaster response operations, including resource and personnel deployment
- Coordinate with volunteer organizations and partners to maximize resources
- Function as an Agency Executive
- Provide EOC support and disaster response coordination across relevant agencies as needed
- Report to TR’s Deputy Director, Operations (East Branch)
Requirements:
- 5-7 years of relevant professional experience in the military, disaster response, emergency management or first responder fields
- Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management, Public Administration or related field preferred
- Proven record of personnel management experience, including recruiting, managing, training, and developing employees and volunteers
- Proficient with technology tools and remote working for communicating and coordinating with a large network of TR staff members, Greyshirts (volunteers), and external stakeholders
- Successful past performance in leading volunteers is highly desired
- Remote position based within Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, or Ohio
- Evening and weekend availability
- Reliable transportation
- Willingness and ability to travel locally
- At least 25% non-local travel within the assigned territory
- Ability to support leadership meetings, video conferences, events, and operations
Benefits:
- Flexible Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Generous holiday schedule, including a paid week off between winter holidays
- Matching 401k contributions up to 4% with no vesting requirement
- 100% company-paid health benefits for employees and their dependents
- Professional development, leadership development and events/conferences
- Paid time off to volunteer with the non-profit of your choice
- One-week all-inclusive onboarding experience
- Flexible and non-traditional work schedule



















