• Maximum term position
• Full Time hours
• Sydney, NSW location

About us

Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation. Our aim is to improve the lives of the most vulnerable people in Australia and across our region.

About the role

This role will report to the State Lead, Recovery & Preparedness and will have a strong focus on community engagement, implementing sustainable and effective community disaster preparedness and recovery initiatives aimed to increase community capacity to support a strong, positive recovery and to better prepare for future disaster events. The role will lead a regional team of Recovery Officers facilitating collaboration and supporting them to deliver recovery programs in their areas. The role requires a self-motivated and proactive person, able to manage their own time effectively, with strong attention to detail and organisational skills.

On a day-today basis, the role will work with key internal and external stakeholders ensuring the program objectives are delivered on time and within budget.

What you will bring

• Experience in managing both staff and volunteers
• Highly developed understanding and experience in community development and/or emergency management
• Demonstrated experience in program management, including design, analysis and implementation of projects within a multi-site environment
• Demonstrated ability to engage with and influence internal and external stakeholders at various levels
• Well-developed analytical, problem solving and decision making abilities

A current Working with Children Check and Australian Drivers licence are mandatory requirements of this role.

Why work with us

Be part of one of the largest humanitarian organisations and know that the work contributes to improving outcomes for vulnerable people.

You can access flexible working arrangements and generous salary packaging options that can increase your take home pay by paying certain expenses using pre-tax dollars up to $15,900 a year.

Further information

For further information about this role, please refer to the position description attached below or contact Mark McMullen on 0414 928 129.

Position description:  Team Leader - Recovery & Resilience.pdf.