From: Stephanie Jones [ssikes1@atu.edu]

Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 3:05 PM

To: Stephanie Jones

Subject: NECHAMA Job Opening

Attachments: Operations Manager Job Description (Feb 2008).doc

A CAREER WITH A CAUSE

Are you seeking a career that will make you feel good about coming to work? NECHAMA – Jewish Response to Disaster is a non-profit organization that provides clean-up and recovery assistance to individuals following natural disasters.  We are seeking a qualified Operations Manager to play a key role in our vital humanitarian work.  You will be the first to arrive at a disaster site, where you will assess needs, secure work sites, coordinate with governmental agencies and other disaster response teams, and lead a team of volunteers on a deployment.  Additional responsibilities will include maintaining vehicles and supplies, developing training programs and manuals for staff and volunteers, and cultivating a committed and qualified volunteer base.  

The ideal candidate will have the following qualities/skills:

Ø Mechanically competent

Ø Detail-oriented

Ø Ability to lead and motivate and group of volunteers

Ø Effective teaching skills

Ø Ability to follow-through with assignments and see them through to completion.

Ø A schedule which allows you to leave for a disaster site on 6 hours notice and be prepared to stay for up to two weeks at a time.

Ø Sincere desire to improve the world by providing comfort to those in need.

Salary commensurate with experience.  Intrinsic benefits from this job are too numerous to mention.   

Please send resumes to Seth Gardner at sgardner@nechama.org.  Call 763-732-0610, x1 with questions.  Find out more about NECHAMA at www.nechama.org.