Leased Employee, Wildfire Mitigation Training Coordinator (12-Month Assignment)

Team Rubicon

United States

HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level professionals in wildfire mitigation or disaster response who can manage volunteer training and coordinate events across California.

Best fit for

Candidates with volunteer management experience and a background in wildfire mitigation or emergency management
— “Personnel management/training experience, including recruiting, managing, and developing volunteers”
Individuals familiar with California's wildfire mitigation community and public/private/nonprofit partners
— “Familiarity with the California wildfire mitigation community, public/private/nonprofit partners, across both Northern and Southern California”
Professionals with project management experience and a comfort in delivering structured assessments to diverse audiences
— “Comfortable learning and teaching a structured assessment methodology (e.g., Home Ignition Zone assessments) to volunteer audiences”

Things to consider

The role demands frequent travel between Northern and Southern California and to national events, which may require a flexible travel schedule
— “Comfortable with frequent travel between Northern and Southern California and to national training events”
The position is a 12-month assignment with potential for extension, which may not align with long-term career plans
— “Duration: 12 months (with potential to extend based on business needs)”

How to stand out

Highlight experience in volunteer coordination and event management in your resume and interview responses
— “Work with local teams to build training cadence and volunteer capacity for training opportunities”
Demonstrate knowledge of California-specific wildfire mitigation regulations and partnerships
— “Understanding of California's scoping and training requirements for commercial wildfire mitigation work”
Showcase your ability to deliver workshops and training to diverse audiences
— “Strong facilitation and public speaking skills; comfortable delivering workshops to varied audiences”

Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

Successfully coordinated training events
Built and maintained a volunteer training program

Typical background

Disaster responseEmergency managementWildfire mitigation

Skills & requirements

Required

Training CoordinationEvent PlanningVolunteer ManagementProject ManagementWildfire Mitigation

Preferred

Public SpeakingLogistics Coordination

Stack & domain

Wildfire MitigationDisaster ResponseEmergency ManagementFacilitationPublic SpeakingProject Management

About the role

Original posting from Team Rubicon via Greenhouse

Team Rubicon (TR) is seeking a Wildfire Mitigation Coordinator (Leased Employee) to join our Operations team!
Every day will be a challenge, but every month brings new opportunities for an organization that is quickly becoming a household name in disaster response. This position reports to TR’s Wildfire Mitigation Manager and is a hybrid position based out of California.
Duration: 12 months (with potential to extend based on business needs)
Expected Hours 40 hours per week
Duties:
Provide geographic training and event support primarily across California as well as supplemental support across other geographic areas, including event creation, input, and coordination with the national training team on event hosting and local requirements
Work with local teams to build training cadence and volunteer capacity for training opportunities across both geographic areas
Serve as a local representative for complex national training events, supporting partner management, site identification, logistics, and instructor selection
Assist in the design and standardization of the wildfire mitigation capability, supporting distribution of training content to local and branch teams
Deliver workshops on wildfire mitigation program fundamentals and unique mission planning processes considerations
Experience and Background:
1-4 years of relevant professional experience in military, wildfire mitigation, disaster response, emergency management, or first responder fields
Personnel management/training experience, including recruiting, managing, and developing volunteers
Successful past performance leading or coordinating volunteers highly desired
Familiarity with wildfire mitigation concepts, tactics, tools, and best practices
Strong facilitation and public speaking skills; comfortable delivering workshops to varied audiences
Project management experience
Special Requirements:
Comfortable learning and teaching a structured assessment methodology (e.g., Home Ignition Zone assessments) to volunteer audiences
Familiarity with the California wildfire mitigation community, public/private/nonprofit partners, across both Northern and Southern California
Comfortable with frequent travel between Northern and Southern California and to national training events
Understanding of California's scoping and training requirements for commercial wildfire mitigation work
Job Tier:
Leased Employee; Hourly; non-exempt
Pay Range:
$28.00 to $30.00 per hour (non-exempt)

Source: Team Rubicon careers (Greenhouse)