Manager, Disaster Resilience

Headquarters, 1615 H Street, NW, Washington, District Of Columbia, United States of America

Posted Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 4:00 AM

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation harnesses the power of business to create solutions for the good of America and the world. We anticipate, develop, and deploy solutions to challenges facing communities-today and tomorrow.

Specifically, our team members-

• Explore frontier issues, test new ideas, and suggest novel approaches to address big-picture challenges that will impact the future.
• Work with businesses to provide practical solutions for wider adoption, participation, and engagement.
• Convene and coordinate with businesses and public leaders to take immediate action in moments of unanticipated crisis.

We are driven by the pursuit of innovation and partnership and hold ourselves to the highest standards. We are committed to our employees, and as part of our team we will support your long-term career development while delivering relevant learning opportunities. We will empower you to lead, develop deep expertise, and find new approaches to solving the toughest challenges.

The Manager, Disaster Resilience translates strategy into execution across the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s disaster preparedness, response, and community resilience portfolio. Working with general guidance, this role independently develops and executes project plans, leads defined work streams, and serves as a trusted program and subject-matter lead with internal and external partners. The Manager combines strong operational capability with sound judgment, including the responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve research, planning, analysis, content development, and operational delivery.

This role helps deliver programs, briefings, convenings, and rapid response activations that are timely, credible, and aligned with Foundation priorities.

The Manager is expected to develop plans for execution and cultivate cross-sector partnerships, translate complex resilience issues into actionable insights for business audiences, and improve how the team works through standard processes, strong systems, and effective use of AI and other digital tools. This role is designed for a high-performing professional who can operate with increasing autonomy, represent the Foundation with credibility, and contribute to measurable advancement of the Chamber Foundation’s purpose.

• Project Management :
  Lead assigned programs, pilots, and work streams end to end, from scoping through execution and closeout, using appropriate AI-enabled and digital tools to organize work, track deliverables, identify dependencies, and improve follow-through.
• Strategic Planning :
  Translate high-level objectives into actionable project plans, milestones, resource needs, and decision points, applying AI-assisted research and scenario development where appropriate to keep work aligned with Foundation priorities.
• Impact Tracking :
  Track progress against milestones, KPIs, and intended outcomes; use AI-enabled analysis, dashboards, and concise summaries to inform leadership decisions and improve program performance.
• Risk Management :
  Identify risks, tradeoffs, and execution challenges early and elevate practical recommendations that protect quality, timeliness, and measurable outcomes.

• Incident Management :
  Support and when appropriate lead components of disaster activations, including needs assessments, partner coordination, briefings, and resource alignment.
• Crisis Coordination :
  Coordinate across internal teams and external partners to support timely, credible, and well-aligned activities that help chambers,…