Position:   Office Manager
Location:   Inglewood, CA
Salary: $35,000/year, plus benefits

Team Rubicon (TR) is hiring an Office Manager to fulfill daily administrative and office management tasks.

TR Mission: Team Rubicon unites the skills and experiences of military veterans with medical professionals to rapidly deploy emergency response teams into crisis situations.

Team Rubicon has a unique culture that revolves around a positive, ‘can do’ attitude.  Applicants should be eager to make a positive difference in an organization that is young and rapidly growing, and should be comfortable with a fast-paced and dynamic work environment with a military culture.   Applicants must be willing to take the initiative on a wide range of administrative tasks.

To apply, please submit the following by May 29^th, 2012 to jobs@teamrubiconusa.org:

• Resume and cover letter

Preferred Skills:

• Detailed oriented person who is comfortable with administrative duties
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Ability to work well within a diverse team (both in person and virtually)
• Open to feedback and willing to learn; flexibility with tasks assigned
• Ability to working in a rapidly growing non-profit organization with a military culture

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinating interns
• Coordination with TR’s ten Regional Directors of Business Operations on administrative and accounting related tasks

• Equipment inventory
• Accounting coordination
• Management of incoming donations (checks, online, corporate matching, and in-kind)

• Facilities and office management at HQ and regional level (supplies, ordering, inventory, coordination of facility maintenance)
• Printing, shipping, mailings and ordering (swag, supplies, etc)
• Administrative support for events and meetings
• HR and tax forms, insurance, and benefits management
• Coordination of tech support
• Training regional directors in administrative policies and procedures including expense reports, Dropbox, Expensify, and Google Apps
• Travel and logistics coordination for missions and staff travel
• Occasional administrative tasks for executive staff
• Answering TR’s main phone line and contact form
• Scheduling meetings for TR staff
• Other duties as assigned

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May 10, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Team Rubicon Teams Up With Got Your 6 in Campaign to Support Veterans

LOS ANGELES – In an unprecedented show of support for veterans and military families, nearly every major studio, broadcast and cable network, talent agency, and guild in the entertainment industry has united with Team Rubicon and other top-tier non-profit organizations to launch the Got Your 6TM campaign (www.gotyour6.org). Got Your 6 will create a wide array of opportunities for veterans to successfully convert their leadership operational training into positive civilian roles in our communities nationwide.

“Got your six” is a military expression that means “I’ve got your back, and you’ve got mine.” The six o’clock position or “six” is the designation of the rear of a military formation.

Got Your 6 will focus on six pillars of reintegration: jobs, education, health, housing, family and leadership. Got Your 6 will work with a lead non-profit organization to activate each pillar in pursuit of a specific, substantial launch goal.

Team Rubicon will participate in the Leadership pillar, working in conjunction with The Mission Continues towards the goal of engaging veterans and military family members in 1.5 million hours of volunteer service in communities nationwide by July 2013.

“With more than 1 million military service members re-entering civilian life over the next 5 years, it is imperative that we set them up for success,” said Jake Wood, Team Rubicon President and Co-Founder. “The tangible goals set forth in this initiative will make much needed support a reality for our nation’s veterans and Team Rubicon is thrilled to be a part of it.”

About Team Rubicon

Team Rubicon (TR) unites the skills and experience of military veterans with medical professionals to rapidly deploy emergency response teams into crisis situations. TR offers veterans a chance to continue their service by helping and empowering those afflicted by disasters, and also themselves. For more about Team Rubicon, visit http://www.teamrubiconusa.org.

About Got Your 6

Got Your 6 is a campaign designed to change the conversation in America such that veterans and military families are seen as civic assets and leaders who will reinvigorate our community. The campaign combines the reach and resources of the top American entertainment studios, networks, guilds and agencies with the expertise and commitment of more than two dozen non-profit organizations. Through an extensive media footprint and a set of substantial service commitments, Got Your 6 will ensure successful reintegration of veterans into civilian life. For more information, visit www.gotyour6.org.

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Join Team Rubicon Region 7 – our sponsors, volunteers, and support squad members, as we run together in support of our mission to build an organization across our state and region that engages our veteran friends, family, and neighbors through public service and disaster relief.    

While our focus is building community in Region 7, your registration will help our community to be effective when a disaster strikes our region. 

Team Rubicon’s inaugural RUN AS ONE will be held on Saturday June 9th and will honor Clay Hunt, an original member of Team Rubicon. RUN AS ONE will be a day of remembrance and a day of hope. Clay’s death changed the focus of Team Rubicon from a disaster response organization that engages veterans to a service organization that does disaster response. Thanks in advance for helping TR create a team of veterans that provides quick response to disasters by developing TR community in your region. 

This is a 5k event dedicated to helping raise awareness for Team Rubicon Region 7.

All funds will go to help TR7 continue to reach new members of the veteran community across our four-state region of Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and Kansas.

You register to run at www.RUN-AS-ONE.com

Race Day Details

6:30am – 7:15am: Packet pick up & day-of-race registration

7:30am – 8:30am: Run as One 5k

8:00am – 10:00am: Post-run snacks, refreshments and reception

Volunteer

Not up for a 5k run but want to be involved with the event? Volunteer to help with registration and the reception at http://bit.ly/RunAsOne-Volunteer

Can’t attend a Run as One event but wish you could? Donate $500 to Run as One and become an official sponsor for our event. You or your company will be listed as an event sponor at the event, and in all event materials – including the Team Rubicon website. Your sponsorship will cover costs including location fees, food and drinks, etc. Donate here and email James at Roberts@HuddleStrategic.com to confirm sponsorship details.

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TRVII wrapped operations yesterday, in Thurman, IA. Thurman was the second deployment of TRVII volunteers that resulted from last weekend’s storm system that moved through the midwest.

Operation Wichita Recovery, led by Region VII Director Ford Sypher, helped with recovery, debris removal, and assisted in distributing food and water to the community.

Operation Thurman Response, led by TRVII Director of Personnel Rich Young & newest addition to the TRVII team – Aaron Cook (of Salt Lake City, UT), assisted with debris removal, patching and tarping roofs, and getting uninsured home owners much-needed relief.

Both missions were manned by TR Volunteers, and a big thank you to those who joined the operations.

To see photos and coverage of the missions, visit www.Facebook.com/TeamRubicon7.

As always, thank you for your support of our work at Team Rubicon and here in Region VII.

How to help?

Support our continued work in disaster relief, make a contribution today.

Become a team member - even if you can’t volunteer in the field - join the “Support Squad” with a monthly contribution.

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Filed under: Kansas, Region 7 by Ford on April 19, 2012
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Filed under: In The Media, Video by William on April 18, 2012
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Aid and International Development Forum to Partner with Team Rubicon

The 12th AIDF, to be held in Washington, D.C. on 6-7 June, seeks to make coordinated international disaster responses more effective by providing a platform for NGOs, UN agencies, international aid agencies and governments to address humanitarian aid delivery issues. This year, Matt Pelak, Team Rubicon’s Director of Field Operations, will be speaking in the AIDF session ‘Civil Society Working in Harmony with the Military’.

Team Rubicon unites the skills and experiences of military veterans with medical professionals to rapidly deploy emergency response teams into crisis situations. The work of Team Rubicon represents an innovative, 21st century way of responding to crises, using advances in modern technology to organize humanitarian response. Watching the disaster in Haiti unfold on television in 2010, Jake Wood and William McNulty, Cofounders of Team Rubicon, leveraged Facebook and Paypal to mobilize veterans and resources quickly: within days they were in Haiti, providing disaster relief and helping thousands of people.

Team Rubicon applies veterans’ skills and experience, obtained over their years of service in the most dangerous conflict zones in the world, to provide fast, effective assistance in areas of humanitarian disaster. Today, the organization is made up of 2,200 volunteers – 80% of whom are veterans – responding to emergencies abroad as well as following natural disasters in the U.S.

Speaking of the partnership Roopi Woodall, AIDF Marketing Manager said “We are very excited to be partnering with Team Rubicon for AIDF 2012. The organization has an inspirational new approach to disaster response and we are pleased that they are taking part in the conference.”

Team Rubicon co-founder William McNulty remarked “Team Rubicon is honored to bring the perspective of returning military to such a distinguished group at the leading forum in humanitarian aid, relief and development.”

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Connect with us: @FollowAIDF #AIDF2012 and facebook.com/AIDF2012

About AIDF

AIDF 2012 is a free to attend event for aid and development professionals and will take place on June 6-7 2012 at the Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. Previously International Aid & Trade, AIDF is a world leading forum for humanitarian relief professionals to cement relationships, build partnerships, gain understanding and share experiences.

Telephone: +44 0 20 7871 0188
Website: http://www.aidforumonline.org

Contact:

Roopi Woodall, Marketing Manager
rwoodall@aidforumonline.org

About Team Rubicon

Team Rubicon (TR) unites the skills and experience of military veterans with medical professionals to rapidly deploy emergency response teams into crisis situations. TR is a new paradigm in disaster response that recognizes and harnesses the skills of military veterans; offering them a chance to continue their service by helping and empowering those afflicted by disasters, and also themselves.

For more about Team Rubicon, visit http://www.teamrubiconusa.org

Media Contact:

William McNulty

mcnulty@teamrubiconusa.org

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Filed under: News, Photos, Region 7 by Jake on April 15, 2012
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That first day moved quickly, and apparently so did the hue of our necks and arms.  TR volunteer veteran Dan “General” Patton brought in some relief – Banana Boat Babies Sunblock SPF +60 – and prevented further damage.

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Filed under: Dallas, Photos by Beth on April 9, 2012
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Today we were focused primarily on emergency home repair.  With the forecast calling for rain over the next two days, the most immediate need was to cover up holes in roofs and board broken windows in those homes not headed for a date with the bulldozer.  There were more who needed help than time and resources permitted.  Still, I am glad to say that more than a few homeowners were served well by Team Rubicon today and each were very grateful for the organization and its supporters.

Looking at the words above, I am surprised they are mine given that I am a brand new volunteer with Team Rubicon.  In fact, here is a rundown of my last two weeks:

Day 1 –     Worry about the brown spot developing in my lawn.

Day 2 –     Learn about Team Rubicon and think to myself, “that sounds like an interesting organization to be involved with.”

Day 3 –     Complete TR volunteer application.

Day 7 –     Attend the Dallas “Run as One” event, have some beers, make connections with other veterans and volunteers.

Day 10 –   Freaking tornado hits Dallas and destroys things.

Day 14 –   Strap on some dusty boots and do my first Team Rubicon mission.

Life is weird and sometimes random.  As we all have seen, things can go from good to bad very quickly.  It is comforting to know there are people like our military, the volunteers and supporters of Team Rubicon, and other noble individuals and organizations out there to do things about it.  Without them, I fear what may be.

The TR team lends a hand to Army Veteran Alton Hughes, Jr.

For example, on our fourth worksite of the morning—tarping a roof and boarding up windows for a graying Army veteran—I began to notice a lot of cars driving by.  At first I thought it was residents trying to get around the neighborhood so they could salvage more of their belongings or outsiders making their way in to help with clean up.  Soon, however, I came to realize they were mostly tourists.  That’s right, people who came in to sightsee the destruction much like they do with Christmas lights in December.  I saw a lot of pointing, mouthed “oohs” and “ahhs” through the windows, and smartphone camera snaps.  Unfortunately, there were more gawkers than volunteers, and some people in Lancaster will be praying that the rain passes for the next few days.

What’s more, at the start of my drive home, I realized that most of those around me were in fact oblivious to the ruins that lay only half a mile off the freeway.  It is really no surprise, therefore, that many of them are oblivious to what our warriors deal with overseas on a daily basis or the burden that so many bring back.  I have no ill will towards my fellow commuter though and am only making an observation.  That is the way it will always be and why it is important to have a unique organization such as Team Rubicon to serve our returning veterans by giving them a place to reintegrate with other like-minded individuals and focus on a new mission: helping the community.  In truth, those we can count on the most actually cherish the successes, failures, and shared experience that come from a small team doing difficult and dirty work in fact because relatively few others feel compelled to do it.

Today I experienced again a little bit of that team spirit and saw it inspire others.  The homeowner veteran I mentioned above joined in the work with us and you could see that sparkle in his eye as he took in the banter of the team.  As well, after helping Team Rubicon repair his father’s home, fifteen year-old RR, Jr.’s only question was, “When can I join up?”

–An anonymous reflection from a former Marine Scout Sniper

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Filed under: Dallas, News, Personal Reflections, Photos, Region 6 by Joanne on April 8, 2012
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So no $@#%, there we were in Arlington at our second rally point of the day when we ran into a couple of good guys, John (the homeowner) and Sam (his neighbor).  Just like everyone else in the neighborhood they were out sweating in the Texas heat trying to get their lives back in order.

Here is a short recap of our interaction with them today.  On about the second house we started working on we found John 20 feet up in the air bear hugging a tree.  His 14 foot ladder was ‘juuuust’ a little below his feet.  He was not dangling as you are picturing right now but he was cutting away on his tree.  It was an interesting sight.

Now we at TR by no means are scared to climb fallen trees leaning on houses, as you can see with photos past and present, but we must prioritize our assets to immediate disaster relief, not cosmetic work.  John’s tree was cosmetic, but we were still rooting for him.

We did help him out by trimming and piling the cut limbs already on the ground.  After an undetermined number of times of getting his chainsaw bound up in the tree, we still really couldn’t tell what had been cut down. His family members were pretty entertaining as they made fun of him and told funny stories of how stubborn he can be.  We continued to offer advice that, according to his relatives, would fall on deaf ears.

We had moved on to help other homeowners only to return about an hour later, and low and behold John was still up in the tree.  This time he was using a sawz-all to cut out his bound chainsaw.  Don’t worry – his family was getting a good kick out of it stating “that they had just told him that would happen.” John had been working a good while and decided to come on down to take a break.

Then there was Sam, who had been keeping a close eye on John from his yard and eased his way over to investigate.  Sam was concerned, but felt John was going to get the job done and done right. After a little meeting of the minds they decided to just start cutting at the base of the trunk with a good 40 foot tall tree with about 75% of its branches still up.  Oh, did I mention that the majority of the branches were still on the side of the tree facing the two houses which, in turn, meant that it was highly likely that it would fall towards the houses.

After a short intervention we tried to explain to John the importance of getting a professional tree trimming company to take care of his tree. He totally agreed and then began cutting a wedge out of the bottom directing it to fall at an angle towards the street. We stepped away and realized it was a lost cause.   John and Sam were handling it.  I am not sure Sam had any idea that John had no idea what he was doing.  We left to continue working only to come back and see John chopping away with an axe. His chainsaw had quite working on him.

This was the last we saw of John and Sam. Sam still standing of the side wondering how much damage this tree was going to cause to his house and John not realizing that as soon as he cut through this tree it would be in his garage (or Bob’s).

There is never a dull moment here with TR. As veterans and civilian members we come here and work as a team with the common goal of serving others. We build friendships and bonds that will last a lifetime, and leave an impression in those we help by putting a personal look to what returning veterans of today and wars past along with motivated civilians can accomplish with minimum supplies and large work ethics.

Veteran Simeon Nichols mans the Makita.

Dan “General” Patton and Simeon “Sawman” Nichols prepare to remove a pine off a resident’s home.

TR volunteers surveying a downed tree on a resident’s home.

Anyone know what this could be?  Nope, not a pool cover or garage door.  We got it down, whatever it is.

Simeon Nichols
USMC veteran

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Filed under: News, Personal Reflections, Photos, Region 6 by Beth on April 6, 2012
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