The Rear Party Lead is responsible for supervising all home based logistical needs of the team and information transfer to Calgary Fire Department and STARS during a deployment. The Rear Party Lead reports to the Logistics Chief. This individual must meet all the general requirements for members of CANTF2 (refer to General Requirements section).

The duties of the Rear Party Lead are:

• Establish appropriate liaison with other internal/external agencies/organizations and officials around home base;
• Work with the Logistics Chief to develop the logistical plan;
• Coordinate purchasing and securing goods and services for the deployed team;
• Along with the Logistics Chief, responsible for the cache, and its maintenance, tracking, deployment/demobilization;
• Directly supervise rear party personnel and ensure adherence to all safety procedures;
• Responsible for the dispersal of information to the Calgary Fire Department and STARS during a deployment;
• Ability to work closely with the deployed team in addressing needs;
• Receive briefing and situation reports, and ensure the Logistics Chief is informed;
• Oversee website updates as it pertains to the family portal during deployments;
• Provide situation reports, maintain records and reports, and prepare performance evaluations;
• Performing additional tasks or duties as assigned.

Skills Required

• Knowledge and understanding of municipal purchasing;
• Previous Project Manager experience;
• Ability to manage a group of individuals within the incident command structure;
• Must have sufficient skills to develop a written or verbal report on the Rear Party Team's progress or outcome;
• Must be able to deploy by ground or air (fixed and rotary wing);
• Perform additional tasks or duties, as assigned, for the duration of the incident.

Skills Desired

• Official training in Incident Command System (ICS 100, ICS 200 etc..);
• Knowledge and understanding of rescue equipment and tools;
• Loadmaster certification for ground and air;
• TDG certification land and air;
• Previous management experience in emergency response or military;
• Previous experience as a Project Planner, Load Master, Logistics Person