C.U.R.E. Community Operations Director
Kansas City Distribution Center
Position Overview:
Each C.U.R.E. Community is led by an Operations Director. The primary function of the Operations Director is to recruit, develop and support a team of volunteer leaders, and to oversee the successful management of the transportation, processing and shipping of life saving medical supplies and equipment to the poorest people in the world.
Location:
Project C.U.R.E. Distribution Center
8800 N.E. Underground Drive, Pillar 364
Kansas City, MO 64161
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
The Operations Director must demonstrate alignment with Project C.U.R.E.s mission and be passionate about addressing health care inequalities in the developing world in a sustainable manner. The ideal candidate for the position:
Reports To: The Kansas City Operations Director reports to the Vice President of Operations and Logistics.
Compensation and Benefits: This position offers competitive compensation commensurate with experience, including health insurance, paid vacation, holidays, and a 403(b) plan.
About Us: Healthcare in many developing countries is a global crisis. The severe lack of healthcare disrupts social and economic stability in almost every developing nation. Disease causes nine-out-of-ten preventable deaths in developing nations among children and adults. Millions of children under the age of five die each year from preventable disease, and more than 70% of these deaths occur from pneumonia, diarrhea, measles, malaria and malnutrition.
Founded in 1987, Project C.U.R.E. ( has grown to be the largest organization in the world delivering 180 forty-foot ocean freight cargo containers of donated medical supplies and equipment each year. Each project begins with an onsite Needs Assessment to ensure that Project C.U.R.E. delivers the right items to the right people. Project C.U.R.E. has delivered medical relief in 133 countries. In addition, Project C.U.R.E. conducts C.U.R.E. Clinics, Helping Babies Breathe trainings, bio-technical trainings to approximately 300 hospitals and health care clinics in 40 developing nations.
On average, the value of a Project C.U.R.E. Cargo container is worth $450,000, providing an amazing 20-to-1 return on investment. Project C.U.R.E. operates Distribution Centers in Denver, Phoenix, Houston, Nashville, Philadelphia and Chicago where over 25,000 volunteers sort more than 26,000 types of non-perishable medical supplies and certify medical equipment for shipment abroad. Project C.U.R.E. also operates nine Collection Centers throughout the U.S. Project C.U.R.E. receives both new and quality used medical items from hundreds of hospitals throughout the United States and medical manufacturers, such as Stryker, Medline, Medtronic, Kimberly-Clark, Steris, and Hill-Rom.
Project C.U.R.E. operates on 1.9% administrative overhead and has earned numerous awards for being the industry leader in international medical donations. Project C.U.R.E. has been a Platinum organization by Guidestar and Charity Navigator and was ranked by Forbes magazine as one of the 20 most cost effective nonprofits in the United States.
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