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Samaritan's Purse · 3 days ago

Senior Programs Specialist, IDRU

Boone, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

Samaritan's Purse is seeking a Senior Programs Specialist to work with their International Disaster Response Unit (IDRU). This role involves providing leadership for disaster response teams and improving systems to ensure excellence and readiness during responses.

Non Profit

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him

Manage the Incident Management Team (IMT) and communicate with Senior Leadership and DART Team Lead to make strategic decisions during disaster response

Manage IMT strategy/planning process and engage in grant proposal process

Make recommendations for strategic program responses with input from the Technical Advisory Unit

Serve as a go-between for daily, working-level operations of the IMT, DART, and Response Manager

Drive systems improvement by guiding After Action Review process and collaborating with Subject Matter Experts

Work with DART Leadership, Technical Advisors, and Awards Management team to create framework, proposals, and budgets for future response flash appeals

Analyze and make recommendations for pre-positioned DART inventory

Support and mentor DART members by means of specialty training development, Position Description creation and maintenance, and DART position checklist updates

Lead and support the transition from emergency response to field office or early recovery phase and support country office and headquarters leadership with reporting and recording historical knowledge of disaster response activities

Deploy on DART responses in key leadership positions, including roles that oversee all DART staff in the field

All other duties as assigned

Qualification

Emergency ManagementInternational DevelopmentLeadershipProgram ManagementGrant Proposal ProcessTraining DevelopmentBiblical StudiesFluency in English

Required

Bachelor's Degree from four-year college or university in Emergency Management, International Development, or related field and four (4) or more years of International Field experience in the areas of Leadership and Program Management; or equivalent combination of education and experience

12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, opportunity to meet and complete requirement is available upon hire

Fluency in English (required)

60 days of domestic/international travel expected annually. Required travel documents and vaccinations for entry into foreign countries will be necessary