Disaster Response Senior Programs Specialist

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Programs Specialist to join our International Disaster Response Unit (IDRU) team in Boone, NC. Through humanitarian work, the goal and purpose of Samaritan's Purse are to help people in Jesus' name and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ
• 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
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• On-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)
• Medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-term and Short-term disability insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Term Life Insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 10 paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days

Type: Full-time • Department: Projects • Location: Boone, NC • Language Requirement: English • Travel: 60 days/year