Readiness Coordinator

Location: Boone, NC, United States • Full-time

About the role

We are seeking a Readiness Coordinator to join our International Disaster Response Unit (IDRU) 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.

As a faith-driven organization, our Statement of Faith shapes every aspect of our global work. We start each day with a time of devotions and prayer for each other, our staff, and volunteers who serve around the world.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ
• Serve as the primary point of contact and provide employee support to members of the DART roster
• Manage DART roster database during and outside of responses, to include pulling availability reports, updating profile and deployment history, training others on roster management software
• Serve as staffing coordinator or support staffing team on the Incident Management Team (IMT) during responses
• Recommend and deploy DART members to emergency responses, field offices, and technical/event support roles
• Oversee and approve payroll for DART members who attend training, support conferences, and deploy to emergency responses and/or surge capacity needs in country offices
• Dialogue with DART members to identify areas of growth and/or address performance issues
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from a four-year college or university in Business Marketing, Communications, International Development, or other related fields and one or more years' experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• International field experience strongly preferred
• 12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies preferred

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