Job Description

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Samaritan’s Purse is seeking a Full-Time, Data Specialist to join our International Projects Department in Boone, North Carolina.  In this role you will manage needs and solutions for data requests. You will also have to opportunity to manage, create, and edit data tools for sector and response specific needs. The Data Specialist will act as Program Manager for the vetting, development, and implementation of data tools from the Projects technical focus. You will work collaboratively with IT, support teams, and technical leads to meet current data needs and plan/implement for future data solutions. Apply today and use your gifts for the Kingdom!

A day in the life of a Data Specialist:

At Samaritan’s Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do!  We start each day with a time of devotions and prayer.  We hear from members of our staff, both from IHQ and our global offices, as well a special guest speaker who encourages us in God’s word.  We then join together to prayer for one another, as well as praying for staff and volunteers who serve around the globe.  We get paid to start each day this way! 

In the role of a Data Specialist, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ
• Manage all requests for data workbooks including:
• Creation, editing, and updating of all response specific forms
• Creation of new tools for emergency responses – pre-emptive
• Version management of the tool
• Management of issues/edits during use of the tool
• Responsible for end-line cleaning of data, reporting to Program Management team, and data storage/filing
• Serve as main point of contact for all data related questions/need
• Support the Incident Management Team (IMT) and Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) for implementation and management of data as needed. Deploy to the field as needed
• Work collaboratively with IT on hardware solutions for sector specific needs, including the Emergency Field Hospital
• Manage software solutions for sector specific needs, including the Emergency Field Hospital data tools
• Assist with the vetting/selection, building, implementation, and training of the new data tools
• Work with internal and external developers to share knowledge of the system, provide system configuration support, troubleshoot bugs, and contribute to further system enhancements in future versions of the tool
• Work closely with Samaritan’s Purse Legal department to navigate data privacy protocols and best practices. Support with implementation of data privacy protocols during an emergency response
• Manage requests for country office data tools. Support technical review/assistance of logframes/activity monitoring
• Work collaboratively with the Program Management team to ensure Platform reporting needs are satisfied
• 0% of time in contact with Samaritan’s Purse beneficiaries (children, young adults, adults at risk) promoting and safeguarding their welfare within the context of Samaritan’s Purse operations
• Attend daily morning devotions and participates in prayer support for the ministry, donors and volunteers
• Maintain a strong Christian witness to colleagues, vendors, charitable beneficiaries, and the general public
• Other duties may be assigned that are not specifically identified within the content of the job description
• All other duties as assigned

Learn more about serving with Samaritan’s Purse. 

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university in Computer Science, Data Analytics, Statistics, or similar field and one (1) to two (2) years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Familiarity with medical terminology and DHIS2 software is preferred. Twelve credit hours of college-level Biblical studies strongly preferred.

Job Location: Boone, North Carolina

Type:  Full-Time

Domestic – Full Time:

• 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

Samaritan's Purse Mission Statement:

Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Samaritan's Purse Statement of Faith:

* We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.  (1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17)

* We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons:  Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.   (Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6)

* We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.   (Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15)

* We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. (Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7)

* We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life.   (John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10)

* We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment.  (1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15)

* We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church.  (1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23)

* We believe that the ministry of evangelism and discipleship is a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ.   (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15)

* We believe God’s plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other.  God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society.  For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female.   (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9)

* We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism.   (Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, and 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15)

* We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen.   (Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10)