Job Description

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Samaritan’s Purse is seeking an experienced Livestock Technical Advisor that will join our team in South Sudan. In this role, you will provide critical knowledge in the agriculture and livestock sectors to the humanitarian world. You will provide training and resources that allow families in impoverished, rural communities to feed their families and even obtain a modest income that can be used for education, medical care, or other needs through animals and agriculture. If you are looking for a role that provides a Kingdom impact to people all over the world, this position could be a good fit for you.                          

A day in the life of a Livestock Technical Advisor:

At Samaritan’s Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do!  We start each day with a time of devotions and spend time praying for each other and our staff and volunteers who serve around the globe.

In the role of a Livestock Technical Advisor, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ.
• Work with International Projects leadership to assess and develop project proposals addressing livelihoods-related needs.
• Provide professional technical input and review of field-level sector reports and proposals.
• Act in a capacity of central resource center for all field-based livelihoods and market-based programming.
• Work with teams to build the capacity of agriculture and livestock program managers and coordinators through training development and delivery, troubleshooting support and technical backstopping.
• Facilitate technically sound program implementation with staff, in-field partners and community stakeholders that results in high participation and empowerment of local communities.
• All other duties as assigned.

Learn more about serving with Samaritan’s Purse.

Qualifications & Experience

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write proposals for donors, program reports, business correspondence, and technical reference manuals.
• Ability to effectively conduct trainings, present information, and respond to questions from donors, colleagues, beneficiaries, and the general public.
• Bachelor Degree (Masters preferred) in Agriculture, Veterinary, Zootechnics, or Economic Development. With five (5) to ten (10) years related experience living and working in a cross cultural context; or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• 12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, opportunity to meet and complete requirement is available upon hire. 

Job Location: Unity State, South Sudan 

Type: Full-Time

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required); knowledge of foreign languages especially French and/or Spanish (preferred).

Travel Expectations: 60 days annually; required travel documents and vaccinations for entry into foreign countries will be necessary.

Benefits

• International medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Paid Holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days
• R&R

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)