Job Description

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We are hiring an Executive Assistant to work with our Projects Department in Boone, NC. This influential role demands performance at a high level of professionalism, competency, and proficiency in all areas. In this role you will support the Vice President of Programs & Government Relations in all functions of the office such as administration, research, writing, problem solving, strategy development, and execution of duties for the office and department.  Looking for a new challenge and want to work with the best? This opportunity is a way for you to use your skills and experience at a world-renowned ministry.

A day in the life of an Executive Assistant for the Projects Department:

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, our staff and volunteers who serve around the globe. 

In the role of Executive Assistant, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him
• Represent the office of the Vice President of Programs & Government Relations (VP), problem-solving both independently and cooperatively as issues arise, multi-tasking, identifying priorities, and corresponding appropriately
• Serve as the liaison with the Projects Department's directors and subordinate management staff, executive staff, and other departments on behalf of the VP regarding meetings, schedules, project information, and travel
• Coordinate the VP’s schedule and schedule appointments such as arranging meetings, preparing agendas, reserving and preparing facilities, organizing visitors’ itineraries, and arranging travel
• Screen and review all approvals (expense reports, travel authorizations, invoices, etc.) for the VP and clear with appropriate director before presenting to the VP for final approval
• Answer, screen, and handle the VP’s telephone calls and correspondence; arrange conference calls; review and handle e-mails
• Inform the VP of pending issues, whether within the department and/or Samaritan’s Purse, and pertinent correspondence, especially while traveling.  Handle issues and follow up as directed
• Represent and communicate the intent and authority of the VP, as directed and needed. Handle general, secondary supervision of work responsibilities on behalf of the VP
• Research and stay up-to-date with global news and developments and keep the VP informed
• 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; and six to ten (6-10) years’ related experience and/or training as an executive assistant or personal assistant; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• General knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Comprehensive knowledge of specific database management systems
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to maneuver comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics
• Ability to discern upon issues and items that need to be escalated or delegated to the appropriate audience
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to arrange complex and detailed travel plans and itineraries; compile documents for travel-related meetings; and manage a calendar
• Comprehensive knowledge of requesting, compiling, editing, and distributing reports to and from ministry leaders

Job Location: Boone, NC

Type:  Full-Time

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required)

Travel Expectations: Infrequent domestic travel; less than 5%

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

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)