Job Description

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Are you looking for an opportunity to use your communication and counseling skills to help send the gospel to children and families around the world? Operation Christmas Child (OCC), a ministry of Samaritans Purse, is searching for a Speakers Bureau Specialist to serve in the Charlotte, NC Ministry Center .Come join an amazing team and help be a part of advancing Gods Kingdom to the nations!

A day in the life of a Speakers Bureau Specialist:  

At Samaritans 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 Speakers Bureau Specialist, you will have the opportunity to:

•        Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him
•        Lead the online pre-training for potential spokespersons, which includes at least 10 online calls to equip trainees on how to share their stories in public events, as well as prepare them for the in-person training
•        Oversee the execution of personalized videos with select trained Full Circle Speakers, serving all 14 regions across the US. Prepare training materials and assure technology and system readiness for personalized videos. Assist in the training of select Full Circles for recording personalized videos
•        Facilitate the growth of the Speakers Bureau by gathering, researching and investigating full circle story leads in order to determine potential speakers for OCC. Lead efforts in fully vetting all potential full circle speakers for authenticity/accuracy of story and ability to share with various audiences
•        Assist in the training process of shoebox recipients, including the planning, organizing, and delivery of spokesperson training events as well as the yearly evaluation process
•        Speak on behalf of OCC for national speaking engagements including partner conferences, volunteer conferences/events, ministry events, recording personalized videos, and at other forums with a national reach to promote shoebox gift generation and support for The Greatest Journey
•        Support the Speakers Bureau Manager in mentoring other full-circle speakers through prayer and encouragement before, during, and after each tour, as well as throughout the year via phone calls, emails, and one-on-one meetings. Supports the spiritual development of full circle speakers through writing monthly devotionals
•        Participate in regional and national speaker tours to include media interviews, churches, schools, community groups, Operation Christmas Child partnerships and other events. Also supports partnership meetings to include traveling with other ministry departments within Operation Christmas Child when pitching potential partnerships
•        Collaborate in Speakers Bureau data analysis and reports, as well as the yearly evaluation of the contracted spokespersons
•        Serve and become trained as an official Operation Christmas Child correspondent to serve as needed
•        All other duties as assigned

Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse. 

Qualifications & Experience:

•        A Bachelors degree from a four-year college or university degree; and four years experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience required
•        Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals
•        Highly effective cross-cultural communicator and presenter
•        Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusion
•        Proven interpersonal skills, relationship builder and encourager
•        Strong comfort level with using technology of different platforms
•        Demonstrates multi-cultural sensitivity and understanding
•        High attention to detail; able to effectively multi-task
•        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: Charlotte, NC

Type:  Full-Time

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required); Spanish (preferred)

Travel Expectations: 30-50 days/annually; required travel documents and vaccinations for entry into foreign countries will be necessary

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 Gods 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)