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Deputy Country Director

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Location: Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Job ID: 14804
Date Posted: May 29, 2024

Job Description

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We are hiring a Deputy Country Director to serve in Bogota, Colombia! We are looking for an experienced leader to assist the Country Director in providing mentorship and oversight to our leadership team, as well as provide guidance in field office vision and general leadership. Do you have experience in general Administration (including Finance and Logistics) in a humanitarian context? We are looking for someone with experience working in an international context. Come see how we do ministry and change lives!

A day in the life of a Deputy Country Director 

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 Deputy Country Director, you will have the opportunity to:

  •          Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him. 
  •          Support the Country Director in cultivating an environment of continuous development of spiritually healthy field teams.
  •          Fill in for the Country Director when absent.
  •          Actively participate in the development and implementation of a country office strategy and vision within the overall Samaritans Purse vision/mission.
  •        Externally represent the country office when hosting VIP field trips and in meetings with governmental and non-governmental organizations, including in cluster and other coordination meetings.
  •         Pursue potential funding and other available resources for ongoing, new, or planned Samaritans Purse projects.
  •        Support the Country Director with monitoring security concerns and potential disasters, both natural and man-made, and perform field assessments when necessary.
  •       Primary responsibilities are determined in collaboration with the Country Director but may include oversight of field office operations; ensuring efficiency and compliance with Samaritans Purse policies and best practices; monitoring implementation and finances; evaluating ongoing and new activities to ensure targets are achieved and budgets are maintained; overseeing the completion of accurate and thorough reporting; and guiding the work of the Program Development Officer and Program Managers on proposals and budgets.
  •         All other duties as assigned.

Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse.

Qualifications & Experience

  •          Ability to lead large cross-cultural teams.
  •          Working knowledge of partnerships with governmental and non-governmental organizations including United States Government and United Nations organizations.
  •          General knowledge of project planning and implementation; logistics; and financial and administrative coordination.
  •          Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university and a minimum of three (3) years related leadership and international field work experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  •          Extensive field humanitarian experience in a management role is strongly preferred.
  •          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: Bogota, Colombia

Type: Full-Time

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

Accompaniment: Accompanied

Travel Expectations: The employee must be willing and able to travel to remote field locations; required travel documents and vaccinations for entry into foreign countries will be necessary. National travel approximately 25-35 days per year and international travel approximately 10 days per year.

Benefits

International:

  •          International medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
  •          Paid Family Medical Leave
  •          Retirement savings plan
  •          Paid holidays
  •          12 vacation/personal days
  •          10 sick days
  •          When at IHQ, on-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)

 

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 2:89; 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 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, 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.
  • We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person biological male or female. These two distinct but complementary sexes together reflect the image and likeness of God. Rejection of ones biological sex is a rejection of Gods merciful design and creative order. Genesis 1:26-27;1 Corinthians 6:9; Deuteronomy 22:5
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Location: Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Date Posted: May 29, 2024

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