Job Description

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Are you seeking a Security career with impact? Join Samaritans Purse as the Country Security Manager within the Middle East region.  Specific location details will be shared during the interview process.  In this role, you will oversee the safety and security of our staff and operations. With your expertise, we will be able to share the Good News of Jesus Christ while maintaining safe programming that meets the physical needs of the people we are serving.  Join us and use your skills and passion to make an impact with an eternal purpose!

A day in the life of a Country Security Manager, Middle East Remote:

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 Country Security Manager, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him
• Develop and maintain relationships with diverse personnel who may impact security of Samaritans Purse personnel; these include, but are not limited to, local leaders, police, military, other NGOs, UN and government leaders
• Analyze open source and confidential information to continually update the national and local threat levels
• Maintain up to date information on political, economic and social status on a national level and report to the regional security manager and in country leadership on a regular basis
• Develop, manage and train a team of national security officers
• Monitor potential and present emergencies and keep all staff informed of events
• Work closely with country leadership in advising on travel restrictions and program hibernations
• Maintain disaster response plan, evacuation plan and other contingency plans as required
• All other duties as assigned

Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in a relevant field or two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of one year of management experience, preferably in a disaster location
• Spiritual maturity; ability to lead direct reports in their growing relationship with Jesus Christ
• Diplomacy and negotiating skills; coordinate with other agencies, build and maintain positive working relationships
• Understanding of complex security situations and ability to advise program design accordingly 
• Ability to analyze information, develop a complete picture of security situations, and communicate effectively to leadership, in both verbally and written form
• Flexibility and adaptability; critical thinking skills
• Ability to communicate and interact well with people of different educational, linguistic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
• Previous international military experience (preferred) or relevant experience in an international field assignment, managing security concerns
• 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: Middle East Remote (Specific location within the region)

Accompaniment:  Employee only

Type:  Full Time

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required); Arabic or Kurmanji Kurdish (preferred)

Travel Expectations: Frequent travel to field sites and project locations is required

Benefits:

• 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