Job Description

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We are currently seeking a Program Design and Quality Director, South Sudan for our office in Juba, South Sudan. Do you seek to better understand the needs in communities? In this leadership role you will research, engage, evaluate, and advise our teams to make a lasting difference at the community level in areas where we serve.  You will be part of leading the development of strategies to help focus the South Sudan team, our resources, and fundraising efforts towards achieving positive outcomes for those in most need.

A day in the life of a Program Design and Quality Director:

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 role of Program Design and Quality Director you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him
• Work with Ministry Teams, Area Coordinators, and Program Managers to better engage with communities and understand the successes and challenges of our efforts while helping to identify opportunities to further integrate churches and ministry into our humanitarian work
• Supervise the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Manager to better understand how our internal MEL assessments evaluate the impact of our programs
• Work closely with Area Coordinators, Program Managers, and the Grants Unit to build capacity and improve programs by encouraging the use of innovative and creative approaches for increased effectiveness
• Work collaboratively with Headquarter Technical Advisors, the Deputy Country Directors, Area Coordinators, Program Managers, and the Grants Unit to develop new projects in line with Samaritans Purse in-country strategy
• All other duties as assigned

Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse. 

Qualifications & Experience

• A masters degree in education, research, or community development; three years of progressive work experience and two years of experience working in a similar low-resource or conflict-prone context; or an equivalent combination of experience and education
• Flexibility, adaptability, and patience with strong communication skills and excellent written and spoken English
• Skills in training and coaching to build the capacity of local staff
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with strong cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity to cultural differences
• Working knowledge of World Health Organization (WHO) and the South Sudan Ministry of Health (MOH) guidelines for healthcare management, and strong insights into the UN Cluster System and USAID program/award guidelines
• Strong understanding of regional/global perspectives of humanitarian aid and how it informs program design and implementation
• Awareness of gender issues within the humanitarian context
• Confident and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office
• 12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required)

Job Location: Juba, South Sudan

Type (Full-Time/Part-Time/Associate): Full- Time

Restrictions (Accompanied/Non-Accompanied): Non-Accompanied (no spouse or children)

Language Requirement: English fluency required

Travel Expectations: 10-20% domestic travel within South Sudan; required travel documents and vaccinations for entry into foreign countries will be necessary

Benefits

• International medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days
• Annual home leave
• 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 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)