Job Description

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Does the idea of using your gifts and talents overseas excite you? If so, this position might be a great fit for you! We are hiring a WASH Program Manager located in the Middle East. The WASH Program Manager manages all water, sanitation, and hygiene activities, overseeing all components of the project lifecycle. In coordination with local stakeholders, determines community WASH gaps, designs assessments, and develops new programming opportunities for the local field office for both emergency and post-emergency responses. 

A day in the life of a WASH Program Manager, Middle East: 

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 WASH Program Manager, you will have the opportunity to: 

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
• Lead the work of the national WASH team comprised of coordinators, promotors, trainers, and other WASH staff.
• Supervise and monitor the implementation of WASH programming throughout the entirety of the project cycle including identification, design, implementation, evaluation, and closeout.
• Assist with planning project budgets, steward funding through active budgetary management, and ensure appropriate expenditure according to donor requirements.
• Create project organigrams, design job descriptions, and hire WASH staff in coordination with the Human Resources department.
• Abide by all logistical and operational policies and protocols for procurement, warehousing, and inventory.
• Ensure all project reporting is completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Liaise with all internal and external counterparts of the project including local communities, clusters, working groups, and Senior Management team.
• Provide technical inputs to other Field Office projects that have WASH related activities.
• Actively pursue contracts with local government officials and with NGO and UN representatives as needed.
• Ensure the WASH sector representation of Samaritans Purse through coordination meetings and contacts with various partners. 
• All other duties as assigned.

Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse. 

Qualifications & Experience: 

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in Civil or Environmental Engineering, Public Health, Hydrology, Geology, or International Development and one (1) to two (2) years experience managing and implementing programs overseas; or equivalent combination of experience and education. Experience living and working in Middle Eastern cultures preferred. Twelve credit hours of college-level Biblical studies strongly preferred.

• Ability to coordinate and manage staff, finances, and project activities
• Strong organizational and supervisory skills
• Ability to work creatively and independently in the field and in the office
• Ability to work with people of different educational, linguistic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds  
• Ability to travel and work in difficult conditions and under pressure
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization 
• Strong mathematical and reasoning skills
• Fluent spoken and written English language skills

Job Location: Middle East

(Given the fluid security environment, the employee may be required to work remotely from a location determined by Samaritans Purse leadership for an indefinite period, until conditions allow a return to the designated work location.)

Type: Full-Time

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required); Arabic and/or Kurdish is a plus

Accompaniment: Unaccompanied

Travel Expectations: This position requires international travel and possible domestic travel of approximately 30 days/year. Maintaining 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
• 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 2:8-9; 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 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