Job Description

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We are currently seeking to hire an Emergency Response Operations Manager to serve with our office in South Sudan. In this role you will be responsible for overseeing all emergency response resources and operations support personnel with the goal of optimizing effectiveness and efficiency in emergency response programming. Use your experience and leadership abilities to provide strategic oversight and leadership to the emergency response team in the areas of logistics, procurement, inventory, supply chain management and administration. This is an amazing opportunity to lead a great team and work toward creating lasting change for people in great need.

A day in the life of an Emergency Response Operations Manager

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, our staff and volunteers who serve around the globe. 

In the role of Emergency Response Operations Manager, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him
• Manage the Emergency Response Operations Department to ensure all of the program’s procurement, logistics, and inventory needs are met
• Support continuous up-to-date effective communication channels and accurate flow of information between field sites and the Juba office
• Improve operations systems, processes and policies in support of the organization’s mission
• Serve as a member of the emergency Response Senior Management Team, and provide support to the Emergency Response Manager (ERM) in ensuring information flows, advice and support on operations issues
• Supervise the development and implementation of national and international logistics and supply chain management systems
• With input from relevant Technical Advisors, sector heads, ERM and DERM, develop comprehensive procurement plans for each major grant in order to effectively plan for program procurement needs
• With support from the ERPLC, oversee the vendor vetting process, ensuring that required vendor vetting is completed with a high level of quality and within an acceptable timeline to ensure only high-capacity vendors are included in the database and to reduce fraud risk.
• Serve as the primary contact between the Emergency Response Operations Department and IHQ on relevant procurement/logistics issues.
• Develop and oversee national and international procurement systems to ensure efficient and accurate delivery of program resources
• Enforce internal procedures regarding contracted services. In addition, provide frequent evaluation of current contracted services for cost effectiveness
• Offer leadership and guidance to the operations department; establish and maintain a harmonious working environment with capacity building trainings seeking to strengthen & encourage active participation and interaction of operations department staff at all levels to foster staff development and empowerment.
• All other duties as assigned

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Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in supply chain management, business administration, public administration, logistics, procurement or related field and 4 years of relevant work experience in administration, operations, logistics procurement and/or supply chain management, preferably with an INGO; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in establishing systems and policies for asset management, real time inventory and procurement for multi-million dollar projects; or equivalent combination of experience and education. Field experience in South Sudan or similar context and knowledge of the region is a strong asset
• Twelve credit hours of college-level Biblical studies (can be completed after hire)

Job Location: Juba, South Sudan

Type: Full-Time

Language Requirement: English Fluency required; Arabic a plus

Restrictions: Non-Accompanied

Travel Expectations: Occasional travel to field locations; 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
• R&R
• Annual Home Leave

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 God’s 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)