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We are hiring a Roving Program Support Officer (RPSO)/Apprentice Program Instructor based in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The Roving Program Support Officer (RPSO)/Apprentice Program Instructor provides critical surge and backfill support for key field program roles, including Program Development Officer, Grants Manager, Program Manager, and/or Senior Program Manager. The position requires frequent international travel (often in 30-day increments) to assist field offices with proposal development, program design, planning, and implementation. The RPSO may also deploy as part of Disaster Assistance Response Teams and serve on North Carolina-based Incident Management Teams when needed. The role also contributes to ongoing efforts by the Program Management Team by advising field teams on program management principles and strengthening staff capacity. In addition, the RPSO manages all training components of the Samaritans Purse Apprenticeship Program, updating and maintaining curricula and delivering in-person classroom instruction for several months each Spring to ensure apprentices are fully prepared for field deployment.

A day in the life of a Roving Program Support Officer/Apprentice Program Instructor:

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 Roving Program Support Officer/Apprentice Program Instructor, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
• As Apprenticeship Program instructor for the Programs track, revise and update curriculum, and teach apprentice cohorts in a classroom setting. Mentor and professionally support all programs' apprentices both while at Headquarters, and once deployed to field offices.
• Support international field offices by providing roving program support (typically for an average of 30 days) to fill gaps in key positions, such as Program Manager and Program Development Officer. Provide technical assistance throughout the project cycle, including on the design, implementation, monitoring, and closeout process; mentoring and building field staff program management capacity and skills through the development and delivery of trainings; supporting the writing, coordinating, and reviewing of project proposals and reports; and ensuring proposals are technically strong and align with relevant international and internal standards. Support strong program management, effective and realistic M&E, and quality reporting across programming. Also assist field offices by representing Samaritans Purse at UN Cluster and other coordination meetings, and networking with other organizations.
• Support the work of Disaster Assistance Response and Incident Management Teams as required, including deployment to disaster settings.
• Support the development of technical resources and tools on key program management topics in order to build field office capacity.
• Review and provide feedback on project proposals and reports to ensure strong project design, M&E, and reporting across Samaritans Purse programming.

Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (BA) from four-year College or university and a minimum of two (2) to five (5) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Twelve credit hours of college-level Biblical studies strongly preferred.
• Must have experience in either grant writing OR program management
• Experience working for humanitarian organizations, including international NGOs preferred
• Field-level grant-writing experience with major donors (governments and UN agencies)
• Working knowledge of the grant submission processes and donor requirements of major donors such as the UN, FCDO, and DOS/PRM, etc.
• Ability to coordinate both financial and programmatic functions of grant management
• Technical writing skills required, including developing proposals, training/instruction manuals, and reports
• Field experience in the implementation of relief and development programming
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral proficiency in English
• Strong skills in analytical and strategic thinking
• Ability to develop and carry out work plans and solve problems independently
• Ability to work in an international and multicultural environment, including disaster situations
• Excellent knowledge of computer applications, in particular proficiency required in MS Word, MS Excel, and Power Point.

Job Location: North Wilkesboro, NC, (domestic ministry center or international field location also considered)

Type: Full-Time

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (Required)

Travel Requirement: (30-day increments) to Samaritans Purse international field offices to develop, coordinate, and assemble project proposals or assist with program design, planning, management, and implementation.

Benefits:

• On-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)
• Medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-term and Short-term disability insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Term Life Insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 10 paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days

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 5:16,17, 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