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We are hiring a Roving Response Operations Manager to join our team in Juba, South Sudan to meet the needs of beneficiaries throughout South Sudan. This is a new position as part of a large new grant. Want to use your humanitarian expertise to serve in Jesus name? This is a great opportunity.
A day in the life of an Operations Manager, Roving Response:
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 Operations Manager, you will have the opportunity to:
- Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him
- Coordinate and oversee day-to-day disaster response operations, including rapid assessments, emergency team deployment, contingency planning, and implementation of emergency interventions in line with approved plans, budgets, and timelines.
- Ensure quality and accountable implementation of humanitarian activities in accordance with Sphere Standards, CHS commitments, organizational policies, and protection, gender, safeguarding, and accountability principles.
- Monitor and support field operations through regular site visits, operational planning, beneficiary targeting and verification, distribution oversight, and provision of technical and operational guidance to field teams.
- Coordinate closely with logistics, procurement, fleet, warehouse, administration, and support departments to ensure timely procurement, delivery, and management of emergency supplies, assets, and operational resources.
- Supervise, mentor, and support emergency response staff and field teams through coaching, performance management, onboarding, staff care, and ensuring compliance with organizational values, security procedures, and safeguarding standards.
- Represent the organization in coordination forums and maintain effective collaboration with government authorities, UN agencies, NGOs, clusters, churches, community leaders, and other humanitarian stakeholders.
- All other duties as assigned
Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Disaster Management, Humanitarian Assistance, International Development, Public Health, Logistics, Project Management, or related field; or equivalent combination of experience and education. Masters degree is an added advantage.
- The candidate should possess a minimum of five (5) years experience in humanitarian emergency response or disaster operations, including demonstrated experience managing field operations in fragile, conflict-affected, or disaster-prone environments.
- 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: Juba, South Sudan
Type: Full-Time
Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required)
Accompaniment: Unaccompanied
Travel Expectations: Frequent travel throughout the country; 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.
How to apply
https://careers.samaritanspurse.org/jobs/17865545-roving-response-operations-manager-south-sudan
More Information
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