Deputy Country Director, Colombia

hace 2 semanas

Bogotá, Bogotá D.E., Colombia Samaritan's Purse A tiempo completo

Location:
Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Job ID: 14804

Date Posted:
Nov 27, 2023

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We are hiring a
Deputy Country Director to serve in Bogota, Colombia We are looking for an experienced leader to assist the Country Director in providing mentorship and oversight to our leadership team, as well as provide guidance in field office vision and general leadership.

Do you have experience in general Administration (including Finance and Logistics) in a humanitarian context? We are looking for someone with experience working in an international context.

Come see how we do ministry and change lives

A day in the life of a Deputy Country 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 and our staff and volunteers who serve around the globe.

In the role of
Deputy Country Director, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
  • Support the Country Director in cultivating an environment of continuous development of spiritually healthy field teams.
  • Fill in for the Country Director when absent.
  • Actively participate in the development and implementation of a country office strategy and vision within the overall Samaritans Purse vision/mission.
  • Externally represent the country office when hosting VIP field trips and in meetings with governmental and nongovernmental organizations, including in cluster and other coordination meetings.
  • Pursue potential funding and other available resources for ongoing, new, or planned Samaritans Purse projects.
  • Support the Country Director with monitoring security concerns and potential disasters, both natural and manmade, and perform field assessments when necessary.
  • Primary responsibilities are determined in collaboration with the Country Director but may include oversight of field office operations; ensuring efficiency and compliance with Samaritans Purse policies and best practices; monitoring implementation and finances; evaluating ongoing and new activities to ensure targets are achieved and budgets are maintained; overseeing the completion of accurate and thorough reporting; and guiding the work of the Program Development Officer and Program Managers on proposals and budgets.
  • All other duties as assigned.
Learn more about
serving with Samaritans Purse.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Ability to lead large crosscultural teams.
  • Working knowledge of partnerships with governmental and nongovernmental organizations including United States Government and United Nations organizations.
  • General knowledge of project planning and implementation; logistics; and financial and administrative coordination.
  • Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from fouryear college or university and a minimum of three (3) years related leadership and international field work experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Extensive field humanitarian experience in a management role is strongly preferred.
  • 12 credit hours of collegelevel Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, opportunity to meet and complete requirement is available upon hire.

Job Location:
Bogota, Colombia

Type:
Full-Time

Language Requirement:
Fluency in English (required); Proficiency in Spanish (required)

Accompaniment:
Accompanied

Travel Expectations:

The employee must be willing and able to travel to remote field locations; required travel documents and vaccinations for entry into foreign countries will be necessary.

National travel approximately 25-35 days per year and international travel approximately 10 days per year.

Benefits

International:

  • 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, onsite 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 4:46)
  • 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 b

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