Country Security Manager – Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Job Description

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Overview

Serve as a Country Security Manager with Samaritan’s Purse in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to oversee the safety and security of our staff and operations. With your expertise, we’ll be able to keep working to share the good news of Jesus Christ while meeting the physical needs of the people we’re serving.  Join us, today, for an opportunity to put your skills to work for an eternal purpose!

A day in the life of a Country Security 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 Country Security Manager, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him

• Develop and maintain relationships with diverse personnel who may impact security of SP personnel. These include, but are not limited to, local leaders, police, military, other NGOs, UN and government leaders

• Analyze open source and confidential information to continually update the national and local threat levels

• Maintain up to date information on political, economic and social status on a national level and report to the regional security manager and in country leadership on a regular basis

• Develop, manage and train a team of national security officers

• Maintain disaster response plan, evacuation plan and other contingency plans as required

• Work closely with country leadership in advising on travel restrictions and program hibernations

• Ensure efficient use of funding and accurate financial reporting, preparing and evaluating budget with base manager

• All other duties as assigned

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Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Minimum of one year of management experience, preferably in a disaster location

• Ability to coordinate activities with other agencies, build and maintain positive working relationships

• Ability to understand complex security situation and advise program design accordingly

• Possess ability to analyze information to develop a complete picture of security situations

• Ability to communicate and interact well with people of different educational, linguistic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds

• Spiritual maturity; ability to lead direct reports in their growing relationship with Jesus Christ

• 12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required)

Job Location: Bunia, DRC

Type: Full-Time

Restrictions: Unaccompanied

Language Requirement:  Fluency in English required, French or Swahili  strongly preferred

Travel Expectations:  TBD

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental & vision coverage

• Disability insurance

• Term Life insurance

• Retirement savings plan (after 1yr)

• 10 paid holidays (holiday observance will depend on the host country)

• 12 vacation days per year

• 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)