Operations Manager

Job Description

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As an Operations Manager in Tigray, Ethiopia, your days will be centered on the Gospel of Jesus Christ and a call to action: a call resounding from many men, women, and children in need. You will be responsible for managing logistics, juggling moving parts, and responding with a high level of integrity while supporting a team pursuing hope in the rocky yet beautiful terrain of Northern Ethiopia.

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. 

Check out why people love serving with Samaritan’s Purse: https://bit.ly/2F8Nom5

Job Duties

• Ensures efficiency with the highest standard of integrity and provides support in the achievement of program objectives through maintenance and improvement of project procurement systems, processes, and procedures.
• Manages and directs the logistics department to ensure a complete warehousing system is established and followed at all facilities.
• Develops, trains, and ensures compliance of all staff on the complete Samaritan’s Purse procurement policy.
• Enforces procedures regarding contracted service and provides frequent evaluation of current contracted services for cost effectiveness.
• Regularly visits all bases to ensure operations comply with set operational protocols and that logistics are fully supporting Tigray project efforts.
• Maintains network and awareness of local and national laws and ensures organizational adherence along with the Area Coordinator.
• Follows policies and procedures of Samaritan’s Purse as set forth in the Policy Manual.

Qualifications & Experience

• Maintains a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ.
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university in Logistics/Transportation Management and 1-2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience in project management, business administration, public administration, logistics, supply chain management, communications or related field.
• Twelve credit house of college-level Biblical studies is strongly preferred.
• Experience in cross-cultural team leadership, including managing multiple programs and large diverse teams, is strongly preferred.
• Ability to concisely explain information to others, both management and field staff; ask questions for clarification, demonstrate openness and willingness to share and learn   
• Demonstrated integrity, honesty, transparency, and ethical character. 
• Ability to cope with stress and live in basic conditions; flexibility and patience. 

Job Location: Shire, Ethiopia

Type: Full-Time

Restrictions: Non-Accompanied

Language Requirement: Fluency in English

Travel Expectations: Frequent visits to field sites

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)