Program Coordinator (Afghan Resettlement Program)

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Program Coordinator, Afghan Resettlement

Twelve (12) positions available

Samaritan’s Purse is seeking individuals to serve as our Program Coordinators, based at our International Headquarters in Boone, North Carolina. The Program Coordinator will work to support all aspects of the Afghan Resettlement Program, including relationships with churches and potential sponsors, the selection and vetting of Church Sponsors and potential beneficiaries, and the efforts to support resettlement by sponsor churches of Afghans into communities in the United Sates.

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” John 15:12

In the role of a Program Coordinator, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintains a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ.
• Actively supports the Church Relations Coordinator in seeking new and productive partnerships with Churches to create new sponsorship opportunities for Afghan evacuees seeking to resettle in the USA.
• Strives to ensure a high quality of care is provided to beneficiaries through all partnerships.    
• Maintains a strong working knowledge of all matters related to humanitarian parole and asylum.
• Works closely with Church Sponsors to ensure a high level of physical and psycho-social care is provided to all beneficiaries in the Afghan resettlement program.
• Works to support the selection and vetting of sponsors and potential beneficiaries, including providing support for application preparation and completion. 
• Provides training to Church Sponsors on best practices and required standards of care using appropriate ministry curriculum and how to navigate unique or challenging resettlement issues as needed. 

As a Program Coordinator, we ask that you bring:

• A consistent witness for Jesus Christ, as well as able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Bachelor’s degree with major in Business Administration, International Business, Social Work, Education, or other related field.
• Six months to two (2) years of related experience.
• Experience working with refugees of war or conflict, either internationally or domestically is preferred.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to solve problems quickly and with initiative.
• High level of organizational and administrative skills.
• Flexible and adaptable, able to work with a diverse team in a pressured environment.

Benefits:

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

Job Location: Boone, North Carolina

Type (Full-Time/Part-Time/Associate): Full-Time, 12-month contract

Travel: Limited domestic travel could be requested, less than 5-10% of the year.

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)