Job DescriptionGet Involved!The purpose of the Food Assistance and Livelihoods Technical Lead is to provide strategic advice and oversight to the Samaritan's Purse team in Juba, South Sudan Food Assistance and Sustainable Livelihood portfolio. Are you gifted in leadership by developing, designing, and implementing high-quality programs that lead to self-resilience and sustainability? This role will collaborate with program managers, donors, and area coordinators to secure grants, funding, and all that is needed to help fill the physical needs of the daily food supply.
The most significant role in this is sharing the True Bread of Life found only in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Apply today!A day in the life of a Food Assistance and Livelihood Technical Lead: 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 Food Assistance and Livelihood Technical Lead, you will have the opportunity to:
Maintain a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ. Provide technical support to food assistance, food security, livelihoods, and resilience initiatives, including the development, adaptation, and scaling-up of specific project models. Explore potential funding sources for programs and help to develop a sustainable pipeline for Food Assistance and Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) grants. This requires working with appropriate grants staff and actively seeking new opportunities. Ensure that programs and initiatives are implemented in alignment with ministry objectives and executed at a higher quality.
In consultation with the National Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager, supports and coordinates field teams to report on program activities within Platform (DHIS2). Systematically document project impact, lessons learned, and monitoring information in close collaboration with the MEL team. Continuously review technical literature and research being produced within the sectors to develop new and innovative programs in close coordination with other relevant staff. Ensure current, relevant, and detailed market information is available to help improve program surveillance and proposal development. This may require working with the MEL team to develop relevant market surveys.
Identify learning and training opportunities for national staff and work as a mentor for less experienced team members. Liaises with Human Resources, area coordinators, and program managers to ensure all program staff receive the necessary and appropriate technical support. Represent the country office at meetings, relevant clusters, and working groups as outlined in the job summary. Further coordinates representation by Food Assistance and FSL staff at other national and state-level meetings. Communicate regularly with global technical advisors to share project updates, key findings, and issues, and seeks technical support whenever necessary.
5% of time in contact with Samaritan's Purse beneficiaries (children, young adults, adults at risk), promoting and safeguarding their welfare within Samaritan's Purse operations. Follow policies and procedures of Samaritan's Purse as outlined in the Policy Manual. Attend daily morning devotions and participate in prayer support for the ministry, donors, and volunteers. Maintain a strong Christian witness to colleagues, volunteers, vendors, charitable beneficiaries, and the general public within the workplace, in the community, and before the general public.
Reflect Godly character by conducting activities in a manner consistent with the Mission Statement, Statement of Faith, Christian Code of Conduct, Statement of Fidelity to the Holy Scriptures, and Distinct Objectives. Other duties may be assigned that are not specifically identified within the content of the job description. Learn more about serving with Samaritan's Purse. Qualifications & ExperienceBachelor's degree in agriculture, forestry, or environmental science with five (5) to ten (10) years of humanitarian work or equivalent combination of experience and education. Substantial experience in designing, implementing, and managing FSL programs within the humanitarian sectors. Experience in agricultural extension activities.
Experience with proposal development, grant management, and report writing; or equivalent combination of experience and education. Advanced knowledge of UNWFP regulations and standard food assistance operations management. Thorough understanding of FSL programs in protracted emergency setup, including graduation from poverty, early warning early action (EWEA), resilience, cash-transfer programming, gender-sensitive livelihoods, and income-generating activities. Knowledge of institutional donors and in developing funding proposals and reports for a range of institutional and other donors. Capacity to engage with individuals and teams by establishing technical relationships. Good knowledge of the project cycle. Good report writing and reviewing skills.
Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skillsTwelve credit hours of college-level Biblical studies are strongly preferred. Job Location: Juba, South SudanType: Full-TimeLanguage Requirement: Fluency in English (both written and spoken) is required. Proficiency in Arabic is considered an asset. Accompaniment: UnaccompaniedTravel Expectations: This position requires domestic and international travel of approximately 75 days/year. Travel within South Sudan up to 30% of the time. Maintaining required travel documents and vaccinations for entry into foreign countries will be necessary.
BenefitsInternational medical, prescription, dental & vision insurancePaid Family Medical Leave Retirement savings planPaid holidays12 vacation/personal days10 sick daysWhen at IHQ, on-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents) Samaritan's Purse Mission StatementSamaritan'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 FaithWe 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 result 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: 16,17,18; 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 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, 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. We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person biological male or female.
These two distinct but complementary sexes together reflect the image and likeness of God. Rejection of one's biological sex is a rejection of God's merciful design and creative order. Genesis 1: 26-27;1 Corinthians 6: 9; Deuteronomy 22: 5
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