Roving Program Support Officer​/Apprentice Program Instructor

Roving Program Support Officer/Apprentice Program Instructor

Location:

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Job
Date Posted:
Jul 2, 2026

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We are hiring a Roving Program Support Officer (RPSO)/Apprentice Program Instructor based in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The Roving Program Support Officer (RPSO)/Apprentice Program Instructor provides critical surge and backfill support for key field program roles, including Program Development Officer, Grants Manager, Program Manager, and/or Senior Program Manager. The position requires frequent international travel (often in 30-day increments) to assist field offices with proposal development, program design, planning, and implementation.

The RPSO may also deploy as part of Disaster Assistance Response Teams and serve on North Carolina-based Incident Management Teams when needed. The role also contributes to ongoing efforts by the Program Management Team by advising field teams on program management principles and strengthening staff capacity. In addition, the RPSO manages all training components of the Samaritans Purse Apprenticeship Program, updating and maintaining curricula and delivering in-person classroom instruction for several months each Spring to ensure apprentices are fully prepared for field deployment.

A day in the life of a Roving Program Support Officer/Apprentice Program Instructor:

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, our staff and volunteers who serve around the globe.

In the role of Roving Program Support Officer/Apprentice Program Instructor, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
• As Apprenticeship Program instructor for the Programs track, revise and update curriculum, and teach apprentice cohorts in a classroom setting. Mentor and professionally support all programs' apprentices both while at Headquarters, and once deployed to field offices.
• Support international field offices by providing roving program support (typically for an average of 30 days) to fill gaps in key positions, such as Program Manager and Program Development Officer. Provide technical assistance throughout the project cycle, including on the design, implementation, monitoring, and closeout process; mentoring and building field staff program management capacity and skills through the development and delivery of trainings;
  
  supporting the writing, coordinating, and reviewing of project proposals and reports; and ensuring proposals are technically strong and align with relevant international and internal standards. Support strong program management, effective and realistic M&E, and quality reporting across programming. Also assist field offices by representing Samaritans Purse at UN Cluster and other coordination meetings, and networking with other organizations.
• Support the work of Disaster Assistance Response and Incident Management Teams as required, including deployment to disaster settings.
• Support the development of technical resources and tools on key program management topics in order to build field office capacity.
• Review and provide feedback on project proposals and reports to ensure strong project design, M&E, and reporting across Samaritans Purse programming.
• Bachelor's degree (BA) from four‑year College or university and a minimum of two (2) to five (5) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  Twelve credit hours of college-level Biblical studies strongly preferred.
• Must have experience in either grant writing OR program management.
• Experience working for humanitarian organizations, including international NGOs preferred.
• Field-level grant‑writing experience with major donors (governments and UN agencies).
• Working knowledge of the grant submission processes and donor requirements of major donors such as the UN, FCDO, and DOS/PRM, etc.
• Ability to coordinate both financial and programmatic functions of grant management.
• Technical writing skills required, including developing proposals, training/instruction…