DART- Program Management & Development

Get Involved! Program Management & Development Job Description

Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Member with experience in Program Management & Development joins us to provide aid to those in desperate crisis situations in some of the toughest locations around the world. These responders assist in providing essential services including clean water, food, shelter, non‑food item distribution, and medical care, all in the name of Jesus. DART members who work in programs, in conjunction with the Team Leader, are responsible for planning, designing, and implementing all disaster response programmatic activities.

They guide response‑related activities, including initial assessment, program strategy and implementation, monitoring & evaluation, reporting, grant management, and more. They have an understanding of humanitarian programming and seek to use their experience in accordance with Samaritans Purse standards to serve those in need.

• Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene (WASH)
• Food Assistance/Nutrition
• Shelter
• Non‑Food Items (NFI)
• Distribution Management
• Healthcare (for medical professionals, see medical job postings)

The Samaritans Purse DART program is committed to meeting the critical needs of victims of war, poverty, famine, disease, and natural disaster. We stand ready to respond at a moment’s notice whenever and wherever disaster strikes. The DART specializes in meeting physical needs while sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.

As deployments occur with little or no warning, DART members must have a flexible schedule and availability to deploy. They may be deployed to dangerous places; living conditions can be challenging and the workdays long and hard. However, Samaritans Purse believes in being the first on the ground to serve and help those who have suffered through a catastrophic event in the name of Jesus Christ.

DART members are contracted “on‑call” employees. Their pay is activated when they are deployed to a response. Practically, this means that they have careers and life circumstances separate from DART, but when Samaritans Purse initiates a response, we call available DART members to respond and deploy. While a DART member is deployed, Samaritans Purse provides compensation and covers their response‑related living and travel costs.

• Program/Project Management
• Civil Engineering
• WASH Engineer
• Nutritionist
• Food Security and Livelihoods
• Shelter Program Management
• Ministry Program Management
• Public Health
• Environmental Engineering
• Humanitarian Aid
• Disaster Relief
• Senior Program Manager
• Chief of Party
• Non‑Profit Management
• Emergency Preparedness and Management
• Government and International Relations
• Area Coordinator
• Monitoring & Evaluation
• Grant Management
• Grant Writer
• Program Development
• Program Support Officer

Samaritans Purse is seeking to fill roles on the DART with flexible and service‑oriented people with experience in program management and humanitarian aid.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must maintain a personal relationship with and be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, as well as be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ; is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ
• 2–5 years proven work experience in applicable career field(s) is preferred
• Bachelor’s degree from a 4‑year college or university or technical training in a specific field preferred
• Available on short notice for immediate 3–4‑week deployment, 1–2 times/year
• Able to serve within a very fast‑paced environment, 7 days/week for extended hours while on deployment
• Able to work as a member of a team, particularly cross‑culturally
• Demonstrated travel, volunteer or work experience in developing countries is preferred
• Willingness to work in unstable, insecure areas

Teaching Experience Desirable, But Not Required

• International
• Type (Full‑Time/Part‑Time/Associate):
  Intermittent (On‑Call)
• Restrictions…