Regional Program Development Officer – West Africa

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Are you seeking a position that brings together your professional expertise and passion to spread the Gospel? We are seeking a Regional Program Development Officer to serve our West Africa Region within our International Projects department. You will focus on supporting and coordinating Samaritan’s Purse Field Offices in Niger, Liberia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as it relates the pursuit and development of programs and grant proposals in West Africa. Come serve with a high level of integrity while supporting a team pursuing hope! Join us today!

A day in the life of a Regional Program Development Officer:

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 Regional Program Development Officer, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
• Develop programming and proposals for Samaritan’s Purse West Africa field offices using current Samaritan’s Purse program models and best practices.
• Build relationships on behalf of Samaritan’s Purse in West Africa field offices with bilateral donors, International Non-governmental Organizations, and other agencies.
• Align with the various Samaritan’s Purse Country Directors regarding the rules and regulations of the field office to ensure that they are aware of all meetings, progress and ideas being formulated.
• Build capacity of Samaritan’s Purse in West Africa field offices in general program development skills, behavior change communication, and qualitative evaluation skills.
• Ensure that all proposals follow timetables that allow for the input/review by the technical advisors and the finance department and involve the Technical Advisory Unit in the concept development process of grant submissions.
• All other duties as assigned.

Learn more about serving with Samaritan’s Purse.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Master’s degree (M. A.) or equivalent in international development preferred but not required, five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Study in a related field &/or strong field based experience will be considered
• Technical writing skills including developing proposals, training/instruction manuals, and reports
• Working knowledge of the grant submission processes of major donors including the USAID and WFP.
• Field experience in the implementation of relief and development programming.
• Experience in working with cross-cultural and cross-denominational Christians.
• 12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, opportunity to meet and complete requirement is available upon hire.

Job Location: Niamey, Niger – supporting all three West Africa offices in Niger, Liberia, and DRC

Type: Full-Time

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required); French strongly preferred

**Accompaniment:**Family Accompaniment

**Travel Expectations:**Travel to field sites as necessary; required travel documents and vaccinations for entry into foreign countries will be necessary

Benefits:

• International medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days
• When at IHQ, on-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)