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Samaritan's Purse · 21 hours ago

Assistant Director, Operations

North Wilkesboro, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

7+ years exp

Samaritan's Purse is seeking an Assistant Director, Operations to join their team in North Wilkesboro, NC. In this role, you will provide leadership and coordination for North American Ministries Operations, especially during disaster response activations, overseeing the NAM Operations Center and the Special Projects Team to ensure effective and integrated response capabilities.

Non Profit

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him

Provide direct leadership to the Manager, NAM Operations Center, and Manager, Special Projects; hire, equip, and mentor managerial staff to perform both steady state roles as well as roles in disaster response scenarios

Oversee the development, organization, coordination, and facilitation of the standardization of steady state and disaster response operations and trainings in the area of Special Projects to ensure quality and alignment with organizational strategic objectives

Implement and oversee the daily operations and continuous improvement of the NAM Operations Center, including planning, tracking of current operations, and serving as a clearinghouse for all reporting; ensure cross-functional coordination with United States Disaster Relief, Special Projects, Air Response Team, OHOP and other NAM assets

Build operational readiness in coordination with Samaritans Purse stakeholders including Facilities, IT, Security and others to support rapid mobilization and sustained operations

Coordinate with multiple teams and stakeholders across the ministry to ensure effective collaboration on all operations and processes; integrates lessons learned through AARs into SOPs and training

Advance organizational capacity; develop capability to run three high-quality domestic disaster responses and develop robust disaster monitoring capabilities

Oversee the implementation of systems to document best practices, garner lessons learned, and instill a learning-focused culture into NAM operations

All other duties as assigned

Qualification

Disaster ManagementEmergency Response OperationsOperational Center ManagementNIMS/ICS UnderstandingProgram ManagementChange ManagementCoachingPublic SpeakingLeadershipMentoringPresentation Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) in Disaster Management, International Relations or relevant field and minimum seven (7) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Advanced understanding of NIMS/ICS and multi-disciplinary incident coordination

Strong leadership experience in emergency response operations and operational center management

Ability to manage and delegate tasks; proven ability to lead managers and cross-functional teams

Ability to achieve organizational strategic objectives; strong program and change management skills

Ability to coach and mentor others; demonstrated capability building experience

Possess strong public speaking and presentation skills