A day in the life of a 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 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 through writing concept papers, proposals and budgets using best practices and lessons learned in coordination with appropriate program units

Build relationships on behalf of Samaritan’s Purse with bilateral donors, International Non-governmental Organizations, and other agencies

Assist as needed in program implementation, including: developing assessments, baselines, budgets, monitoring and evaluation systems, field visits to verify data, reporting and close-out

Build capacity of field staff in general program development skills, behavior change communication, and quantitative and qualitative monitoring and evaluation skills

Represent Samaritan’s Purse in relevant UN cluster meetings and other donor/partner meetings

All other duties as assigned

Qualifications & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree (BA) and three (3) to five (5) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience in database development and management is required.

Technical writing skills including developing proposals, training/instruction manuals, and reports

Working knowledge of the grant submission processes of major donors such but not limited to the UN, CIDA, DFID and USAID, PADF, etc

Experience in working with cross-cultural and cross-denominational Christians

12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies