Job Description
A day in the life of a Senior Operations Manager:
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 Senior Operations Manager, you will have the opportunity to:
- Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
- Insure efficiency with the highest standard of integrity and provide support in the achievement of program of objectives through maintenance and improvement of project procurement systems, processes, and procedures.
- Manage and direct the logistics department to ensure a complete warehousing system is established and followed at all bases.
- Provide leadership to logistics department as they oversee Information Technology Services, ensuring quality service and hardware provision to all staff at all bases.
- Understand Samaritan’s Purse financial and budgeting systems in order to effectively supervise the implementation of operational budgets.
- Mentor and train all staff in operations in order to ensure that they follow policy.
- Regularly visit all bases to ensure operations comply with set operational protocols and that logistics are fully supporting Liberia project efforts.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; preferably in Logistics/Transportation Management; one to two year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Demonstrated integrity, honesty, transparency, and ethical character.
- Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.
- Ability to cope with stress and live in basic conditions; flexibility and patience.
- Ability to network and build relationships with government, civil society, and community partners.
- Experience with and have a working knowledge of Access or other relational data base systems beneficial.
- Ability to concisely explain information to others, both management and field staff; ask questions for clarification, demonstrate openness and willingness to share and learn
- 12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, opportunity to meet and complete requirement is available upon hire.
Job ID: 129030