Assistant Program Manager, North American Disaster Relief

Assistant Program Manager North American Disaster Relief North Wilkesboro, NC

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Assistant Program Manager North American Disaster Relief Location: North Wilkesboro, NC, United States Job ID: 17110 Date Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Job Description

Get Involved Samaritans Purse mobilizes and equips thousands of volunteers to provide emergency aid to U.S. victims of wildfires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters through the North American Disaster Relief Department.

The Assistant Program Manager based in North Wilkesboro, NC serves to support and help implement plans designed to further the ministry of the Samaritans Purse Disaster Relief program with specific responsibility for:

• Assisting with the recruitment and development of volunteer teams.
• Shepherding and providing training for volunteers.
• Recruiting churches to participate in the project while remaining deployment ready.

A Day in the Life of an Assistant Program Manager

At Samaritans 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 Assistant Program Manager, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
• Assist the Program Manager with all aspects of the response, focusing on the homeowners, Site Leadership team, and volunteers.
• Work directly with homeowners to determine how to meet their spiritual and physical needs.
• Assist in implementing a volunteer training plan and training volunteers.
• Participate in the development of procedures, including technical insight and content development.
• Conduct safety briefings for a large audience and ensure they are followed.
• Foster relationships with churches, government agencies, and other relief organizations.
• Recruit churches and local leaders to be active in disaster recovery.
• Maintain awareness of disaster activity across the US and monitor weather activities.
• Assist the Program Managers with maintaining accurate listings and placement of all assigned disaster relief field inventory.
• Oversee financial transactions, submit activity reports, and lead staff meetings.
• Represent the ministry at conferences and speaking engagements.
• Follow policies and procedures of Samaritans Purse as set forth in the Policy Manual.
• Attend daily morning devotions and participate in prayer support for the ministry, donors, and volunteers.
• Maintain a strong Christian witness to colleagues, volunteers, vendors, charitable beneficiaries, and the general public within the workplace and community.

Other duties may be assigned that are not specifically identified within the content of the job description.

Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university and two to three years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to obtain a Class A restricted drivers license and a valid Department of Transportation Medical Card.
• Working knowledge of general construction and general chainsaw use.
• General knowledge of Excel and Word and ability to learn in-house specialized computer applications.
• Highly effective communication skills, including written and public speaking.
• Ability to work well under pressure in difficult situations with limited resources.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing conditions.
• Ability to build and maintain an effective team with ever-changing people.
• Ability to do the work asked of our volunteers.
• Ability to use given data and statistics to determine volunteer needs, length of deployment, and forecasting completion dates.
• 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 North Wilkesboro, NC

Type Full-Time

Language Requirement Fluency in English required

Travel Expectations 182-237 days per year domestic travel away from home for extended periods of time to cover the disaster.

Benefits

• On-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)
• Medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-term and Short-term disability insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Term Life Insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan
• 10 paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days

Samaritans Purse Mission Statement Samaritans Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritans Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing Gods love through His Son Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Samaritans Purse Statement of Faith

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. (1 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Timothy 3:15-17)
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19, John 10:30, Ephesians 4:4-6)
• We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. (Matthew 1:23, John 1:1-4 and 12:9, Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24, Romans 8:34, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Philippians 2:5-11, Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15)
• We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God; that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation; and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. (Luke 24:46-47, John 14:6, Acts 4:12, Romans 3:23, 2 Corinthians 5:10-11, Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9, Titus 3:4-7)
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life. (John 3:5-8, Acts 1:8 and 4:31, Romans 8:9, 1 Corinthians 2:14, Galatians 5:16, 17, 18, Ephesians 6:12, Colossians 2:6-10, 1 Peter 3:15)
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life, and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment. (1 Corinthians 15:51-57, Revelation 20:11-15)
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church. (1 Corinthians 12:12, 27, Ephesians 1:22-23)
• We believe that the ministry of evangelism and discipleship is a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:8, Romans 10:9-15, 1 Peter 3:15)
• We believe Gods plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage; that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. (Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:5-6, Mark 10:6-9, Romans 1:26-27, 1 Corinthians 6:9)
• We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism. (Matthew 9:35-38, 22:37-39, 28:18-20, Acts 1:8, Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21, Galatians 6:10, Colossians 2:6-10, 1 Peter 3:15)
• We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen. (Psalm 139:13, Isaiah 49:1, Jeremiah 1:5, Matthew 22:37-39, Romans 12:20-21, Galatians 6:10)
• We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person, biological male or female. These two distinct but complementary sexes together reflect the image and likeness of God. Rejection of ones biological sex is a rejection of Gods merciful design and creative order. (Genesis 1:26-27, 1 Corinthians 6:9, Deuteronomy 22:5)

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Location: North Wilkesboro, NC, United States Date Posted: Mar 27, 2026

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