Program Manager Cleft LipPalate and Cataract Teams NEW

Program Manager, Cleft Lip/Palate and Cataract Teams

Location: North Wilkesboro, NC, United States

Job ID: 16690

Date Posted: Oct 29, 2025

Job Description

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Samaritan's Purse is seeking a Program Manager for our Cleft Lip/Palate and Cataract (CLP/CAT) initiatives. This role is responsible for leading international surgical teams, overseeing all aspects of program execution, and providing strategic coordination, recruitment, logistics, and operational management.

A day in the life of a CLP/CAT Program 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 CLP/CAT Program Manager, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
• Manage and oversee CLP/CAT programming in designated countries, including supervision and development of national program staff.
• Develop annual country budgets for programs and provide oversight to ensure fiscal accountability, compliance, and alignment with organizational and programmatic goals.
• Obtain necessary permissions and agreements from local Ministries of Health and partnering hospital facilities, and assist with licensing in host countries.
• Serve as team leader on multiple CLP/CAT missions, providing leadership to volunteer teams in preparation for and during surgical missions.
• Recruit, select, train, and build relationships with qualified CLP/CAT team medical volunteers. Provide clear volunteer roles and determine placement.
• Identify, recruit, and select national partners and manage national program staff in designated countries.
• Oversee the development and implementation of evangelism and spiritual care strategies, as well as spiritual follow-up plans for CLP/CAT beneficiaries, ensuring engagement of qualified, local pastors.
• Ensure all medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, and equipment are available for CLP/CAT missions, work with Projects Logistics and oversee relationships with government officials to procure supplies and obtain customs clearance, and conduct post-mission inventories.
• Oversee in-country patient screening and recruitment efforts, maintain beneficiary lists/contact information, and oversee patient coordination during surgical week.
• Work with national CLP/CAT staff to arrange patient transportation, food, and lodging.
• All other duties as assigned.

Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Nursing degree and five (5) to seven (7) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have an active RN or advanced practice nursing license.
• Operating room experience and certifications strongly preferred.
• International experience required.
• Prior experience leading cross cultural teams strongly preferred.
• 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: Travel Expectation: 75-100 days/annually; required travel documents and vaccinations for entry into foreign countries will be necessary.

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
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 10 paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days

Samaritan's Purse Mission Statement:

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

Samaritan's 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 1:29; 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.
• 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 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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