Job Description
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Samaritan's Purse is seeking a Campus Relations Program Specialist to join our Human Resources department in Boone, NC! You'll support the Samaritan's Purse and Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) Global Internship Program and Apprenticeship Program by leading strategic university recruiting initiatives and managing the year-round, ministry-wide placement of domestic and international interns and apprentices. Come use your gifts and talents to advance the Gospel!
A day in the life of a Campus Relations Program Specialist:
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 Campus Relations Program Specialist, you will have the opportunity to:
• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
• Lead the year-round placement and coordination of both domestic and international interns and apprentices, including facilitating and conducting applicant pre-screen interviews for assigned requisitions and candidate interviews for ministry-fit and job-fit.
• Serve as liaison between IHQ and interns/apprentices, providing ongoing support and leading debriefings and performance reviews.
• Identify, plan and attend strategically chosen campus recruiting events and career fairs.
• Work to ensure a strong campus branding/social media/advertising strategy using various advertising channels and social media outlets such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and blogs.
• Actively build a pool of qualified candidates and applicants for future vacancies from the current intern pool, intern alumni pool, and partner schools to participate in the internship, apprentice programs, and potentially full-time employment.
• Develop strategic mechanisms to maintain key relationships with partner universities, college and seminary faculty, staff, students, career services members, and alumni associations to promote our career opportunities and employer brand.
• Proactively discuss workforce planning needs with assigned departments and provides guidance and direction as needed. Work to enhance the candidate experience; including interview, feedback and selection process, site visits, the formulation and extension of offers, and welcoming of incoming interns and apprentices.
• Maintain and update accurate Applicant Tracking System database records of prospective, active, and former candidates.
• Maintain knowledge of current and new recruiting trends.
• All other duties as assigned.
Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse.
Qualifications & Experience
• Bachelor's degree required in HR Management, Business, Marketing, Communications, or related fields plus one to three (3) years demonstrated knowledge and experience in college recruitment/relations, including developing and executing recruitment strategies to meet staffing goals; or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• International experience preferred.
• Strategic and tactical mindset with proven ability to manage multiple projects and programs in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail and delivering results.
• Strong recruitment expertise including sourcing strategies, employment law, corporate recruitment processes, current trends, and social media/search engine optimization.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to present effectively, influence at all organizational levels, and cultivate partnerships across HR, leadership, peers, and external stakeholders.
• Technical proficiency with applicant tracking systems, Microsoft Office Suite, and strong analytical skills to translate data into actionable insights.
• Proven ability to thrive in high-volume environments, comfortable rolling up sleeves, identifying problems, and driving solutions with a customer service mindset.
• SHRM Professional HR Certification (PHR or SPHR) or other recognized HR/Recruitment certification 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: Boone, NC
Type: Full-Time
Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required)
Travel Expectations: This position requires domestic/international travel of approximately 45 days/year. Maintaining 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
