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Title: Humanitarian Services Program Specialist
Company: A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias
Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Humanitarian Services Program Specialist
Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg, South Africa (No Local)
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To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.
Job Description
This position provides support to a specific program within Welfare Services. This support may include project planning, technical expertise in conceptualizing and producing audio-visual, written and other materials for Church-wide distribution and within the Welfare Department. Facilitates training and consulting with ecclesiastical leaders.
Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of humanitarian projects in assigned countries/provinces in alignment with the 5-year area humanitarian plan and global Church priorities.
- Assist in coordinating with internal departments and external partners (e.g., NGOs, local officials) to support project logistics and execution.
- Contribute to project documentation, data collection, and reporting to ensure transparency and accountability.
- Provide operational support in budgeting, procurement, and compliance under the guidance of Area Humanitarian Manager.
- Participate in monitoring and evaluation activities to assess project outcomes and identify areas for improvement.
- Utilize Church systems and tools for project tracking, communication, and reporting.
- Maintain awareness of humanitarian trends and best practices relevant to assigned responsibilities.
- Collaborate with other specialists to support member-focused humanitarian efforts and sector-specific initiatives.
- Address moderately complex problems using established procedures and guidelines. Apply analytical skills to evaluate options and recommend solutions, escalating more complex issues that require broader judgment or cross-functional input.
- Receive direction on priorities and guidance on complex issues, while independently managing routine tasks and contributing to team objectives.
- Supervise and train humanitarian missionaries in carrying out humanitarian efforts in the area.
- Percentages may vary based on area / region need:
- 50% – Manage the humanitarian project life cycle for specific country/province efforts and support the implementation of the 5-year area humanitarian plan and applicable global priorities.
- 30% – Identify and maintain relationships with internal Church divisions, external NGOs, organizations, and government officials to accomplish the 5-year area humanitarian plan in assigned countries/provinces.
- 15% – Report, evaluate, and analyze area humanitarian initiatives, programs, and activities to area/HQ leadership, as assigned.
- 5% – Manage the application of technology, communications, and systems and other work as applicable.
Qualifications
- Must be in possession of a Current Temple Recommend and/or be certified by their priesthood leaders to be worthy to hold a temple recommend.
- A relevant bachelor’s Degree or a combination of at least 8 years of related experience and progress towards completion of a relevant bachelor’s degree.
- Strong understanding of the principles and guidelines of welfare and self-reliance services and humanitarian standards and the ability to apply them to the 5-year humanitarian plan and address and resolve complicated humanitarian challenges.
- Intuitive ability to establish relationships of trust with mid-level and some senior Church, organization, and community leaders and represent the Welfare and Self-Reliance Department with professionalism and integrity.
- Excellent problem-solving, listening, change management, and negotiation skills, including strong written and verbal communication skills and English language proficiency.
- Ability to learn systems and processes quickly and be proficient using personal computers to utilize databases, spreadsheets, word processing, internet, text, and e-mail communications.
- Must have excellent project management and report writing skills.
- Demonstrated experience training employees, volunteers, and other staff on-site and remotely, individually or in groups.
- Must be able to work collaboratively and travel up to 40% of the time.
- Job Identification 375053
- Job Category HS – Humanitarian & Social Services
- Posting Date 05/19/2026, 11:47 AM
- Locations 5 A Jubilie Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2193, ZA (No Local)
- Apply Before 06/03/2026, 05:55 AM
- Job Schedule Full time
- Regular or Temporary Regular
- Worker Type Employee
- Number of Openings 1
- Anúncio/Mais informações Please note that this job posting may close at any time without prior notice. Find out more about the many benefits of Church Employment at https://careers.churchofjesuschrist.org.
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