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Regional Security Director

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Job ID: 17207

Date Posted: Apr 27, 2026

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We are hiring a Regional Security Director for our Middle East Region. This position is based in the Middle East and responsible for the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all issues pertaining to staff security for all Samaritans Purse operations in the assigned region. This includes providing defensible, expert security assessments and recommendations to regional leadership teams that balance the need to address mission priorities with the long-term security of programs and staff members. This requires providing simultaneous and direct support to Projects, World Medical Mission (WMM), Operation Christmas Child (OCC), Mission Aviation Service, Disaster Response operations, and other departments or internal teams. Requires the ability to navigate complex interpersonal and cross-cultural relationships with diverse personnel including host government leaders, United Nations, U.S. Embassy, military, police, other NGOs, and local village leaders.

A day in the life of a Regional Security Director:

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 Regional Security Director, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him
• Work closely with Projects Regional Directors to support regional objectives. Advise Regional Directors on security strategy and implementation, and keeps them informed of security status, information, needs, and concerns in the region
• Work closely with WMM senior leadership to support the strategic placement and worldwide assignments of Post-Resident Physicians and medical volunteers. This includes conducting security site assessments for WMM partner hospitals
• Work closely with OCC Senior Regional Directors to support OCC operations in the region, including staff travel, shoebox distribution, and The Greatest Journey training
• Respond immediately as the security advisor for the Disaster Assistance Response team or Incident Management team anywhere within the region
• Assist with Billy Graham Evangelistic Association festival planning and execution by conducting security surveys and coordinating, arranging, and supervising all security related activities for the festivals
• Supervise and manage a team of Country Security Managers and Security Program Managers to ensure they are providing high quality security support to Projects Country Directors that aligns with the overall security objectives of the Security department and the region. Perform all duties of the Country Security Manager when necessary
• Monitor and respond to any and all potential and present emergencies involving Samaritans Purse staff. Maintain constant communication and information flow with the Crisis Management team and direct any on-the-ground crisis response operations
• Provide a quarterly regional security update highlighting security related incidents and trends for the Security department, the Presidents Office, and the Board of Directors. This requires an ongoing and in-depth understanding of regional security challenges and emerging threats
• Conduct comprehensive after-action investigations when a security incident occurs, with specific regard to Samaritans Purse policies and procedures as well as legal and cultural requirements. Assist the Compliance and Internal Audit teams in investigations as necessary
• All other duties as assigned

Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors degree (B. A.) and five (5) years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. INSSA Security Risk Management Professional-Regional level or willingness and ability to become certified within the first 12 months of employment is required. Previous Security management experience required; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to navigate complex and dangerous situations, and balance divergent or competing objectives
• Ability to understand complex security situations and advise on their strategic impact on the ministry
• Ability to analyze and synthesize information to develop a complete picture of security situations
• Ability to make timely and accurate decisions in complex or uncertain environments
• Ability to communicate effectively across socio-economic, political, and cultural lines
• Ability to lead direct reports in their growing relationship with Jesus Christ (spiritual maturity)
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
• 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: Middle East

Type: Full-Time

Accompaniment: Family Accompaniment

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required); Foreign language skills relevant to the assigned region are strongly preferred

Travel Expectations: 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 5:16-18; 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 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, and 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)

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