Join the teamCountry Director
Role 04 of 07Long-term
Lead the mission on the ground in Papua New Guinea.
I’m interestedYou’ll lead the whole PNG operation. You’ll care for our PNG base and team, oversee the base, flight, HR and ministry leads, and approve new team members with the US office. You’ll hold the relationships that keep the work trusted: hospitals, government, health authorities and partners. You’ll keep our regulatory standing in PNG, sign off the budget and month-end, set housing, vehicle and property policies, and guide our base and Gulf expansion. We serve Gulf Province now, and our Kapuna base (docks, hangar and staff housing) is being built.
When we first landed at Wowobo, a village in the Gulf, it had never seen an airplane. There is still pioneering work to do. Growth into the Gulf runs through relationships with hospitals, government and health authorities, and holding those relationships is the Country Director’s work.
Every role is a ministry role, and this one shepherds the rest. You’ll care for the spiritual health of the field team and take part in hospital ministry, village and aid-post outreach, and discipleship of national staff. Every patient we fly hears the gospel and receives an audio Bible in their own language.
Leaders who have led a multinational team across cultures, managed budgets, and built trust with government, health authorities and hospitals. An aviation background is helpful, not required. If you know someone who fits, we’d welcome an introduction.
Long-term: a two-year, renewable commitment, including a required six-month return home.
Typically 12 to 24 months from application to arrival on the field.