Samaritan Aviation
A construction crew at the footings of a new building above the coast

Join the teamProject Manager / Base Manager

Role 06 of 07Long-term or short-term

Project Manager / Base Manager

Build the base for the mission, then keep it running.

I’m interested

The work

Two kinds of work in one role. Projects: you’ll plan and run the build-out, from the Wewak property and training center to the Kapuna docks and staff and Gulf housing, with national crews, international volunteer teams and the Country Director. You’ll obtain permits, negotiate with vendors, track the budget and report progress. Base: you’ll lead the ongoing upkeep of our bases and hangars, vehicles and grounds, utilities and water, security and the guard schedule. We serve Gulf Province now, and our Kapuna base (docks, hangar and staff housing) is being built.

A moment on the field

A construction team of about five arrives for three weeks: electrical, plumbing, carpentry, docks, fencing, road clearing. You’ve lined up the permits, the vendors and the budget, and you lead the team alongside our national crew. When the team flies home, the water, the vehicles and the guard schedule are still yours.

The ministry half

Every role is a ministry role, this one included. You’ll take part in hospital ministry, village and aid-post outreach, and discipleship of national staff, and every volunteer team you host sees the mission up close. Every patient we fly hears the gospel and receives an audio Bible in their own language.

Who thrives

Leaders who delegate well, can track a budget and work a permit, and know their way around more than one trade. Comfort with cultural difference matters as much as any tool. If you’ve served in a church trade network, a construction ministry or on a short-term team, you may already know this work.

Requirements

  • Leadership and delegation
  • Permits and vendor negotiation
  • Budget tracking
  • Trade breadth
  • Comfort with cultural difference
  • For every role: a call to serve Christ across cultures

Ways to serve

Long-term: a two-year, renewable commitment, including a required six-month return home.

  1. Connect
    with us
  2. Application
  3. Family evaluations
  4. Vision trip to PNG
  5. Language and cross-cultural training
  6. Arrival on the field

Short-term role

Or serve in a short-term role, including three months on the ground, with a lighter process: an application, an interview and a background check.

  1. Application
  2. Interview
  3. Background check

Start with a conversation.

We’d love to hear from you.

I’m interested

(480) 581-1940 · contact@samaritanaviation.org

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