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The Salvation Army is active in more than 130 countries worldwide. With such a wide scope of ministry, there are many service opportunities for both officers and lay personnel interested in serving overseas. Below is a list of available positions in other Salvation Army territories, prepared by the IHQ Personnel Department.
For more information, speak to your corps officer.
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES LIST
March 2021
Inquiries regarding the following openings should be directed to your divisional commander / department head or Major Linda McNutt linda_mcnutt@can.salvationarmy.org
International Service Opportunities PDF
CORPS OFFICERS/WORKERS
Position: Corps Officers
Location: Portugal
Special Requirements: For a single or married officer couple with some experience in a starting an outpost; fluency in Portuguese necessary; from July 2021.
Urgency: urgent
Position: Corps Officers
Location: Island of St. Helena
Special Requirements: A spiritually matured officer couple, fit and healthy, needed for this appointment beginning in January 2021. St. Helena is a British Territory off the West Coast of Africa with weekly flights to Johannesburg. This could be well suited for a recently retired couple.
Urgency: urgent
Position: Corps Officers
Location: Scotland
Special Requirements: For a single officer or married couple who are spiritually mature, emotionally resilient, and self-reliant. A mainland corps (Wick) in the far north of Scotland. English speaking.
Urgency: urgent
Position: Corps Officers
Location: Finland & Estonia
Special Requirements: Preferably Finnish or Swedish speaking. English and Russian speakers are welcomed when ready to serve in a Finnish or Estonian context.
Urgency: normal
Position: Corps Officers
Location: various corps in Norway, Iceland and the Faeroe Islands
Special Requirements: Knowledge of Norwegian, Icelandic (for Iceland) or another Scandinavian language
and/or willingness to study and learn the language.
Urgency: normal
Position: Corps Officers
Location: France and Belgium
Special Requirements: Must be French speakers.
Urgency: urgent
Position: Corps Officer
Location: Brazil
Special Requirements: Preferably Portuguese speaking, but Spanish speaking with a willingness to learn the language and culture would be acceptable.
Urgency: normal
Position: Corps Officers
Location: Mexico
Special Requirements: Spanish speaker who is able to grow the work of Christ in Mexico.
Urgency: normal
Position: Corps Officers
Location: South America East
Special Requirements: Various corps in Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay (throughout the South America East Territory). Fluency in Spanish necessary.
Urgency: normal
Position: Corps Officers
Location: Germany
Special Requirements: Confident leaders willing to learn German, for planting new ministries or in established ministries. We are interested in exploring an exchange of corps officers for 1-2 terms. Some knowledge of German is required.
Urgency: normal
FINANCIAL & BUSINESS
Position: Finance Manager
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Special Requirements: For a single or married officer or lay personnel; stationed at Regional Headquarters
and responsible for Netsuite Implementation in the Region. An understanding of Netsuite & IFAS idea.
Handover period with current manager planned. Both Chinese [Mandarin (Traditional)] and English language
necessary.
Urgency: urgent
Position: Finance Secretary
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Special Requirements: Located at THQ; for a married officer with experience in finance at the divisional or district level. Spanish desired, but may be learned during service, if you currently have basic Spanish.
Urgency: urgent
Position: Regional Finance Officer
Location: Mali Region
Special Requirements: For a single or married officer, located at Regional Headquarters. English language (French beneficials).
Urgency: urgent
Position: Internal Auditor&
Location: Angola
Special Requirements: Command Internal Auditor; Single or married officer who understands TSA finance systems and has practical skills in accountancy. Portuguese or Spanish language - may be learned during service. From October 2020
Urgency: urgent
Position: Assistant Territorial Business Administration Secretary
Location: Japan
Special Requirements: Lay or officer personnel, single or married. Accounting qualifications or other related qualifications. Experience in Salvation Army accounting and BA processes; ability to implement IFAS into the Japan Territory; and ability to learn new computer programmes quickly. Japanese language essential, but it may be learned during service.
Urgency: urgent
NURSING/MEDICAL
Position: Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist
Location: Begoro Rehabilitation Centre, Ghana
Special Requirements: The person should have experience working with children, especially children with cerebral palsy, and be able to work alongside the local therapists and train them in current techniques used abroad for the benefit of children
Urgency: normal
Position: Chief Medical Officer
Location: Howard Hospital, Zimbabwe
Special Requirements: Non-officer or officer personnel
Urgency: urgent
Position: Territorial Director of Health&
Location: Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea **amp; Solomon Islands)
Special Requirements: For lay or married couple; English language; Responsible for strategic leadership
and management oversight of all health services; medical background essential and good management skills
required.
Urgency: urgent
PROGRAMME
Position: Project Officer&
Location: Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea **amp; Solomon Islands)
Special Requirements: For lay or married couple; English language; Responsible for strategic leadership
and management oversight of all funded development, community and infrastructure projects in the territory.
Urgency: urgent
Position: Project Officer
Location: Eastern Europe Territory
Special Requirements: Preferably, a single officer or non-officer personnel. Minimum two-years. From
2021
Urgency: urgent
Position: Envoy in charge of corps
Location: Various Divisions/Districts in Argentina, Uruguay or Paraguay (throughout the South America East Territory)
Special Requirements: must be fluent in Spanish.
Urgency: normal
* Explanation of Urgency:
- ‘Urgent’: to be filled immediately.
- ‘Normal’: to be filled in 12-24 months.
- ‘Future’: to be filled after 24 months.
