Who We Are

Mercy Ships is a global faith-based charity that uses hospital ships to bring life-changing surgeries and transformational medical training to people in some of the most challenging contexts along the African coast. For over 40 years, Mercy Ships has been delivering lasting hope and healing through safe surgical care, while working alongside partners and stakeholders to strengthen local healthcare systems in more than 55 countries. Since the inception of this dream by founders Don and Deyon Stephens in 1978, Mercy Ships has served more than 2.7 million direct beneficiaries without regard for race, gender, or religion.

The Opportunity

Do you have a heart for the hurting and a desire to invest your talents and experiences into a mission with eternal significance? For every transformative surgery that takes place onboard one of our Mercy Ships, there are dozens of men and women being used of the Lord to prepare the way through their vocational gifts and talents!

**Compensation for this position is $55,000

This is a full-time, REMOTE position

The Technical Sector Recruiter is responsible for proactively sourcing, attracting, and selecting high-quality volunteers for Technical and Maritime roles that ensure ship functionality, navigation, safety, and regulatory compliance. This position supports Mercy Ships in recruiting qualified technical volunteers that ensures a safe and compliant ship.

The Recruiter builds and maintains a robust global talent pipeline for critical technical roles while delivering a professional, mission-aligned candidate experience that reflects Mercy Ships’ values and Community of Faith.

How You’ll Contribute

• Proactively source and engage technical and maritime professionals using Boolean search methodology, talent mining, and targeted outreach strategies.
• Develop and maintain talent pipelines for high-impact and hard-to-fill roles.
• Identify and recommend new sourcing channels, including niche job boards, professional associations, trade publications, and social media platforms.
• Utilize sector-specific volunteer personas to align candidate skills with mission requirements.
• Screen candidates for required certifications, volunteer eligibility, and cultural alignment with Mercy Ships’ Christian values.
• Conduct structured interviews using standardized scorecards and objective grading criteria.
• Maintain accurate records within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), ensuring data integrity and compliance.
• Partner with Sector Leaders to present qualified candidates and manage the verbal offer process.
• Collaborate with National Offices to ensure alignment with global staffing strategies.
• Track and report key performance indicators such as time-to-fill, recruiter effectiveness, and candidate withdrawal trends.
• Coordinate seamless handover to Onboarding upon offer acceptance

  The Ideal Candidate

• Supportive of Mercy Ships' mission, vision, core values, and cultural philosophy. · Able to contribute to community life, requiring stable and healthy interpersonal skills.
• Experience in NGO, humanitarian, or international environments preferred
• Demonstrated experience working across time zones and diverse cultures
• A strong customer service orientation, with excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively source and engage passive candidates.
• Intermediate Analytical skills with the ability to interpret recruitment metrics and dashboards.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

  Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred
• 4+ years of experience in staffing or volunteer management, specialized recruiting and sourcing experience.
• Experience in NGO, humanitarian, or maritime recruitment preferred.
• Proficiency in Salesforce and Applicant Tracking Systems, Greenhouse Preferred
• Successful completion of Mercy Ships Entry Training will be required within the first year

Pour your God-given talents into a mission with eternal return on investment -- join the Mercy Ships Crew, today!

This is a paid position. To explore our many Mercy Ships volunteer opportunities, please visit us at: https://www.mercyships.org/get-involved/volunteer/

**Compensation range listed is for U.S. hires only. Actual compensation may vary dependent upon location of hire.