East and Central Africa

Serving across East and Central Africa, we partner with local churches and organisations to make Jesus known in communities where He is least known.

We serve in most East and Central African countries, either directly through SIM offices or in partnership with others who share our heart to make Jesus known where He is least known.

We’re passionate about seeing lives transformed by the gospel and people equipped to live as faithful disciples of Jesus. We serve in the countries listed below, and in some that are not shown here. If you’re interested in a country not listed, we’d love to hear from you.

Where we work

Our Ethiopia team has a head office in the capital, Addis Ababa, but seeks to support mission workers as they reach out to communities across the country...

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Our SIM Kenya team is based in Nairobi and has significant ministries among the Somali peoples of Wajir, Nairobi and Mombasa as well as outreach to communi...

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Our multi-cultural SIM South Sudan is based in Nairobi, Kenya but serves the refugee communities in South Sudan by partnering with the local church, by doi...

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Opportunities to serve in East and Central Africa

East Africa Regional Services

KENYA, EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA| 2+ years

East Africa Regional Services provides high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective services which are relevant and significant to SIM entities in East and Central Africa Region. The leadership teams and ministry workers are given the opportunity to concentrate more on the ministry activities with less disruption by administrative tasks. The ministry provides financial, human resources, government liaison and media services to the supported entities.

Leadership and Administration Services

SOUTH SUDAN, EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA| Any

Come and strengthen our workers and staff through administrative support, leadership development, and training in order to care for and develop more effective ministers of the gospel in South Sudan and to those in the diaspora in East Africa. We are looking for people who love the Lord and have a passion for administrative and leadership roles to come and support our multi-cultural team. We have opportunities for: • Nairobi Office Administrator – Assisting the director, note-taking during meetings, managing files and assisting in the updating of Synergie and other SIM internal databases. • Deputy Director/COO - Filling in for the director when he/she is on home assignment or travelling. Works closely with the director to manage staff, helping to implement the strategy and vision with the team. • Personnel Director/Coordinator – To resource, care for and develop our workers. Ensure our people are in compliance with SIM policies, principles and practices. Liaise with new enquirers and actively coordinate with sending entities. • Field Logistics Manager – ensuring planning and implementation of procedures related to flights, field orders, ordering fuel, prioritising cargo, developing supply chains in country. • Field Administrator – to manage the field office, taking care of paperwork related to local and national government, keeping up to date on costs and requirements of immigration and work permits. The post-holder would also ensure orientations of new people and visitors. • Field Accountant – working with field project managers to get field cash reports into the Finance department in a timely manner. • Pastoral Care Workers - to care for those in challenging humanitarian situations • Computer and IT Technicians - Helping the team with software and hardware issues as well as managing our network in South Sudan. • Health Coordinator – ensuring our workers are healthy and have access to the resources necessary for medical care. • Field Warehouse Manager – Organising our tools and supplies, receiving materials and ensuring we have what we need to operate in the country. • Security Coordinator – Checking security updates, doing risk assessments, contingency planning and team training while coordinating with SIM International security to ensure our team is prepared and not putting ourselves at unnecessary risk. (Trust God, act wisely) • Short-Term Missions Coordinator – Plans and coordinates with the field to bring out short-term workers, both local and international, to assist in accomplishing our mission and vision. This will include bringing in people to train church leaders, assist with evangelism, help with our medical clinic through training and clinical work, maintenance of vehicles, solar and general property upkeep/improvements, etc. You can also join us as a prayer partner. We long to see a team that is thriving in their work as they use their gifts, passions, and skills to love others and love God.

Outreach, Discipleship, and Church Planting

SOUTH SUDAN, EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA| Any

Come and join our international and multi-cultural team as we serve in a rural community in South Sudan. We work alongside the local population as well as a large refugee community. We are looking for people who love the Lord and have a passion for sharing the good news with others. We need disciple-makers, chaplain mentors, pastoral trainers, engineers for the water project, youth workers (sports), and counsellors in trauma healing. In addition, we have a local clinic serving the community and need nurses, doctors, midwives, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, programme manager, physical therapists, and dietitians. You may also join us as a prayer partner. We welcome short-term mission workers as well as those looking to serve long-term. We need new team members to join us who are interested in South Sudan and have skills and gifts to add value to our team, even if only for a season. We long to see mature believers encouraging and enabling self-replicating churches; to see an increase in Bible literacy; and to see people healed from emotional, spiritual, and physical injuries.

Stories from East and Central Africa

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08 August 2025

In Ethiopia, a Bible curriculum designed for semi-literate teachers is transforming how children learn about God. Developed by SIM mission worker Sharon Sa...

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07 August 2025

In South Sudan, SIM’s Doro Clinic is offering medical care, dignity, and the hope of the gospel. Through weekly outreach programmes, chaplains and health...

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18 July 2025

In northern Kenya’s arid regions, SIM Kenya board chair David Gargule serves as a modern-day shepherd, guiding both people and mission with wisdom.

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27 May 2025

The crows perched on the trees all lean into the wind. The wind here is strong and incessant. We are on the edge of the desert in a Gabra region of norther...

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27 May 2025

Refugee camp and village churches are growing quickly across northern Uganda, helped by a thriving training programme for leaders.

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27 May 2025

When Melanie and Sarah go to work each day, they are greeted with huge hugs and cheers.

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27 May 2025

In an outreach clinic on the outskirts of Kapsowar, Kenya, an SIM mission doctor met a young man whose life had been painfully altered by a tragic accident...

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27 May 2025

If our humble Kenya team started serving their years back-to-back, we would have an unbroken stream of missionary service stretching all the way back to th...

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25 May 2025

A man on a discussion panel recounted how a colleague of his in gospel ministry had been gunned down. He asked God, “Why!?”

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News Update
25 May 2025

SIM Kenya director Dr. Peter Okaalet sadly passed away on February 5, 2022 from cancer, having made a significant impact in the field of HIV/AIDS medicine ...

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Current Mission Workers 23 May 2025

The children are learning that, even as they grow up amid the rubbish of Addis, they are made in God’s image.

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23 May 2025

When Diana Ayabei turns up for work in the Kenyan capital Nairobi she must be ready for just about anything.

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