Blog Assignment: Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally
Save the Children
Save the children is an organization that I can support. The Save the Children organization works with children and families around the world to impact child protection, child survival, education, health and nutrition, HIV/AIDS, and emergency response. Their main areas of operation are Africa, Asia, Latin America/ Caribbean, Middle East/ Eurasia and the USA.
In the United States where one in four children live in poverty. The Save the Children organization believe that “all children deserve a fair chance at a bright future” and therefore they provided early childhood education, literacy, physical activity and nutrition and emergency response programs that benefited more than 141,000 children, families and caregivers. (Save, ) They work in underserved areas of the United States such as the foothills of Kentucky and the deserts of Arizona and they state that their programs are making a difference in the lives of those they serve.
This organization helps children here at home, but also in other nation’s that face issues that are worse than starvation and homelessness. Children all over the world deserve to feel safe at home and to be provided with the basic necessities to help them to develop appropriately and healthy.
UNICEF
This organization is a committee of representatives from different nations that have been brought together to fight for and protect the rights of children all over the world. Their areas of focus are child survival and development, basic education and gender equity, HIV/AIDS and children, and child protection, policy advocacy and partnerships.
UNICEF is tackling issues such as deadly diseases in poor countries, purchasing bed nets for those areas where disease is spread by mosquitos, planting trees in Libya, debating why rich countries have so many children living in poverty, and battling the outrage of child massacres that have occurred in Syria.
UNICEF appeals to me because it is battling for issues that are devastating to children not only here in the U.S. but around the world where people live in brutal societies. Children are such innocent souls and they are caught in situations and environments that are created by adults and politicians. The children need someone to fight for them and this organization does that everyday.
Job opportunities that I found are:
Consultancy: To support Early Learning Development Standards (ELDS) implementation in Uzbekistan
Purpose
An international expert in Early Learning Development Standards will be contracted to provide support to the Government of Uzbekistan in the ELDS implementation process in the country. In particular, expertise will be provided in the areas of using ELDS for curriculum development, teacher training, and monitoring of quality teaching and learning.
The assignment will include a 4 day, in-country workshop as well as feedback on teacher training modules developed by the participants after the workshop. For details please see the Terms of Reference.
Qualifications & Competencies
- Internationally recognized advocate and trainer on the subject of ELDS
- Internationally recognized expertise in ECD
- Advanced university degree in education or the social sciences, with a specialization in issue related to the survival, growth and development of young children
- Familiarity with UNICEF mission and mandate as well as approach to ECD
- Proven skills in developing guidelines, strategies, operational results-oriented action plans for different stakeholders -policy –makers, ECD specialists, frontline workers and practitioners, teachers and methodologists, families and young children
- Excellent training and facilitation skills
- Extensive experience of working in international environments
- Previous experience of working in CEE/CIS Region
Deputy Director, D-1, Division of Communication, New York Headquarters
If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
UNICEF seeks a Director (D-1), Division of Communication at New York Headquarters.
Purpose
Under the supervision of the Director of the Division of Communication (DOC), the incumbent will provide strategic guidance, quality assurance and ensure overall management of DOC to promote the global visibility of children’s issues.
In particular, the incumbent will guide and manage teams to ensure the timely identification, implementation and monitoring of divisional priorities. S/he will establish a systematic approach to identify issues of strategic importance for UNICEF and also ensure the effective co-ordination of DOC in support of global priorities. Emphasising team-building, s/he will promote the alignment of functions and capacities for an agile, effective and efficient communications team. The incumbent will also maintain working relations with key stakeholders in the organization - including HQ divisions, Regional and Country Offices and National Committees - to leverage and maximise the impact of organizational assets to promote children’s issues on the global agenda.
The incumbent will oversee the Divisional budget, personnel/staffing and daily administrative operations. S/he will represent the Director within and outside UNICEF including the United Nations system as required.
Minimum Requirements
-Advanced university degree in journalism, communication, international relations, social sciences.
- Thirteen years of relevant work experience in an international development context, especially at global levels, in the areas of journalism, communication, public relations.
- Extensive management experience working with a wide range of stakeholders , particularly in the development and implementation of corporate communication priorities for a global organisation with HQ, regional and country locations.
- Fluency in English. Knowledge of another UN language is an asset.
Other Relevant Qualifications
Extensive experience managing teams of senior technical professionals, including in high pressure environments.
Proven co-ordination, organizational and interpersonal skills that motivate and mobilize staff and stakeholders across different organizational units to collectively drive for results.
Strong abilities to communicate and persuade both in internal and external environments on strategic organizational priorities.
Capacity to drive change across the organisation (i.e. good manager in the division; ability to reach out and partner; understanding of working in decentralised organisational culture, work effectively with other Divisions, Country and Regional Offices).
Although both jobs seem very interesting, I am nowhere near qualified for these jobs. I do find them interesting and it is always good to know what you will need to improve your professional resume into the future.
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