Jobs/Roles
in the ECE Community: Internationally
In exploring
the International Community of Early Childhood the organizations/jobs which
most appealing to me are the UNICEF, I choose the
UNICEF because of everywhere you go you hear about the great efforts and work
people who are connected to this organization are doing. UNICEF works to give a fair chance in life to
every child, everywhere, especially the most disadvantaged (www.unicef.org). UNICEF works with governments, civil society,
communities and other stakeholders to design and implement intersectoral evidence-based
ECD programmes and policies that help young children reach their full potential
by supporting families and communities, and by increasing access to quality
early childhood (www.unicef.org).
A job that
was appealing to me the most was the Child Protection Specialist. My job responsibilities would to overall
create a protective environment for children against all harm and to protect their
rights to survival, development and well-being (www.unicef.org).
Qualifications
are an Advanced university degree in social sciences or other relevant field,
preferably Social Work/Social Welfare.
Work experience include a minimum of five years of professional work
experience at national and internal levels in child protection, including field
work experience, strong background in Social Work Practitioner and/or Social
Welfare Services Manager, International work experience/developing Country
Experience, fluent English and another UN language, knowledge or willingness to
learn local language of duty station (Nepali) is an asset care and education (www.unicef.org).
The second
international organization I chose was Save the Children. Save the Children invests in childhood –
every day, in times of crisis and for our future in the United States and
around the world, we give children a healthy start, the opportunity to learn
and protection from harm (www.savethechildren.org).
A job that
is interesting to me would be an Advocacy Manager. Basically, this person works together with
our partners to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and
to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives (www.savethechildren.org). However, I do not meet all the qualifications
to apply.
The last
international organization I saw interesting was the World Forum Foundation. I have been a member of this organization for
the past and I found it to be interesting.
The World Forum Foundation’s mission is to promote an on-going global
exchange of ideas on the delivery of quality services for young children in
diverse settings (www.worldforumfoundation.org).
There are no
job offerings. Basically 600-800 early
childhood professionals from more than 80 countries gather to share ideas on a
wide range of issues impacting the delivery of quality services for children
and families (www.worldforumfoundation.org).
The
International Job Opportunities do require more education than what I currently
have but they do seem very interesting with the possibility of pushing towards
that goal.
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