Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community:
Internationally
1).
WESTED
This organization resonated with me because its mission is
to promote excellence, achieve equity, educate and improve learning for
children, youth and adults. Their affiliations are national and abroad, which
also appealed to me because that means they are looking out for children all
over the world. They work on
assessments, standard, and accountability, which is an area our children seem
to be struggling with passing achievement test in our area. The salary is definitely a plus for working
and advocating for children and families.
Job Opportunity: Senior
Program Associate
Salary: $82,700 -$103,400
Skills &
Experience needed to fulfill this position:
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Graduate Degree in related field
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Excellent leadership skills/work collaboratively
and independently toward program goals
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Ability to design communicate face to face and
with online environments
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Ability to facilitate the work of diverse
stakeholders across education sectors
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Be committed to providing effective client
service
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Excellent communication skills
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Ability to multitask under time-restricted
conditions
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Application skills in: Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
Online learning environments
2). UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund is a national
organization that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to
children and mothers in developing countries.
UNICEF was created by the United
Nations General Assembly to help provide emergency food, healthcare to individuals
who had be devastated by World War II.
It has since been renamed the United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund, but still operates under the popular acronym.
This organization resonates with me because they advocate
for children’s rights, development, protection and survival. They are an international organization whose
headquarters location is New York City, NY.
I like what the organization stands for and the goals that is strives to
accomplish. Some of the countries are
Africa, Chili, Afghanistan and others countries that sound like interesting
places to visit.
Job Opportunity:
Temporary Appointment: Information Management/GIS Specialist, P-3, Bamako, Mali
Salary: Not Listed
Skills &
Experience needed to fulfill this position:
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Master’s Degree in information management, GIS
or related field
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Five years’ experience information or data
management
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GIS and/or monitoring and evaluation
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Previous experience with UN preferable,
particularly with UNICEF/No mandatory
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Fluency in English
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Experience working in a similar capacity
3). Save the Children
Save the children is an international organization that I’ve
observed over the years because of their relief efforts to children and
families. They are one of the leading
advocates raising funds and finding ways to feed and educate the children and
families in perished countries. They are
constantly fighting poverty, disease, illiteracy, hunger and other struggles
that children face on a daily basis. This organization resonates with me
because of my love for children and families.
Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children
in need, with programs in over 120 countries.
I enjoy and respect the work that this organization provides for the
poor.
Job Opportunities: Specialist, Program Development &
Reporting
Salary: Not Listed
Skills &
Experience needed to fulfill this position:
MS Degree or
equivalent in a development and/or humanitarian related field
Experience
developing proposals for key donors
Knowledge of
basic grant compliance/management
Computer
skills: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel required
Excellent
verbal and written interpersonal communication skills, willing travel 20% field
work
Maintain
reporting schedule
Leadership
skills/collaboration and communication effectively with groups
Establish
integrated quality M&E & reporting systems for the respective field
offices
Improve
monitoring and evaluation systems
