The first organization that I chose to feature in this blog
post was UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund). UNICEF is has been given the authority by the
United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children’s
rights, to help meet their basic needs, and to expand their opportunities to
reach their full potential. Their
purpose is “to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty,
violence, disease, and discrimination place in a child’s path.” They particularly focus on the following
areas: child survival and development, basic education and gender equality,
HIV/AIDS and children, child protection, and policy advocacy and partnerships. They work in eight different regions of the world;
they work hard to ensure the protection of children all over the world. I researched on their website, some jobs that
are open. One specific job is for chief
field officer, in which the person receiving the job is in charge of the UNICEF
office. The education required for the
field is an advanced university degree in one of the following: Social
Sciences, Public Administration, International Relations, Business
Administration, Public Health, Education, or other related field. The work experience required is five years progressively responsible
professional work experience in social development, project administration,
monitoring and evaluation, some at the international level. Emergency
experience required. For the language
skills, fluency in English is a requirement as well as another UN language
(UNICEF, n.d.).
The second organization that I chose
was the Save the Children foundation.
The mission for their organization is (Save the Children gives
children in the United States and around the world what every child deserves –
a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm, especially
when disaster strikes. We advocate and achieve lasting change for millions of
children” When a natural disaster comes, Save the Children are the first to
work for the children of the disaster. They
work in seven different regions of the world.
A job available on the site is titled, shelter coordinator, and the skills
required for the job are as follows: Degree in Civil Engineering/ Architecture/
Construction Management or other relevant qualification in design or
engineering, professional minimum experience of 5 years, experience of working
with NGOs, experience in running multiple construction projects over different
geographical locations, experience of managing multiple contractors, and
different construction teams, ability to make frequent field visits between
Erbil, Duhok and Sulaimanya; work under difficult circumstances and under
pressure, critical thinking, organization, coordination and planning skills, ability
to provide technical inputs, make technical and structural assessments, prepare
Bills of Quantities and drawings, organization, coordination and planning
skills, good computer skills -Excel, Word, Internet, excellent interpersonal skills, excellent
knowledge of spoken and written English, knowledge of Arabic/ Kurdish is an
asset. (Save the Children, 2014).
The third
organization that I chose was the Academy for Education Development. Their mission is to improve lives in lasting
ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions for human development. They offer services in behavior change
communication, creative services, research services and many more. They work to find solutions for the
future. They serve more than 70
countries around the world as well as all of the United States of America. The experts in their organization influence
policies and guidelines, and they even publish in journals. A career that I found on the website is
Associate Director, Country Programs, Alive and Thrive Project. The description of the job is: “The Associate
Director, Country Programs will provide management and program oversight of
activities in Burkina Faso to ensure that the project is effectively and
efficiently implemented.” The skills and
education requirements are: Bachelor's degree or its international equivalent,
Master's degree strongly preferred plus a minimum of 5 years of
experience with international development programs, demonstrated
experience in sector specific or multi-sector project management and
implementation, must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English; fluent
in host country language, experience operating in insecure environments, and experience
working in a non-governmental organization (NGO) (Academy for Educational
Development, 2011).
Learning about these three
international organizations has been interesting. It is encouraging to me as an early childhood
professional to know that what others in the field are doing for the children
of our world.
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