- UNICEF - The United Nations Children's Fund - I chose UNICEF because I really respect and appreciate the work that they do and the values that they represent. This organization is active across 190+ countries and territories and is part of the Global Movement for Children, "a broad coalition dedicated to improving the life of every child." UNICEF promotes girls education, child protection and social inclusion, child survival such as health, nutrition, clean water, and HIV, education, gender equality, and emergencies and disasters.
On the website, www.unicef.org, there are many career opportunities posted and available at various spots around the world. The position that interests me is a position for a Senior Child Protection Specialist (Child Marriage) in New York. While I do not have any experience in child marriage, it is something that really interests me and evokes strong feelings for me. This position requires an advanced degree is social services, education, international relations, or public health, along with 10 years of relevant experience. It is also required that applicants be fluent in English as well as one other language.
- ISSA - The International Step by Step Association - The mission of ISSA is the support professional communities and develop a strong civil society that promotes high quality education, inclusion, and respect for diversity. I like this organization because they work very closely with UNICEF, among other well respected organizations, and raise awareness for a variety of issues, develop resources for practicioners, pilots and evaluates programs, and strengthens alliances. There were no career opportunities posted on the website but more information about ISSA can be found at www.issa.nl
- FHI 360 - This organization was formed when teams of experts from Family Health International and Academy for Educational Development merged. I chose this resource because I love how broad of a spectrum is covered with this organization, whose mission is to "improve lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions for human development." Issues addressed by this organization include civil society, gender, health and nutrition, environment, and education. With regards to education, they focus on education in emergencies, girls education, English language learners, teaching and learning, technology for education, and international exchange and scholarship programs. They are currently working on support for education and instruction in the Republic of South Sudan, strengthening basic education in El Salvador, teacher training in Liberia, and a reading program in Malawi.
There are several career opportunities listed on the website, located at www.fhi360.org. These jobs include a variety of specialties across the globe, from nutrition specialist in Nigeria to project director in Atlanta, Ga. Personally, I found the project director position to be very intriguing. This person is responsible for leading a team to help with the development and implementation of the Four Pillars PLUS project in Nigeria. It requires a masters degree in social science, gender studies, international development, or education, as well as strong computer skills. Experience in this arena is a plus but not required, making it within reach for me.
Overall, I found that there are many international resources devoted to the further development and advocacy for quality early childhood education. I found the three listed above to be the most interesting to myself and hope that everyone else will find them useful as well.
Hi Cassie,
ReplyDeleteI also love to work with ISSA and UNICEF because both organisations have strong mission plans for helping children succeed. UNICEF is well known and identified with in Africa where I come from. UNICEF is also on ground when there are disasters and chaos that involve children. Browsing through their site, I might change my career plan just to work with them. All the best!
Hello Cassie,
ReplyDeleteThis was a great assignment for us because the importance of international resources are sometimes pushed to the side. I feel it is necessary to include all organizations world wide because everyone has something special to add on the table of success. I as well chose the UNICEF and found a job that was of interest to me, an Education Specialist position. Something I have never thought of is career opportunities internationally but these organizations put out exhausted efforts to ensure children and professional are receiving the necessary tools toward being effective leaders of our world, domestic and internationally as a collective collaborated group.
Cassie,
ReplyDeleteReading through the different blogs for this assignment has been very informative. I have already amassed two resources that I was unfamiliar with prior to this assignment and with your posting, I just added a third, The International Step by Step Association. From the information you have shared, this organization sounds quite impressive. They seem to have the well-being of young children at the forefront of their mission. I specifically like that they work with well-known organizations to address the issues of diversity. It is too bad that they do not have any employment opportunities because they sound like a great organization to work for.
Regina Agbanyo
Cassie, Your blog was very informative as I was not aware of the ISSA or the FHI 360. Both of these programs seem to making positive contributions to Early Childhood. I particularly liked the mission of the ISSA as it promotes inclusion and awareness of children with special needs. The FHI360 is also doing great things for children as nutrition and health are key in children developing at an appropriate rate. Working for this organization seems that it would be very interesting and I plan to further check out this website. Thanks for sharing you knowledge!
ReplyDeleteHi Cassie,
ReplyDeleteI did not of such organizations and I think they would be worth learning more about. Seems like they would provide great opportunities of helping children become successful in life who would otherwise not have such an opportunity. Thanks for your post.
Dear Cassie, UNICEF and ISSA are well-known organizations and I believe it to be an honor to work with them, however, FHI 360 also sounds wonderful! I had never heard of it and knowing that this particular position does not require much experience, it really makes me think about my possibilities now that I am about to receive my MSECS degree. Great post!!!
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