Week 6 EDUC-6990

Blog Week 6:

Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally

This week our job was to research International organizations that work with Early Childhood Issues and there are many excellent organizations that do hard work to help children around the world and it would be a pleasure to work for any of them-but the ones I chose to look at are listed here.<p>

1)      United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)<p>

2)      United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)<p>

3)      Save the Children<p>

The first organization I liked and would enjoy being a part of is the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) because they are a strong force in the field of Education and issues related to young children around the world. Their mission is to protect children everywhere and in all ways to include, education, health, safety and many other layers of basic needs for children. Children not treated equally in many countries and UNICEF works to change this obstacle. An individual can have a major impact on children’s lives by being a part of this organization. There were many jobs listed, but the only one I have most of the qualifications for is the child protection specialist, they have this job listed for various locations and the requirements would be “responsible for the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Child Protection programme within the country programme (UNICEF, 2013). This would be a fulfilling job by helping children that need more resources and support for their survival. <p>

The second organization I looked into is Save the Children because they stand for making changes in children’s lives that will last. They are a leading force in their commitment to change for children and their families around the world. Save the Children does not care what your gender, religion or any factor is-they will help. This organization helps with food, medicine, and education. Save the Children will go help with natural disaster or manmade disaster to help children work through their daily struggles (Save the Children, 2013). The job that I found interesting here was a Specialist, Early Childhood Development, the requirements for this are to have a Master’s degree, on the job experience, working as part of a team, and knowing another language (this is the only part I would need to work on). I have worked in foreign countries before so I know firsthand how vital it is to understand the differences that come with interacting with another culture. So at this time I would not be able to carry out this job I will keep it in mind for future reference. <p>

The last organization I explored is World Vision (2013) they are a humanitarian organization that has built their mission on helping children and families around the world. They work to stop poverty, injustice, and to make lives better for those that are living in poor conditions everywhere. World Vision can be found anywhere there is a crisis and they are advocates for all those in need no matter their race, gender, religion, and ethnicity (World Vision, 2013). I would gladly work with this organization because I am trying to really advocate for those that need someone to speak for them and they have jobs listed that looked interesting to me, but the one I found most intriguing was for a Grant Officer-All Children Reading (World Vision, 2013), it calls for a person that is able to lead assigned grant funded projects, oversee the implementation process of grants and provide reporting on financial compliance and outcomes for children served (World Vision, 2013). I done some work with administration, but would need more education or job experience when it comes to the part of grants. I am willing to explore this job more to advance my knowledge and help more families worldwide. <p>

 

References

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2011, from http://www.unicef.org/

Save the Children. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6115947/k.8D6E/Official_Site.htm

World Vision (2013) Retrieved from http://www.worldvision.org/