Blog 3: Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally
For this assignment, I chose three international
organizations I would like to learn more about.
The first
organization: The Unite Nations Education, Scientific,
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Encourages countries to sign the World Heritage
Convention and to ensure the protection of their natural and cultural heritage;
Encourage States Parties to the Convention to
nominate sites within their national territory for inclusion on the World
Heritage List;
Encourage States Parties to establish management
plans and set up reporting systems on the state of conservation of their World
Heritage sites;
Help States Parties safeguard World Heritage properties
by providing technical assistance and professional training;
Provide emergency assistance for World Heritage
sites in immediate danger;
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION • Advanced
university degree (equivalent to Master degree) in education, social sciences,
or related field. • Additional academic or professional qualifications in the
areas of education, sustainable developmenet or related areas would be an
advantage. WORK EXPERIENCE • Two to four years of relevant work experience,
which preferably includes one year at the international level.
SKILLS/COMPETENCIES • Excellent project management skills • Excellent
analytical skills • Excellent writing skills • Excellent communciation skills •
Good inter-personal skills and ability to work with diverse and multicultural
stakeholders • Good skills in budget planning, financial and narrative
reporting • Good IT skills, including word processing and data base management
LANGUAGES Excellent knowledge of English; working knowledge of French. Other UN
languages would be an asset.
The second
organization: Save the Children
Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation
for children. We work in around 120 countries. We save children's lives; we fight for their
rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
CHILD
PROTECTION TECHNICAL ADVISER
Qualifications and experience
Essential
- Substantial international
protection experience
- Demonstrable knowledge of child
protection issues in emergency responses and fragile states
- Education to Masters level in
international studies, human rights, social work, psychology or other
relevant field or equivalent field experience
- Knowledge of child protection
systems and services to children in emergencies
- Experience of planning and
undertaking training programmes/workshops in child protection
- Familiarity with key
international standards for humanitarian work (e.g. CP Minimum Standards,
SPHERE, HAP Principles, etc.).
- Commitment to and comprehensive
knowledge of participation and accountability approaches
- Demonstrated ability to set up
monitoring & evaluation and/or data collection systems in large
complex programmes.
- Demonstrated ability to set up
learning and development processes for a large team
- Experience of senior level
representation
- Ability to write clear and
well-argued assessment and project reports
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven ability to influence
change at an operational and strategic level.
- Politically and culturally
sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
- A high level of written and
spoken English
- The capacity and willingness to
be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes
insecure working circumstances.
- Commitment to the aims and
principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate,
child focus and willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding
policy.
Desirable
- Language skills in Arabic
- Experience or knowledge of
working and living in relevant regions/contexts
- Specific experience of
designing and managing DFID, ECHO, OFDA and other major donor project
- Specific experience of
designing and managing DFID, ECHO, OFDA and other major donor projects
Location: Turkey,
Turkey
The Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC)
is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, world-wide organization. A model of positive
leadership and advocacy, the MCEC’s work is focused on ensuring quality
educational opportunities for all military-connected children affected by
mobility, family separation, and transition. The MCEC performs research,
develops resources, conducts professional institutes and conferences, and
publishes resources for all constituencies.
The
Military Child Education Coalition will:
1.
Provide responsive and relevant support systems, resources, and products.
2. Expand the MCEC’s outreach through engagement, advocacy,
and partnerships.
3. Execute a strategic communications plan.
4. Build a strong, sustainable, and financially sound
organization.
III. Position Qualifications
To perform this job
successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the
knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. There may be alternatives to the
below qualifications as appropriate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
A minimum of:
1. Bachelor’ degree in Education from an accredited college or university.
Master’s degree preferred.
2. Professional certifications/ licensures
3. Two years’ experience in curriculum design; experience within the education
field preferred.
4. Two years’ experience in public speaking and large/small group facilitation
in collaborative
and interactive settings.
Desired training/knowledge/skills/abilities:
1. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
2. Ability to research, design, and write curricular modules, and develop
presentations.
3. Expertise to work with PowerPoint, Word, and Excel required; Expertise in
Publisher preferred
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be
met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
While performing the
duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk and
hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach
with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up
to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include
close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
The
aforementioned international organizations were chosen because they seek to
protect children, save their lives, and make them better by seeking high
quality education. In order to fulfill
each job opportunity I would need to two years of experience in curriculum
design for the military program, a working knowledge of French another, and
must be fluent in Arabic. I speak
primarily English and know some Spanish and some French. I am also not too willing to move out of my state to another nor to move to another country at this time.
