International Jobs in the ECE Community

I. International organization: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Job opportunity: Chief Child Protection

Education and experiences needed:

• Advanced university degree, preferably in the social sciences, law or other relevant field.
  
  Ten years of relevant professional work experience at national and international levels in leading and managing child protection, with a focus on systems building.

• Experience in decentralized governance systems an asset.
  
  
• Background/familiarity with Emergency.
  
  Fluency in English and another UN language. Knowledge of the local working language of the duty station would be an asset.

 Skills needed

High-level communication skills, including engaging and informative formal public speaking

Ability to create and encourage a climate of team-working and collaboration in a multi-cultural environment

 Leadership and supervisory skills; provides others with a clear direction; motivates and empowers others; recruits staff of a high caliber; provides staff with development opportunities and coaching

Ability to set, develop and revise organizational strategy and develop clear vision of the organizations future potential

Ability to analyze and integrate diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources

 Ability to quickly build rapport with individuals and groups. Actively nurtures good relationships with people across all organizational levels and boundaries, and with government leaders and stakeholders

 Identifies urgent and potentially risky decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates organization-wide activities

Ability to negotiate effectively by exploring a range of possibilities

What makes this organization appealing

This international organization has a strong stand on improving the lives of children during the early years as they understand that nurturing and protecting children at a young age supports their development and helps the child to grow to their fullest potential.

II. International organization: International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse

and Neglect (ISPCAN)

Job opportunity: Program Coordinator

Education and experiences needed:

Minimum 5 years relevant experience in all aspects of project management, including proposal  development, planning, budgeting, implementation and reporting.

Experience in development of training materials and curricula strongly preferred.

Bachelor’s degree in related field required; Master’s degree in related field a plus.

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, ability to effectively multi-task, strong organizational skills, initiative, flexibility, professional demeanor, cultural sensitivity, and a collaborative and team player attitude are all essential.

Excellent computer skills with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook required.

Prior international or nonprofit experience, particularly with child abuse and neglect prevention organizations, preferred.

What makes this organization appealing

This organization works to bring professionals around the world together to prevent child abuse, it provides training that can be accessed online for professionals and volunteers who want to engage in the efforts to prevent child abuse.

  

III.  International organization: Save the Children

Job opportunity: Program Specialist School Based Programs

Education and experiences needed:

College degree in education, child development, or related discipline, and a minimum of five years of relevant work experience.  Master’s degree preferred.

• Knowledge of and experience with literacy /reading programs
• Strong skills in developing and delivering training and technical assistance in-person and remotely
• Experience working with limited resources
• Strong organizational and management skills

What makes this organization appealing

This organization strives to help children in emergency situations as well as in non emergencies. This organization provides hands on direct care to children in the areas of health, education and hunger. This organization also does something that the other organizations involved in preventing abuse and neglect has not mentioned and it is that they hold child protection program activities that involve educating children on how to protect themselves and empower them to call for action in their community.

References

International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. (n.d.). Retrieved from 

 http://www.ispcan.org/

Save the Children. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.savethechildren.org 

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www..unicef.org