Three International programs/organizations that I will include
in my Communities of Practice include: AmeriCares, UNICEF and Child Fund
International.
AmeriCares, founded in 1975, is a crisis prevention and
solution based organization based in Stamford, CT. Founded by President/CEO, Bob
Macauley after a jet crash holding Vietnamese infants; AmeriCares operates in
90 countries across the world. Currently, there are no employment opportunities
that I finding interesting, AmeriCares has a 12-week summer internship that is
held every summer. Internships for this organization are held from June to
August and are available to both undergraduate and graduate students. These
students must possess interest in humanitarianism, global health and international
development for children.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) was created in
1946 to assist European children who were faced with famine and disease. Since
1946, UNICEF continues to help children and protect the rights of children
globally. By focusing on issues that affect children such as: survival, development,
education, gender equality, children with HIV/AIDS, child protection, advocacy
and policy; UNICEF is fully committed to ensuring the protection of children.
UNICEF is active in over 190 countries in the world. The employment opportunity
that interests me is the Education Specialist (Emergency and Cluster
Coordination) in Congo. This position is responsible for the “planning,
implementing, monitoring and evaluation of the Education programs” (www.careers.unicef/org)
. The qualifications for this position include:
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Possess an advanced university degree in
Education, Primary Education or in the Social Sciences
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Five years of progressively professional work
experience in National and International levels within the field
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Experience in working with United Nations or
other International development organizations is a plus
Child Fund International has been helping improve the lives
of children for seventy-five years through child sponsorship. Founded in Richmond, Virginia, by Dr. J. Calvitt
Clarke and based from the approach that “focuses on working with children,
regardless of race, creed or gender, throughout their journey from birth to
young adulthood, as well as with families, local organizations and communities
globally to create the environments children need to thrive.” (www.childfund.org). The Child Fund International
is a great way to help children of the world. With twelve ways to help assist a
child or children, those who wish to help children are given options to help. The job opportunity that interests me is that
of a Child Protection Specialist. This position allows a candidate to
collaborate nationally and internationally with colleagues as it relates to
child protection laws and agenda, maintaining quality programming, and seek out
further sponsorship. Qualifications for this position include:
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Bachelor’s degree required/Master’s degree preferred in a field related to child protection (international development, child development, community development, social work, psychology, education, sociology, anthropology, public health, etc.)
- 5 years of experience in community based child protection in development and/or emergency work
- Demonstrated experience in results-based child protection program design, implementation and/or evaluation
- Proven ability to provide high quality child protection technical assistance, guidance, and coaching to international and field-based implementing staff and partners.
- Knowledge and experience in working with community-based protection
- Experience with USG and other key child protection donor agencies and grant making processes (e.g. USAID, PEPFAR, DoS, DoL, UNICEF, DFID, etc.).
- Knowledge and/or experience in the case management, Organized, detail-oriented, team player, self-starter and results-oriented individual.
- Excellent presentation, public speaking and interpersonal skills.
- Bilingual preferred
- Significant Travel outside of the US required.
http://www.AmeriCares.org
http://www.ChildFund.org
http://www.UNICEF.org
Anitria,
ReplyDeleteOf the opportunities that you have listed, the Education Specialist for UNICEF does sound quite intriguing! Have you traveled to Africa before? Aside from Canada (and border towns of Mexico), I've never been out of the US - what an amazing journey and experience!
Anitria,
ReplyDeleteOf the opportunities that you have listed, the Education Specialist for UNICEF does sound quite intriguing! Have you traveled to Africa before? Aside from Canada (and border towns of Mexico), I've never been out of the US - what an amazing journey and experience!
Hi Anetria, you chose wonderful national organizations for your community of practice. I’ve always loved what the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) stood for, and their mission. The UNICEF has always supported children and will continue to do so. Looking over the Education Specialist job description, this will be a career you will unquestionable create a positive social change.
ReplyDeleteGood Luck,
Andrea