Saturday, June 9, 2012

Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally


International Websites:

This organization provides hope for millions of children and families around the world.  They help families in times of disaster and provide relief, recovery, and new developments. They work to provide education to children in over 30 countries around the world that need education to survive.

International Step By Step Association. (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2011, from http://www.issa.nl/index.html
I like this organization as it is a tool for professionals to connect with other professionals in the early education field. This can provide educators with many valuable resources and insights into how to improve early education.

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2011, fromhttp://www.oecd.org/home/0,2987,en_2649_201185_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
This organization would be beneficial to research efforts or just for information regarding education topics. It also has information of policies and ways to improve economics and well-being of people around the world.

Job Opportunities:
Junior Professional Programme
The Junior Professional Officer programme (JPO) comprises a special category of staff members who are young professional men and women, interested in acquiring experience in the development field.  These staff members are sponsored by their respective Governments to acquire experience in international development cooperation activities under the close direction of senior UNICEF officials, while contributing to the implementation of UNICEF’s country programmes.
The general minimum requirements an individual must meet for entry into UNICEF as a JPO are:
  • Citizenship of the respective country (Note:  selected participating donor governments sponsor a limited number of nationals from developing countries*).
  • Age: between 28 and 32 years. 
  • University degree equivalent to a Master's Degree or, as an absolute minimum, to a Bachelor's Degree;
  • Two years of relevant professional work experience;
  • Computer literacy in standard software applications;
  • Demonstrate a keen interest in the work of the United Nations (UN), and of UNICEF in particular, and have a personal commitment to UNICEF’s mission and to the ideals of the UN Charter; and
  • Demonstrate the ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes willingness to try, understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views. Languages: Fluency in written and spoken English and another UN working language, i.e. Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish or Russian.


3 comments:

  1. Tabitha,

    I like the three international organizations you chose. Save the Children (2011),caught my attention the most. This internationally organization provides hope relief and recovery for families during a time of disaster. Also, this organzation provide education for thirty million children around the world. Great blog!

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  2. Tabitha,
    You selected there great international organizations.Like Talae the Save the Children Organization was very dear to my heart because it coincide with my challenge. It is my desire to build partnerships with families so that we can provide quality learning experiences to their children.

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  3. Hello Tabitha,

    I enjoyed reading your post. While I am familiar with Save the Children, I was unfamiliar with International Step By Step Association and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD). I think these are two organizations I am interested in learning about, ecspecially the International Step By Step Association as it is a way for educators to network with each other.

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