Save the
Children – “Save the Children is
the leading independent organization for children in need, with a staff of more
than 14,000 people working in over 120 countries, including the United States.
They aim to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to
achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives by improving their health,
education and economic opportunities” (savethechildren.net/jobs).
A job posting that interested me was for an
Education Manager. According to the Save the Children website
(savethechildren.net/jobs) the education manger is responsible for leading education-related
assessments, program design and implementation at proposal and strategy level,
as well as support on fundraising, recruitment and procurement, liaising and
linking with other sectors in general and child protection in particular.
- Qualifications
needed included:
- Minimum
FIVE years of relevant experience of working in humanitarian programs or
in fragile states
- Masters
education in relevant discipline
- Skills
and experience in the education sector specially Education in Emergencies
- Previous
experience of managing a team of national staff in emergencies
- Previous
experience of program management across multiple locations
Desirable qualifications included:
- Experience
of urban programming
- Language
skills in Arabic or Kurdish
- Experience
or knowledge of working and living in Iraq or Middle East.
- Child
protection experience/knowledge will be an asset
2. UNICEF’s
mission is to promote the equal rights of children, and to support their full
participation in the political, social and economic development of their
communities (http://www.unicef.org/about/employ)
A job
posting that interested me was the Education Specialist (Early Learning). The position
is listed in New York. The job responsibilities included: providing support to
the development of evidence based policy guidance and standard setting in
national approaches to Early Childhood Development (ECD) and support program
excellence in early childhood programming.
Qualifications
needed included:
-Advanced
university degree in Education, International Development, Child Development,
Social Sciences or a related technical field.
- Eight years of relevant work experience at the national or international
levels in education program planning, management, monitoring, and evaluation,
with a specific focus on early learning.
- Knowledge and experience of (I) The global development context; (ii) Global
developments in education; (iii) Policy dialogue in education; (iv) Education
systems and sector planning; (v) Education and policy sector analysis; (vi)
Rigorous program management in education; (vii) Engagement with
partnerships; (viii) Strong understanding of gender in relation to education.
- Fluency in English required. Proficiency in another UN language (i.e. Arabic,
Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) would be an asset.
3. UNESCO’s (United Nations Education, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization)
mission is to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication
of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through
education, the sciences, culture, communication and information. The
Organization focuses, in particular, on two global priorities: Africa and
Gender equality (www.unesco.org).
I did not
find any job vacancies but I am interested in going to Africa.
