Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally

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. 

(http://www.unicef.org/about/employ)

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.