Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally

The first international organization that I chose is called Children International. The goal of this organization is to help children and families that are in need. They provide programs, resources, and services that aim to reduce the burden of poverty on young children (Children International, 2015). They also provide educational opportunities for children in poverty. This includes early education to secondary education. Children International currently assists more than 340,000 children around the world and they have 17 agencies in 11 countries (Children International, 2015). I would like to work for this organization because I think that it is wonderful that they are able to help so many children throughout the world. Poverty is an issue in every country and providing children who live in poverty with education, nutritional help, and developmental assistance can be very beneficial. I came across a few employment opportunities on the organization’s website. One position that stood out to me was Program Officer of Health and Nutrition. This job requires the ability to speak both Spanish and English, two years international experience, and the Program Officer must seek grants, organize and conduct training, and establishes partnerships with complementary programs (Children International, 2015. This is not necessarily an education position, however it is always interesting to see the different positions available in an organization that focuses on children.

The second international organization that I found is called Childfund International. This organization also helps children and families who are in need and living in poverty. Childfund provides services for infants, young children, older children, teenagers, and young adults. They have programs that focus on nutrition, health, safety, building positive relationships, civic engagement, and leadership (Childfund International, 2015). This organization has bases all over the country. They currently work in 30 countries and help an estimated 18.2 million children and their families (Childfund International, 2015). One job posting that I found that I was interested in was for the position of Program Director in Afghanistan, which I thought was interesting to read about. The person in this position must plan and monitor all program activities, document best program practices, and lead the development of grants (Childfund International, 2015). This person must have extensive knowledge in grants, international work experience, and and oral and written skills in Dari and Pashto (Childfund International, 2015). This is not necessarily a job that I would want, nor be qualified for, but it is always interesting to learn about these positions.

The third international organization that I found is called Children’s Humanitarian International. This organization’s mission is to empower and educate young people so that they are able to be leaders in their communities (Children’s Humanitarian International, 2015). They work together with the children on some challenges that they may face in their environment. This organization emphasizes diversity and collaboration, efficiency and sustainability, and quantifiable results (Children’s Humanitarian International, 2015). There were no job listings found on this website. However, there were opportunities to join the team as a volunteer, fundraising, events, and partnerships.

References

Childfund International. (2015). Retrieved from https://www.childfund.org/

Children International. (2015). Retrieved from  https://www.children.org/

Children’s Humanitarian International. (2015). Retrieved fromhttp://www.childrenshumanitarian.org/