JOBS/ROLES IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD COMMUNITY: INTERNATIONALLY

This week’s blog assignment on exploring the role of early childhood education in the international community, inspired my thinking of the opportunities, or roles I would like to take and places I will like to work presently and in the future.

UNESCO’s 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 on quality of education for all, fostering cultural diversity and other objectives (unesco.org, n. d.). The job opportunity that I found in this organization that appeals to me is the education program coordinator. The educational qualification for this job is a master’s degree and the skills are to have excellent organization and planning skills, ability to participate effectively in high-level negotiations with internal and external stakeholders, good fund raising and resources mobilization skills, proven ability to lead, manage and motivate staff and teams and to maintain effective working relationships in a multicultural environment, good communication and drafting skills, good knowledge of standard office software (word processing, spreadsheets, etc.).

            The International Step by Step Association is an organization that promotes the equal access to quality education and care for all children, especially in the early years of their lives. I admire this organization because of its belief in the equality of education for all children regardless of their race, cultural background, and economic status. I did not see any job posting on this site but would like to join the organization because of the vision and mission of promoting the well being of children.

            UNICEF focuses on nurturing and caring for children in the area of intervening in the early developmental milestone. The main areas of emphasis are quality health, education and protective services. The unicef job opportunity that I am interested in social protection consultant by ensuring the effective policy and practice. UNICEF works with government agencies and other partner to help disadvantaged children. The job opportunity I found is Regional Director, D-2, West and Central Africa Region, Dakar Regional Office, Senegal. This job is for passionate and committed professional who want to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. The skills required for the job are highly developed diplomatic and negotiation skills, highly developed communication and public relations skills, highly developed strategic analyses skills, and highly developed management skills (unicef.org, n.d.).

                                                                References

                                                       United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2011, from http://www.unicef.org/

                                                       International Step By Step Association. (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2011, from http://www.issa.nl/index.html

                                                       United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). (2011). Retrieved from http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/introducing-unesco/