Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally

The three international website that I found interesting were:

UNICEF- http://www.unicef.org/

Unicef is an organization that does work around the globe. It was interesting to read about the projects that are taking place around the world.

Save The Childrenhttp://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6115947/k.8D6E/Official_Site.htm

International Step By Step Association- http://www.issa.nl/index.html

These three organizations appealed to me because of the work that they do around the world. I like the various causes that they support. They meet educational, health, and humanitarian needs all across the world.

At this time I am not interested in pursuing career opportunities on the international level. I did check the websites that were interesting to me and was able to find job information on the UNICEF site.

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_qualifications.html

In order to work for UNICEF I would have to have the following qualifications:

International professionals are normally required to have an advanced university degree in a field relevant to the work of UNICEF. In some cases, extensive qualifying work experience may be considered instead. Please be sure to check the academic requirements of the vacancy announcement you are interested in.

Language
Proficiency in English and in another Official UN working language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is required. Knowledge of the local language of the country where the position is located in is an asset.

Competencies
All staff must share our organization’s values of diversity and inclusion, integrity and commitment and meet our core employment competencies of communication, working with people and drive for results. These competencies are behaviours that are used to achieve desired results for UNICEF.
In addition, functional Competencies apply to some, but not all UNICEF staff, depending on functional areas and different levels of seniority within these areas. For details on UNICEF Competency Definitions, please click here: [PDF]

Mobility
All UNICEF staff must be prepared to work in any region or country and to undertake extensive in-country travel. A large part of a typical career is spent in developing countries.

Reference

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