Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally

The three organizations that appealed to me are the ISSA International Step By Step Association, the FHI 360 Academy for Educational Development, and the UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. I chose these organizations because they help children and families all over the world and I believe it would be a wonderful and educational experience for me if I was able to participate and work for one of these organizations.

ISSA
International Step By Step Association

What they do:

• Nurture professionalism in the education and care services from birth through primary school, building capacities and using comprehensive resources.
• Encourage and support the involvement of families and communities in decision making processes about young children.
• Build a strong network of practitioners working with and for young Romani children and their families.
• Promote social justice and respect for diversity in early years services and in society in general through transformative trainings and inspiring resources.

Job Opportunities:

There were no job opportunities but I could join the organization as an individual and attend conferences and find ways to help children and families in my country.


FHI 360
Academy for Educational Development

Mission Statement:

To improve lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions for human development.

Job Opportunities:

Program Assistant
Washington DC

The program assistant will support activities for the Global Education team.

• Will arrange business traveling
• will authorize travel for staff
• prepare expense reports as needed
• process expense reports as needed
• will arrange travel for proposal team
• prepare packets for travelers

Skills and Experience:

• Associate degree
• Organizational, communication, and analytic skills
• 0-2 years of programs and administrative experience
• Microsoft Office skills required
• Must speak fluent English

UNESCO
United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Mission Statement:
Mobilizing for education: so that every child, boy or girl, has access to quality education as a fundamental human right and as a prerequisite for human development.

Job Opportunities:

Program Assistant
Paris, France

• Maintain agenda and support the team leader
• manage appointments, missions, meetings and prepare minutes
• process visas, enter trips, obtain security clearance and prepare travel records

Skills and Experience:

• Secondary education
• administrative experience (5 years minimum)
• Organizational, writing, coordination and communication skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft programs
• flexibility to adjust work schedules and priorities

References:

Website: International Step By Step Association, (n.d.). Retrieved November 29,2011, from
http://www.issa.nl/index.html

Website: 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/

Website: Academy for Educational Development, (2011), Retrieved from http://www.aed.org/en/index.htm/l/