·
At
least three international organizations or communities of
practice that appealed to you and why you chose them
1. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
was the first international organization that appealed to me. UNICEF appealed to me because it “is a leading
humanitarian and development agency working globally for the rights of every
child. Child rights begin with safe shelter, nutrition, protection from
disaster and conflict and traverse the life cycle: pre-natal care for healthy
births, clean water and sanitation, health care and education” (UNESCO, n.d., p. 1). They have
been working and helping children and families for 70 years.
2. Save the Children organization is the
second international organization that appealed to me. Save the Children
appealed to me because it “is the world's leading independent organization for
children... [They] save children's lives…fight for their rights…help them fulfill
their potential. [They] work together, with our partners, to inspire
breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and
lasting change in their lives” (Save
the Children, 2016, p. 1). Save the Children have over 2 million supporters
and last year raised more than 1.9 billion dollars to help children.
3. Organization for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD) is the third international organization that appealed to
me. The OECD appealed to me because it “uses its wealth of information on a
broad range of topics to help government’s foster prosperity and fight poverty
through economic growth and financial stability. We help ensure the
environmental implications of economic and social development are taken into
account” (Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD], 2016, p. 1). This appealed to
me because on my capstone project on ending childhood hunger in my community
and a way to end hunger is to end poverty.
·
Job
opportunities (currently available or not) that interest you
1. UNICEF: LOCAL CONSULTANT to support the
development of a framework for provision of quality alternative and flexible
learning programs for the Ministry of Education, Male’/Maldives
Location: Maldives
Work Type: Consultancy
Work Type: Consultancy
Job description is to support the development of a framework for
provision of quality alternative and flexible learning programs for the
Ministry of Education, Male'/Maldives. The basic objective of this project is
to introduce alternative, flexible and inclusive learning programs equivalent
to conventional primary and secondary schooling and accredited and certified by
the Government, for children who are out of school to acquire functional
literacy and numeracy skills as well as competencies and life skills required
to have improved life choices and live safe and dignified lives, thus
fulfilling their right to access quality education.
2. Save the Children: Education Project
Manager - South Sudan
Role Purpose:
Enhancing Quality
Education and Building Peace in South Sudan program is an inter-state program
to increase awareness of peace building and enhance the quality of education
provided to primary and ALP students in Rumbek and Bor.
The Project Manager
will oversee the implementation of the inter-state Program. The main objective
of this project is to support children to learn by ensuring the provision of
safe, quality education that equips them with essential skills. The project
will support 26 schools and will integrate elements of peace-building to
promote peaceful co-existence and build resilience of communities to cope with
conflict.
The project will focus
of delivering improved infrastructure, increased quality of education, enhanced
community support for education and increased awareness of protection issues in
schools to promote peace building.
3. Job opportunities at OECD: Junior
Economist – Shipbuilding
Main Responsibilities
Research, analysis and drafting
- Draft analytical papers and information documents on
current shipbuilding issues, for consideration by the Council Working
Party on Shipbuilding, in order to inform policy development for the
projects undertaken by the WP6 in its 2015-16 and 2017-18 Programs of
Work, including :
- WP6 Inventories of support measures.
- reports on support taken by countries not
participating in the Inventory,
- other monitoring reports on policy developments in the
shipbuilding industry, including Peer Review reports of WP6 and non-WP6
members, notably the Philippines in 2017.
- analytical reports on excess supply and excess
capacity, focusing notably on the situation of the largest shipbuilding
economies including WP6 and non-WP6 members.
- Undertake statistical analysis, including hypothesis
formulation, model specification and interpretation of the results; and
provide analytical and statistical support to staff working on issues
related to shipbuilding.
- Research and assess developments in the shipbuilding
sector.
Meetings, representation and liaison
- Establish and maintain professional contacts with key
external organizations and delegates.
- Present the outcomes of the work at WP6 meetings and
workshops.
- Contribute to the organization of WP6 workshops and
meetings.
- Keep abreast of relevant policy discussions in member
countries, and participate in missions as required.
- Carry out other related duties as assigned.
·
What
skills and experience you would need to competently fulfill each of these roles
1. For job opportunity at UNICF: Local
consultant
Qualifications
or specialized knowledge and/or experience required
· A first
degree in Education/ Social Sciences, or other related field.
· Experience
either in designing or implementing Second Chance education or non-formal
education will be an asset.
· Experience in
conducting desk reviews and broad stakeholder consultations will be preferred.
· Must
have sensitivity to diverse opinions and difficulties arising from differing
social and cultural perceptions.
· Effective
facilitation skills and communication skills in English and Dhivehi.
· Good
writing skills in English.
· Ability
to work in teams.
2. For job opportunity at Save the Children:
Education Project Manager
Qualifications and Experience
- Proven international
experience in managing education project of similar size and complexity.
- Experience and knowledge on
implementing Accelerated Learning Programs, overseeing education
construction and teacher training
- Experience in working with
partners, strengthening capacity of district level education authorities
and improving the gender balance of education services
- Experience in donor
reporting (preferably with DFID, CHF and NORAD)
- Understanding and experience
of monitoring & evaluation techniques
- At least three years'
management experience, including staff management, fund raising and budget
management
- Experience of
teacher-training and training of trainers
- Experience of working in an
insecure or hardship environment
- Experience of working
through systems of community participation
- Clear communication,
presentation style as well as good interpersonal skills are essential.
- Excellent written English
skills and familiarity with budgeting using MS Word and
Excel;
- Excellent computer skills
and competency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
- Willingness to be based in a
remote field location
- For job opportunities at OECD:
Junior Economist
Ideal Candidate Profile
Academic Background
- An advanced university
degree in economics, with a specialisation in industrial organization,
management, finance or related fields.
Professional Background
- A minimum of two years’
experience in the field of economics and/or structural policy related
issues.
- Solid experience in the
preparation and use of quantitative and qualitative information and in the
use of databases. Experience with microeconomic analysis would be an
advantage.
- Experience working on issues
related to industry and/or industrial organization would be an asset.
Tools
- Familiarity with Excel and
more advanced statistical software notably Stata.
Languages
- This position requires
fluency in one of the two OECD official languages (English and French) and
knowledge of the other, with a commitment to reach a good working level.
References
UNESCF. (n.d.). Mission.
Retrieved, from
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/strategy/
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