Jobs and Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally

Save the children

I chose this organization because they are working to make a difference in the lives of children in several different areas. Some of the areas that mean the most to me include nutrition, hunger, education, and child protection. I always felt like I had a passion for poverty and once my Grandfather died, the issue of nutrition became extremely important to me. My Grandfather died from a disease that he got because he was unable to eat or drink anything.  The goal of the organization is: “We aim to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives by improving their health, education and economic opportunities. In times of acute crisis, we mobilize rapid assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters” (Save the Children, 2011). There are many children out there that is affected by many different issues that need our help.

The open position that I was interested in was the Early Childhood Coordinator.

Early Steps to School Success program   provides early childhood education services to pregnant women and children birth to five years of age, education services to their parents, and ongoing staff training to the community early childhood educators. The program goals are: 1) children will enter school with the skills necessary for school success, 2) parents will have the knowledge and skills to support their children’s education, 3) home/school connections will be strong and 4) early childhood knowledge and skills in communities will be significantly increased. The job of the Early Childhood Coordinator is to implement the Early Steps to School Success program in the assigned community. 

Essential Duties, Responsibilities and Impact

Accountable for day to day execution of job. Organizes self and manages time to get things done. May exercise independent judgment and discretion on operational matters related to specific tasks. Requires supervision to review work progress and results. Keeps manager informed of important issues. Builds effective relationships within their immediate or peer workgroup.

Provide regular home visits to families (twice monthly) using agency approved home visiting curriculum (40%)

Recruit families with children ages birth to five into the program (10%)

Develop and schedule the program activities, including home visiting, parent/child groups, transition to school activities and other programmatic activities (10%)

Organize and conduct regular (minimum of one per month) parent child groups (10%)

Conduct child screenings and make referrals (5%)

Participate in training and technical assistance activities, including site visits, conference calls and web-based resource sharing (20%)

Participate in the evolution of Early Steps, including data collection, interviewing and videotaping activities (5%)

Required Background and Experience, Skills and Behaviors

Minimum 2-3 years’ experience required. High School diploma or equivalent required; Associates degree in related field preferred. Requires learned knowledge, technical skills and attention to detail to support semi-complex tasks. Highly motivated, flexible, and non-judgmental individual who is eager to learn. Experience working with pregnant women, children ages birth to five, and families in rural areas. Experience with home visiting and leading parent groups. Demonstrated early childhood knowledge, including infant/toddler knowledge. Energetic, motivated and creative. Able to work independently.

Available and reliable vehicle for visiting families (Save the Children provides mileage reimbursement). Competency with computers including previous experience with Windows programming and use of the Internet. Willingness to travel within the state for trainings. Willingness to collect data and participate in the program evaluation.  

 

I found an organization through charity village to be very interesting. I was interested in this organization because they are using the love of art to improve the lives of others by making living conditions better. The international charity is located in Mount Albert, ON.   ABCD: Art Building Children’s Dreams. This charity raises funds to help children in rural Tanzania complete their education. They pay school fees directly, and also fund breakfast programs, school libraries, teaching resources, computer classrooms, new toilets and kitchens in schools, and other school infrastructure projects.

Child and Youth Worker/Foster Parent Role

Hanrahan Youth Services is a long-term residential treatment agency located in the Region of Peel with satellite settings in York, Halton, Niagara and Toronto regions. We began providing residential services in 1995, and during the past 20 years have evolved into a comprehensive and well recognized residential treatment program. We currently operate 22 residential settings and are seeking suitable individuals to fill Foster Parent positions in our AGENCY OWNED homesin the Peel Region. Hanrahan Youth Services provides competitive per diem rates with relief and support packages. Per diems range from $70-$80. Necessary training will be provided. At this time, we have positions available for Foster Parents/CYW’s willing to run agency owned, 4-bed, mixed modality settings.  Candidates should possess CAS experience and a CYW diploma or related experience.

I was interested in this because it is related to adoption and foster care services.

Academy for Educational Development.

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions.  I chose this organization because they see that key issues affects people all over the world and they want to make a difference by providing solutions to the problems.

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities

The M&E Specialist will assist with the development of M&E plans for the project, data management and analysis, and program reporting through use of the standard forms and tools described above. She/he will represent the END in Africa project within the USAID Portfolio, the wider NTD community, and also within the 5 supported END in Africa countries. She/he will work within the regional End in Africa team located in the FHI360 Ghana Country Office in Accra under the direct supervision of the FHI360 Technical Advisor and will be based in Accra, Ghana. She/he will liaise between the supported countries and the USAID NTD Program (especially the USAID M&E Advisor for NTDs) and the ENVISION project to ensure that all data/information needed from countries are appropriately collected and uploaded in the web-based database after they are approved by the MOH. She/he will have the responsibility of reviewing DSA protocols, provide technical support in the execution of DSAs and analysis of DSA results for making decisions on future actions. She/he will have to analyze countries’ epidemiological profiles and support countries in making decisions on whether to stop MDAs or not based on WHO guidelines. She/he will also conduct trainings to introduce the DQA surveys and guide countries to implement these surveys within the next 2 years. While working within the regional END in Africa team, the M&E Consultant will have to maintain a good working relationship and proper channel of communication with project staff based in Washington DC (the Project Director, the Senior Project Officer, and the Knowledge Management Specialist), with other advisors in the regional END in Africa team (the Technical Advisor and Health Financing Advisor), the USAID M&E Advisor for NTDs, M&E specialists within the ENVISION project, sub grantees and national NTDPs of the 5 END in Africa implementing countries.

Qualifications:

•At least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in public health and/or epidemiology.  A strong academic formation in epidemiology is preferred.

•Demonstrated understanding of WHO M&E guidelines for NTDs.

•At least five (5) years of experience on M&E in the health sector/systems in any country.  Experience performing M&E activities for infectious diseases program in Africa is necessary.  Experience on NTDs is a plus.

•Demonstrated leadership in the development and implementation of an M&E strategy and/or implementation plan for a project or program of similar magnitude.

•Demonstrated knowledge of information and communications technology and its application to M&E - at least proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Power point and access) is required. Knowledge of other M&E software such as SPSS, SAS and EpiInfo will be an advantage.

•Excellent management and interpersonal skills.

•Fully fluent in English and French, both verbally and in writing.

•Strong ability to plan, organize, prioritize work, and multi task to meet tight deadlines.

•Availability to travel at least 50% of the time.

References

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

Academy for Educational Development. (2011). Retrieved from https://jobs-fhi360.icims.com/jobs/15506/monitoring-and-evaluation-specialist/job

Save the Children. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6115947/k.8D6E/Official_Site.htm

Save the Children. (2011). Retrieved from https://chc.tbe.taleo.net/chc01/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=SAVETHECHILDREN&cws=1&rid=3255

https://charityvillage.com/directories/organizations-i-z/international-relief-development-peace.aspx

https://charityvillage.com/jobs/search-results/job-detail.aspx?id=314028&l=2