UNICEF
For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS (United Nations Children's Fund, n.d.).
UNICEF is a driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. This is why I do not to UNICEF every year. I found out that UNICEF provides vaccines to children in developing countries and strive for health, nutrition, good water, and quality education for all children.
I found a position in Early Childhood that I thought was interesting and I would not mind applying for it:
Early Childhood Development (ECD) Specialist (TA), P-4, NYHQ
Vacancy No: E-VN-2015-001424
Duty Station: New York
Country: USA
Region: NY HQ
Job Level:
Position#: 93965
Application Close: 26-Jun-15
Contract Type: Temp/Short-term Staff
Purpose for the job:
The ECD Specialist will promote coordination and technical assistance for country Programme implementation as part of multi-country projects. He/she will coordinate within the section and across the sectors, including with DHR and OLDS to develop and implement the ECD staff capacity mapping and develop the internal and external capacity building strategy.
Coordinate and support ECD advocacy and partnerships to strengthen visibility and funding. Coordinate with other UNICEF divisions, DoC, PPD, DRP, PFP, Nat Coms on implementation of advocacy strategy and advocacy.
Summary of results-based key functions/accountabilities:
Technical leadership in ECD Programming
Strategic management, monitoring and delivery of results on global ECD programs
Advisory services, quality oversight and support
Advocacy, networking and partnership building
Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
Education: A Masters Degree in education, public administration/health, economics, psychology, sociology or other social science field is required.
Experience: A minimum of 8 years of professional experience in social planning and management in early childhood development and related areas at the international level some of which preferably were served in a developing country is required. Relevant experience in education and related areas, program/project development and management in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
Language Requirements: Fluency in English (oral and written) and another UN language is required.
Save the Children
Save the Children invests in childhood – every day, in times of crisis and for our future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. By transforming children's lives now,
we change the course of their future and ours (Save the Children, 2011).
I found a position that I might be interested in with Save the Children. I found that some of the job duties are things that I currently do now. I am the person who communicates with other agencies, businesses, and parents in order to maintain a healthy environment for the child. I monitor the child and family records.
Coordinator, Child Information Management
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Description
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Position Title : Coordinator, Child Information Management
Position Structure : Coordinator
Employee Type : Full-time Regular
Supervisor Title : Director, Global Sponsorship Operations
Division : Resource Development
Summary
The Coordinator of Sponsorship, Child Information Management will be responsible for working closely with country offices, marketing, donor services and other Sponsorship teams to manage the operational, analytical and strategic aspects of child information and to create an executable strategy that ensures there are enough children enrolled in sponsorship to meet acquisition targets. This person will also be responsible for understanding the data and driving smart business conversations around country office allocations. S/He will also be responsible for risk mitigation and dashboard KPI reporting.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Child Information Management – 40%
(Coordinator)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.
Conduct quality review for 2-3 country offices and work with the sponsorship managers on ways to increase operational efficiencies, paying particular attention to data quality for new country offices.
Coordinate with the Sr. Director of Global Sponsorship Operations on the strategy for Greatest Need & child allocations and execute that strategy through tracking and reporting.
Collaborate with the Sponsorship Gift Processing team on all Greatest Need decisions directly affecting assignments.
Monitor child availability daily.
Monitor, track and report on all child death activities. Make calls to SCUS sponsors when their sponsored child has died. Alert Members when one of their sponsors has a child who has died. Work with the Sr. Director of Global Sponsorship Operations, Marketing Retention team and country offices on child death communications.
Work with the technology teams to ensure that ASISt and BBEC are working well together.
Make recommendations and drive conversations around why country offices should be “on” or “off” the web at particular times.
Country Office Accountability – 25%
Partner closely with all sponsorship country offices, to ensure that we are getting the maximum amount of quality data input into ASISt.
Participate in conversations surrounding new country office start-ups. Provide training to new country offices on process that overlaps with Sponsor Services.
Occasional travel to Country Offices in order to experience on-the-ground operations.
Track and rate country offices based on performance and participate in strategy working-groups around country office performance.
Drive conversations for process improvement on both the country office and home office fronts in terms of efficient process and quality of information flow.
Create and distribute the Child Information Management Plan (CIMP) reports for country offices which track child enrollments to goal on a monthly basis.
Analytics & Reporting – 20%
Manage KPI reporting for Sponsor Services.
Work closely with the Sponsor Services team to ensure all numbers in the report are accurate and that the “story” of the unit is told through the report.
Regularly run and report out on all risk mitigation reports.
In conjunction with system and process understanding, develop and distribute further supplemental or risk mitigation reports as needed. Work with ITBS teams when reports fill gaps that should be handled by revised systems/processes.
Transfer & Investments – 10%
Oversee the transfer and investment process and calendar by coordinating efforts with various units across the agency and country offices to ensure transfers are completed on time and with quality.
Partner with marketing to ensure that the operations for transfers match the marketing strategy.
Track and report on all voice of the donor activities for transfer and investments. This will require partnering with the Response Center.
Ad-hoc projects and assignments as assigned by Global Sponsorship leadership – 5%
Required Background and Experience, Skills and Behaviors
Background and Experience
(Coordinator)Minimum 2-3 years’ experience required. High School diploma or equivalent required; Associate’s or Technical/Vocational degree preferred. Requires learned knowledge, technical skills and attention to detail to support semi-complex tasks.
Minimum of 2-3 years business experience required, non-profit experience a definite plus.
Proven experience and success in operational support.
Experience calling and discussing sensitive information with donors.
Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience in creating and messaging out metrics and reports.
Experienced user of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
Knowledge and previous use of donor databases such as Raiser’s Edge 7 or any Blackbaud product preferred.
Multiple languages a plus
UNESCO
UNESCO works to create the conditions for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based upon respect for commonly shared values (United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, 2011).
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 (United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, 2011).
The job I found interesting and that I believe I can do is:
General Service Staff
The functions in the General Service category include administrative, secretarial and clerical support as well as specialized technical functions such as printing, security and buildings maintenance.
General Service staff are recruited locally in Headquarters or in Field Offices/Institutes.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for competent, dynamic and flexible persons , who are proactive and responsive. We are looking for people with strong personal integrity, who are fair, impartial and respectful of cultural diversity.
General Service staff work to support activities in the fields of:
- education,
- sciences,
- culture,
- communication and information, and
- administration and management (including human resources, finance and accounting, IT, etc. )
Do you have the right profile?
Education: graduates of a secondary, technical or vocational school and, as the case may be, secretarial, business or commercial qualifications. In certain cases, equivalent experience may be retained.
Languages: Fluent English or French (the two working languages of UNESCO) and a good working knowledge of the other language.
Knowledge of Arabic, Chinese, Spanish or Russian is an additional asset.
Previous experience:
Junior level (G1/G3) - one to three years of experience
Middle level (G4/G5) - three to seven years of experience; and
Senior level (G6/G7) - Eight years and above experience
Values: Integrity, professionalism, respect for diversity and a strong commitment to the UNESCO mission.
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