FHi has a career
opportunity project in Malawi. This project is interesting to me because “it responds
to the critical need for sufficient quantities of low-cost, appropriate and
effective mother-tongue reading materials for primary school students in grades
1 and 2”(Academy for Educational Development, 2011). I would love to encourage students
and families to produce these low cost readable materials. These booklets are produced after hours by
teachers, students and family members.
I also noted a position as a Temporary
Assignment: Child Protection Specialist, Sittwe (P-3), Myanmar with UNICEF. This was interesting to me because as an
educator, I have always felt as though my underlying job was/is to protect
children. I have been a foster parent
for about 18 years and I love children.
I feel as though I can give children their own voice. Some of the job qualifications are fluent
English, degree related to the social sciences and a minimum of 5 years of
relevant work experience at national and international levels in child
protection.
" A
child in need is in need of everyone’s help."
In concluding my search, I found a
position as a Regional Educational Advising Coordinator on the Institute of
International Education site. These are the requirements for this position, a Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s or
equivalent academic degree preferred; or a combination of experience and education;
Seven years of overall experience, with a minimum 5 years of experience working
within an international educational system and 2 years of management experience;
Experience working within the region of hire and familiarity with the higher
education systems for that region; English required and fluency in a local
language preferred; Lastly an in depth
knowledge of the U.S. higher education system. This position did not interest
me but I thought it would be an exceptional resource for my colleagues.
References
Academy for Educational Development. (2011).
Retrieved from http://www.aed.org/en/index.htm http://www.fhi360.org/projects/malawi-timawerenga-we-can-read
Yolonda,
ReplyDeleteI believe it takes a special type of person to be able to open their heart and home to foster children. The stories and experiences these children have endured are often very emotionally challenging on foster parents and those professionals that work with them. I think your experience as a foster parent puts you in an advantage to this position. I would like to thank you for being a foster parent and giving these children another chance at a happy healthy future.
Thanks for your post. I found all of the job descriptions very interesting. I have had the opportunity to work on humanitarian efforts abroad and it was life changing. Have you considered it?
ReplyDeleteHi Yolanda-thanks for the info. The job positions sounds very interesting and they are all geared towards helping children.
ReplyDeleteThanks: Stephanie Rickenbacker