Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally

Save the Children
Save the Children gives children in the United States and around the world what every child deserves – a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When disaster strikes, we put children's needs first. We advocate for and achieve large-scale change for children. We save children's lives. I chose Save the Children because they help children in areas across the world when they are in need after a disaster and give them needed resources.
Job Opportunities
Save the Children offers a number of unpaid internship positions in our Westport, CT and Washington DC offices as well as in some of our U.S. Field Offices. Internships are offered throughout the spring, summer and fall semesters. Interns will have the opportunity to work under the direct supervision of an experienced Save the Children staff member, within a specific department, to expand their knowledge of the humanitarian aid, non-profit industry, while at the same time develop skills and experience in their chosen field or career.
Work Skills
Candidates must be an actively enrolled undergraduate or graduate student. Candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S.Candidates must be able to receive credit from their college or institution. A minimum requirement is a letter from a professor supporting the candidate. This is only needed when an internship is offered.

International Step by Step Association
International Step by Step Association (ISSA) is a membership organization that connects professionals and organizations working in the field of early childhood development and education. ISSA promotes equal access to quality education and care for all children, especially in the early years of their lives. Established in the Netherlands in 1999, ISSA’s network today stretches across the globe from Central and Eastern Europe to Central Asia, Asia, and the Americas. I chose International Step by Step Association because they within its network, ISSA supports a wide array of programs that collectively provide a comprehensive set of educational services and advocacy tools intended to influence policy reform for families and children, with a special focus on the years from birth through primary school.
Job Opportunities
I would like to help in organizing their annual conference. Each year ISSA organizes an Annual Conference, bringing together early childhood experts from the region and beyond, to exchange ideas and experiences.
Work Skills
The skills needed for this position would be excellent communication skills, computer literate, knowledgeable in early childhood policy and education issues.

AED Center for Academic Partnerships
The AED Center for Academic Partnerships (CAP) provides professional development and academic opportunities that help students and professionals establish lasting relationships and make new contributions to the development of their societies. I chose this organization because they have English language training, and student advising and monitoring, as well as K-12 teacher exchanges and work with civil society organizations.
Job Opportunities
The career opportunity which I found was The Study of the US Institutes (SUSI) for Student Leaders is sponsored by the US Department of State and administered by AED’s Center for Academic Partnerships in collaboration with outstanding institutions of higher education across the United States. SUSI engages future civic, professional, and political leaders from around the world in an exchange experience that fosters greater mutual understanding while helping them develop academically and professionally.
Work Skills
The ideal candidate must be interested in the organizations mission. knowledge, skills, leadership, and social networks of our undergraduate participants in five thematic areas of study; to exemplify the role that each theme has played in the evolution of American society, culture, values, and institutions; to cultivate a profound understanding of contemporary American life; and to enable participants to become instruments of positive change in their home communities.