International Organizations

International Organizations

Children International Organization is one that I can include in my Community of Practice partnership. This international program has been servicing children in poverty for over 75 years. So far approximately 340,000 children in 11 countries have been helped due to this organizations contributors and sponsors.

Nutrition is one issue that this organization has made an impact on.

Sponsorship addresses the nutritional needs of children and youth in many ways. 

·         Sponsored children receive regular health and malnutrition screenings.

·         The feeding programs treat malnourished children by providing them with nutritiously whole meals.

·         The parents are taught nutrition fundamentals and provided with meal-preparation training and information about purchasing locally available inexpensive, nutritionally whole foods.

One job within this organization that I would be interest in is:

Public Relations Coordinator:

Overall Responsibilities

·         The responsible for the execution of public relations activities for CI.

·         Develop ongoing communications such as press releases and supporting multimedia assets.

·         Maintain relationships with key media sources ensuring goals are being met.

·         Work with Strategic Marketing Group in developing and managing new Public Relations opportunities and strategies.

 Responsibilities:

·         Identify and propose internal stories to help promote general awareness of Children

·         International to the media and general public.

·         Cultivate relationships with media – both traditional and new media.

·         Position national/international/local stories to promote the agency’s strategic goals.

·         Work with in-country assets – local communications coordinators, development coordinators

and agency directors -- on tracking in-country PR efforts to ensure that appropriate

topics/events “rise” to the national PR level.

·         Assist the Director of Corporate Communications in developing and managing the Tiered

·         High Profile (Celebrity) Initiative

·         Manage the United Nations relationship.

·         Support the Director in preparing and disseminating media training and managing crisis

·         Communications with Kansas City and field resources as required.

·         Develop strategies that helps promote and support in-country fundraising.

·         Work with the managers of the three social media channels to increase awareness and

·         Drive traffic to websites.

·         Speak publicly to promote CI’s mission.

·         Perform all other tasks as assigned by management.

·         Plan, manage and execute special events within the U.S.

·         Field media inquiries and present proposed responses to the Director.

Skills / Qualifications:

·         College degree, PR/communications major

·         Minimum three years’ work experience

·         Knowledge of PR placement including contacts: national, international and local level

·         Excellent writing skills

·         Top notch project management skills

·         Excellent time management skills

·         Team Player

·         Excellent communication skills

·         Proactive vs. reactive

Another position within this organization that I would be interested in is:

 Sponsor Service Representative

General Job Function

Ensures that telephone and written inquiries from donors and sponsors are handled in an effective, problem-solving manner such that each donor/sponsor receives the highest level of personal service possible.

 Specific Responsibilities

 Answers phone calls from sponsors in a friendly and courteous manner; screens sponsor inquires; retrieves data utilizing a PC; answers questions and engages in problem-solving; completes logs, reports and other documentation of calls and actions taken; proofreads letters. Careful, "between the lines" reading of correspondence from sponsors/donors; discerning the sponsor/donor's needs; may perform other special assignments as needed.

 Qualifications

 Must be fully fluent in English; fluency in Spanish a plus. Must have a pleasant telephone voice and manner and be skilled in effective telephone techniques. An "even keel" personality is essential -- must be able to take the angry and frustrated callers as well as the pleasant ones. A "give service" attitude is vital. Must be detail-oriented and have good organization and proofreading skills. Experience with word processing hardware and software (exposure MS Word is important); 35 WPM typing; well-developed writing skills; knowledge and use of proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc.

Other organizations that I am interested in that is concerned about the well-being of children and the importance of proper nutrition is the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, UNICEF and the Save the Children Organization.  

Each organization deals with issues that surrounds poverty and the effects that it has on children around the world including in the United States. One effect of poverty is malnutrition and each organization is dedicated to providing resources to children and their families to stop the plight of hunger and malnutrition that is engulfed in these areas.

An employment opportunity that I would be interest in is:

Temporary Appointment: Health and Nutrition Specialist, P-3, Sittwe, Myanmar

UNICEF, the world’s leading organization working for the rights of children, seeks a Health and Nutrition Specialist, P-3, Sittwe, Myanmar.

Qualifications:

   Relevant education advanced degree in Public Health with strong public health/nutrition background, with significant (5-8 years) country experience in complex emergencies.

·          Proven leadership, coordination and management experience in complex emergencies.

·          Experience facilitating, developing and monitoring joint program and work plans.

·          Excellent knowledge of the UN and NGO humanitarian community. 

·         Ability to coordinate, training in nutrition sector coordination essential, able to deliver training if required.

·          Experience in conducting and coordinating nutrition/food security assessments, knowledge of latest technical guidelines and standards, including prevention and management of acute malnutrition

 I believe that each of the international organizations would be great to add to my Community of Practice partnership.  They each have years of service dedicated to helping children and their families in need.