There aren't many people on this forum with experience that is directly relevant to the route you wish to take, so advice may be difficult to come by - the vast majority here are UK-based. However, I recommend you try a search here on any organisation you wish to consider; there'll be some little tidbits of information here somewhere! I don't think there's anything wrong with your basic plan; many others have gone much the same way in the past.
For some light bedtime reading, have a look at the threads linked to within the
Archive Thread .
All the best
Scroggs