Community Development Coordinator

又见炊烟

Community Development Coordinator
Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN)
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Responsibilities
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 Proactively and independently develop initiatives in ethno-cultural communities that
5 @- W# ^2 A) j2 Q! X3 Kincrease their capacity to participate fully in the community
 Develop initiatives that convene stakeholders, community organizations, government agencies and foster collaborations between immigrant and main-stream stakeholders.
/ v- ^' m2 U- p: F( ?3 i: M2 O Proactively assist immigrant communities with: identifying needs, training, strategic planning, board development, project development, community economic development, funding proposal writing, program planning and implementation
% s2 q' q) _# ?* k" \# e. Y Develop Community Economic Development initiatives and provide small business coaching to groups and individuals
- T- m" ^8 L/ L  z9 y: G Facilitate group processes and workshops
4 R# f' n4 s0 R. R7 U& C6 C Advocate for systemic changes that foster full participation of newcomers in the community

. |( f! [8 |& Q. x7 a% HBackground & Qualifications:

% D1 ~3 w3 E9 {; y: V( H3 y Demonstrated ability to independently develop community initiatives
' P3 c; O8 `4 K( j& ]8 s5 ? Community development and CED background and experience
3 g' [# x! ^) @0 ^6 V- w Strong group facilitation skills  
2 O1 J% f& Y! C$ [$ r2 \* v Experience supervising staff
 Understanding of cross-cultural issues
* C2 k) ?3 V: {4 r, Z) `5 j Excellent written and oral communication skills, including proposal writing skills
 Strong organizational and Program delivery skills
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 Post-secondary education
 Experience/facility with Windows-based computer systems (specifically Windows 95/98/2000, MS Office, MS Word, databases, spreadsheets etc.)

Salary range starts at $34,195.

/ u- P* U& J$ q* o  s( f) uPlease forward your resume with cover letter to Maria Jagiello, Associate Director, fax: 424-7736; email: mjagiello@emcn.ab.ca; mail: #101, 10010-107A Avenue, Edmonton T5H 4H8.
Applications are invited until the suitable applicant is found. Please indicate in application the date you are available to begin work.
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" [& z1 P$ l5 }% R. w9 i( nWe thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.