Community Development Coordinator

又见炊烟

Community Development Coordinator
9 N; ^: d, ]2 a* h$ CEdmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN)
1.0 FTE
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Responsibilities

& P. k' h& R5 L6 s Proactively and independently develop initiatives in ethno-cultural communities that
increase their capacity to participate fully in the community
) `" T6 A5 C! P. O% y Develop initiatives that convene stakeholders, community organizations, government agencies and foster collaborations between immigrant and main-stream stakeholders.
; e: S: r* u1 L4 F( f$ a3 \. ^% t Proactively assist immigrant communities with: identifying needs, training, strategic planning, board development, project development, community economic development, funding proposal writing, program planning and implementation
 Develop Community Economic Development initiatives and provide small business coaching to groups and individuals
6 F5 b7 ~0 u4 v Facilitate group processes and workshops
% e9 Q* x; P+ n: R/ |4 y0 H Advocate for systemic changes that foster full participation of newcomers in the community
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Background & Qualifications:
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. F! Y) A! z* f Demonstrated ability to independently develop community initiatives
8 r+ C- E! K2 m3 ^  N6 D; Z2 a Community development and CED background and experience
' R; r$ f, C& f* K  a3 Q6 n Strong group facilitation skills  
 Experience supervising staff
+ t. }' w  Z+ t! t7 z% \ Understanding of cross-cultural issues
 Excellent written and oral communication skills, including proposal writing skills
  d3 O9 L6 D& m Strong organizational and Program delivery skills

2 ?# c6 g! X  q# W8 G  P3 [4 W9 P7 kEducation/technical skills

5 r* w! N/ I/ |. o; ` Post-secondary education
) {  T1 Q( @6 n* D- T1 d# ?, k Experience/facility with Windows-based computer systems (specifically Windows 95/98/2000, MS Office, MS Word, databases, spreadsheets etc.)
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. G( l$ f1 p, Z" t" Z- WSalary range starts at $34,195.

Please 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.
/ H- ~2 L6 z2 q" f1 E6 X6 N. d- DApplications are invited until the suitable applicant is found. Please indicate in application the date you are available to begin work.
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  r2 w% B% J" Q/ u& X: `2 k' zWe thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.