Community Development Coordinator

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Community Development Coordinator
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Responsibilities

 Proactively and independently develop initiatives in ethno-cultural communities that
increase 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.
 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
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 Advocate for systemic changes that foster full participation of newcomers in the community

# L8 `1 [" p) `! y- b1 M5 w/ \3 OBackground & Qualifications:
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8 Q% E- T( A: f0 _" p Demonstrated ability to independently develop community initiatives
: \2 M% @# w+ F. h, q8 [7 Z! t Community development and CED background and experience
( }, `$ h: h8 W5 ^0 n) f3 k# L% i Strong group facilitation skills  
 Experience supervising staff
9 v" z7 P" U6 r6 W& s( J7 s0 m Understanding of cross-cultural issues
 Excellent written and oral communication skills, including proposal writing skills
 Strong organizational and Program delivery skills
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Education/technical skills
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 Post-secondary education
4 d: s2 ?; p9 M( R4 j+ J1 _- G Experience/facility with Windows-based computer systems (specifically Windows 95/98/2000, MS Office, MS Word, databases, spreadsheets etc.)

; E) i, ?' g! A+ OSalary range starts at $34,195.
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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.
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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We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.