Community Development Coordinator

又见炊烟

Community Development Coordinator
9 i4 g2 d4 ~6 ~Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN)
1.0 FTE
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7 X4 Z* v$ S3 AResponsibilities
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 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
 Facilitate group processes and workshops
. p& U4 t8 P; c& H5 g- D0 ] Advocate for systemic changes that foster full participation of newcomers in the community

Background & Qualifications:
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- V6 S$ _$ q9 q, C- _ Demonstrated ability to independently develop community initiatives
 Community development and CED background and experience
* U4 V. ~* C; \' d# r! }: l Strong group facilitation skills  
" `  U! @: R5 G. A7 s# d# _ Experience supervising staff
 Understanding of cross-cultural issues
$ ]/ V$ `) f. J9 m+ B Excellent written and oral communication skills, including proposal writing skills
$ O4 Z$ w3 k, d# c3 i5 U Strong organizational and Program delivery skills

Education/technical skills
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- h, Y4 u5 |/ j; R/ r& l6 e Post-secondary education
( o0 {8 v/ D$ ?& s# Z+ q; ? Experience/facility with Windows-based computer systems (specifically Windows 95/98/2000, MS Office, MS Word, databases, spreadsheets etc.)

9 X, w: e* Y5 J' ]. U* S' tSalary range starts at $34,195.

; l; i- Y0 {0 A9 w  @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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1 d* @( V7 F* |  ^% _$ I, P0 UWe thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.