Community Development Coordinator

又见炊烟

Community Development Coordinator
6 o% ?/ d# k2 |1 Z& QEdmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN)
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Responsibilities

" P$ t  ^: M( u9 T Proactively and independently develop initiatives in ethno-cultural communities that
6 |# o+ p4 O! Q9 f4 s5 Oincrease 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
# h2 p0 K! F% t" S Develop Community Economic Development initiatives and provide small business coaching to groups and individuals
 Facilitate group processes and workshops
 Advocate for systemic changes that foster full participation of newcomers in the community

Background & Qualifications:
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3 w: E* p& u/ ?+ P$ \6 ]8 a9 c Demonstrated ability to independently develop community initiatives
2 m6 m& a, R, G: q* R Community development and CED background and experience
- B9 B# T. I8 p: i5 H Strong group facilitation skills  
 Experience supervising staff
2 t- g4 L) Q3 }  z) c, G Understanding of cross-cultural issues
  A: ]9 {; B/ t Excellent written and oral communication skills, including proposal writing skills
 Strong organizational and Program delivery skills
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Education/technical skills

 Post-secondary education
% g5 o. @6 X1 Q7 I  M Experience/facility with Windows-based computer systems (specifically Windows 95/98/2000, MS Office, MS Word, databases, spreadsheets etc.)

3 H: q' {3 S; s0 ~( b8 `( kSalary range starts at $34,195.

# B2 k4 ~3 ^, g2 ~: x5 XPlease 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.
; T1 I* a1 c. Q/ t' z7 ^1 aApplications 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.