Community Development Coordinator

又见炊烟

Community Development Coordinator
5 s- L# \. u; f% l. GEdmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN)
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Responsibilities
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 Proactively and independently develop initiatives in ethno-cultural communities that
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 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
+ p5 J9 G9 J+ c6 L7 _9 l Develop Community Economic Development initiatives and provide small business coaching to groups and individuals
, `- ^7 D& e: n Facilitate group processes and workshops
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# Z6 C! f) H; {( F4 |4 B( PBackground & Qualifications:

/ [% N( A( w4 e% D Demonstrated ability to independently develop community initiatives
8 o" A9 }7 \( J; b Community development and CED background and experience
3 m6 I/ u& U# H Strong group facilitation skills  
 Experience supervising staff
' e* s/ P0 u3 ?0 j* [ Understanding of cross-cultural issues
( h% R  K. q  ^# A' ] Excellent written and oral communication skills, including proposal writing skills
 Strong organizational and Program delivery skills

Education/technical skills

: S5 H9 \& c; z+ }/ l( Y, r0 o Post-secondary education
+ `9 v$ V/ U! T$ V 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.

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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( d7 M! X: f0 _# M6 D9 JWe thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.