Community Development Coordinator

又见炊烟

Community Development Coordinator
. C% D0 e6 ]* a2 O5 U" D8 `" }Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN)
6 h. [+ |* k; u1 k$ ?: ~. j+ ]: ~% ~: z1.0 FTE

Responsibilities

 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
 Develop Community Economic Development initiatives and provide small business coaching to groups and individuals
 Facilitate group processes and workshops
( L) S8 Y' p, N# N6 w Advocate for systemic changes that foster full participation of newcomers in the community

Background & Qualifications:

 Demonstrated ability to independently develop community initiatives
$ A% C1 s! w3 P: d Community development and CED background and experience
6 e- ?$ k$ g+ p$ J9 W3 g Strong group facilitation skills  
* Q* A3 k& m/ q Experience supervising staff
5 |8 K- Z: D$ g+ b Understanding of cross-cultural issues
0 ]2 P- _. E. K" {3 X Excellent written and oral communication skills, including proposal writing skills
, N3 I6 j& T' {1 L3 t( s7 s4 H Strong organizational and Program delivery skills
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& [* E6 B* a1 L; u8 R0 dEducation/technical skills

 Post-secondary education
 Experience/facility with Windows-based computer systems (specifically Windows 95/98/2000, MS Office, MS Word, databases, spreadsheets etc.)

: ^, {5 ~9 l2 H1 D1 FSalary range starts at $34,195.
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' `! }( `4 S! q' p8 cPlease 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.

, q* h1 p) ~' V" p8 T2 zWe thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.