Community Development Coordinator

又见炊烟

Community Development Coordinator
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1.0 FTE

9 T  l  H6 c2 j' @Responsibilities
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 Proactively and independently develop initiatives in ethno-cultural communities that
increase their capacity to participate fully in the community
3 C6 w: p2 V' g: @) f7 s Develop initiatives that convene stakeholders, community organizations, government agencies and foster collaborations between immigrant and main-stream stakeholders.
# A" I* Y& {* L+ n 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
 Advocate for systemic changes that foster full participation of newcomers in the community
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& I7 }; x! s, D4 E' f4 O$ NBackground & Qualifications:

 Demonstrated ability to independently develop community initiatives
! }! D- r# g; f- Q1 D1 y/ }9 i Community development and CED background and experience
+ V. n9 N1 l1 k Strong group facilitation skills  
 Experience supervising staff
9 z0 e5 b- a! H2 x8 n Understanding of cross-cultural issues
# ?, Q+ F! t7 l( D$ V9 S Excellent written and oral communication skills, including proposal writing skills
) g* C* e' f, e( f0 e1 F Strong organizational and Program delivery skills
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! d4 |! N" N' yEducation/technical skills

1 N. C% Z# |" e Post-secondary education
 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.
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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.

/ c7 q6 y: s; }6 w, D- ^, [We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.