Community Development Coordinator

又见炊烟

Community Development Coordinator
6 r+ M, M1 _+ W2 [2 M: x0 WEdmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN)
1.0 FTE
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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
% W' D+ h$ G1 N' ?" o* _* ]& R% I* { Develop Community Economic Development initiatives and provide small business coaching to groups and individuals
 Facilitate group processes and workshops
8 P9 p, Z+ o4 ?& G Advocate for systemic changes that foster full participation of newcomers in the community

9 \3 i, ~. _  ?6 t; c$ \Background & Qualifications:

  I8 i2 C5 C9 g! ?0 u7 u9 \ Demonstrated ability to independently develop community initiatives
 Community development and CED background and experience
( ^+ F* M3 \4 F+ q  m Strong group facilitation skills  
 Experience supervising staff
 Understanding of cross-cultural issues
 Excellent written and oral communication skills, including proposal writing skills
9 H* a# _6 f0 b8 U: B( Z& o Strong organizational and Program delivery skills
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) b2 g1 l5 u8 w/ q8 NEducation/technical skills

 Post-secondary education
6 `* B8 S4 ^4 g6 a8 c6 d 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.

0 y7 y9 O/ R; O0 O5 hPlease 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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3 U/ \. L6 j& P3 R* A  C$ P) GWe thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.