Community Development Coordinator

又见炊烟

Community Development Coordinator
Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN)
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Responsibilities

2 |5 Y; j9 G- } Proactively and independently develop initiatives in ethno-cultural communities that
increase 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
 Develop Community Economic Development initiatives and provide small business coaching to groups and individuals
! v3 p5 m7 U2 O Facilitate group processes and workshops
2 z0 E7 y! N1 D# d9 _' G Advocate for systemic changes that foster full participation of newcomers in the community
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. n  ?( J6 y1 W; C* R, D" l& r3 hBackground & Qualifications:

/ d3 ^1 E) x5 k% a" x; K' ~( ` Demonstrated ability to independently develop community initiatives
8 Y! i3 @# ]6 A& A6 q Community development and CED background and experience
" r/ Q$ K0 H' b/ I1 d% k- o+ c. _: w Strong group facilitation skills  
 Experience supervising staff
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8 v' l$ Y5 b2 s0 e  _( j Excellent written and oral communication skills, including proposal writing skills
 Strong organizational and Program delivery skills
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Education/technical skills
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 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.

2 w, W" A  w# k! p# yWe thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.