Community Development Coordinator

又见炊烟

Community Development Coordinator
+ ]" Q$ z* A- B( b* bEdmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN)
1.0 FTE

Responsibilities

 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.
1 [; R; t7 g5 F& s 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
& H  e, x# A* T1 F' z6 g" U Advocate for systemic changes that foster full participation of newcomers in the community

Background & Qualifications:
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- L9 H9 y3 W4 u5 { Demonstrated ability to independently develop community initiatives
$ C* _' r1 v, S& x/ W/ \1 B' L Community development and CED background and experience
& E8 W' x6 y7 v8 t Strong group facilitation skills  
 Experience supervising staff
 Understanding of cross-cultural issues
5 X! E) V/ I- @  W Excellent written and oral communication skills, including proposal writing skills
  t8 p! C8 w5 U Strong organizational and Program delivery skills
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( a, K8 w8 |- ]+ I- h+ X8 O1 ?: [Education/technical skills

 Post-secondary education
 Experience/facility with Windows-based computer systems (specifically Windows 95/98/2000, MS Office, MS Word, databases, spreadsheets etc.)
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/ @( I! Z' O* o. ZSalary range starts at $34,195.
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0 N0 t3 h6 L; ^5 k9 r, SPlease 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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; w* U7 Y' b) S) R* a4 k: R# n0 wWe thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.