Community Development Coordinator

又见炊烟

Community Development Coordinator
Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN)
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Responsibilities
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 Proactively and independently develop initiatives in ethno-cultural communities that
" \8 q: x2 D  i: |3 bincrease their capacity to participate fully in the community
8 l! c7 Z; z- {, b: ]9 h+ Z Develop initiatives that convene stakeholders, community organizations, government agencies and foster collaborations between immigrant and main-stream stakeholders.
; a& k& r" q% w9 x Proactively assist immigrant communities with: identifying needs, training, strategic planning, board development, project development, community economic development, funding proposal writing, program planning and implementation
6 ]+ S1 ]! c# M Develop Community Economic Development initiatives and provide small business coaching to groups and individuals
 Facilitate group processes and workshops
# t/ A7 |8 r  E" Z: ? Advocate for systemic changes that foster full participation of newcomers in the community

9 `( g, x* g6 e! c5 KBackground & Qualifications:
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 Demonstrated ability to independently develop community initiatives
0 V8 A% x5 z: j/ `. ? Community development and CED background and experience
 Strong group facilitation skills  
* p' J- e- P0 C3 |7 F Experience supervising staff
 Understanding of cross-cultural issues
 Excellent written and oral communication skills, including proposal writing skills
7 Z3 K  u( ~, F! V  V  a Strong organizational and Program delivery skills
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+ C3 j, t+ j' L" UEducation/technical skills

- u0 b8 l; c! N/ R Post-secondary education
" @! Y& D- |! x' K% f) i9 m0 t4 ` 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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; q5 r1 d& d4 h4 l% ZPlease 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.

0 j) c% w& j4 Q6 m) h/ FWe thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.