Community Development Coordinator

又见炊烟

Community Development Coordinator
Edmonton 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.
 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
7 v1 Q* d9 g+ f Facilitate group processes and workshops
; b% q; y7 |2 e. l: R0 A# ? Advocate for systemic changes that foster full participation of newcomers in the community
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2 W- C! J( f( i; eBackground & Qualifications:
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 Demonstrated ability to independently develop community initiatives
 Community development and CED background and experience
 Strong group facilitation skills  
$ |0 R: Z6 `6 j$ I0 `* y3 z Experience supervising staff
 Understanding of cross-cultural issues
+ T' J- b4 {9 A) |( N) d; m, r Excellent written and oral communication skills, including proposal writing skills
( P: ?/ t5 V3 [5 p, w5 `9 T Strong organizational and Program delivery skills

7 I( E" d. z* _1 vEducation/technical skills
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6 n+ d% U8 Z$ m! i( v& }! p6 I5 | Post-secondary education
 Experience/facility with Windows-based computer systems (specifically Windows 95/98/2000, MS Office, MS Word, databases, spreadsheets etc.)

6 w% E4 ]. W( b0 Q$ fSalary range starts at $34,195.

) b9 a, }. K! ?$ rPlease 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.
- g" @2 Z6 i# j* DApplications are invited until the suitable applicant is found. Please indicate in application the date you are available to begin work.
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We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.