Community Development Coordinator

又见炊烟

Community Development Coordinator
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Responsibilities
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 Proactively and independently develop initiatives in ethno-cultural communities that
increase their capacity to participate fully in the community
! T& ^6 n$ A* [1 h3 `- t% D; A3 y Develop initiatives that convene stakeholders, community organizations, government agencies and foster collaborations between immigrant and main-stream stakeholders.
* Z3 K! G6 P; f3 R0 W Proactively assist immigrant communities with: identifying needs, training, strategic planning, board development, project development, community economic development, funding proposal writing, program planning and implementation
' r: `. S4 r2 z* C; H! L Develop Community Economic Development initiatives and provide small business coaching to groups and individuals
1 ]/ K5 W7 Y2 O& C) o0 a  x' N* L Facilitate group processes and workshops
+ n+ A$ H3 d/ {- D Advocate for systemic changes that foster full participation of newcomers in the community

+ J% u+ E0 E( t( N# G: QBackground & Qualifications:
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1 i  `$ v* c& g' v" `4 T Demonstrated ability to independently develop community initiatives
 Community development and CED background and experience
 Strong group facilitation skills  
$ p5 B+ s0 @2 Z7 \ Experience supervising staff
0 L4 ?. R2 m3 x- O+ ?# L3 O Understanding of cross-cultural issues
 Excellent written and oral communication skills, including proposal writing skills
, }: o* E. T2 U7 X Strong organizational and Program delivery skills
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Education/technical skills
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" L  [5 D+ [2 t* F( M 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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' g% \" X8 V4 c/ a- V/ w2 P5 KPlease 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.

9 U4 @# A7 c9 T9 l/ z( YWe thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.