Community Development Coordinator

又见炊烟

Community Development Coordinator
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1.0 FTE

Responsibilities
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 Proactively and independently develop initiatives in ethno-cultural communities that
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 Develop initiatives that convene stakeholders, community organizations, government agencies and foster collaborations between immigrant and main-stream stakeholders.
# m0 ^2 z8 o% M+ V1 k 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
 Advocate for systemic changes that foster full participation of newcomers in the community
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6 _) ~7 X0 X- U6 v. ~) uBackground & Qualifications:

 Demonstrated ability to independently develop community initiatives
9 o* N6 [$ j& I$ @" L' [7 T3 X Community development and CED background and experience
 Strong group facilitation skills  
4 ?3 q6 L' l! b9 u3 E: Z  E; @  |3 s' N Experience supervising staff
4 r8 Z" h% W* K: e2 R2 @$ O' r! ^ Understanding of cross-cultural issues
8 J0 _& c% I4 J' z# t Excellent written and oral communication skills, including proposal writing skills
3 {/ @* Y& t( P* X2 U, ]1 | Strong organizational and Program delivery skills

8 X# P: @7 v+ YEducation/technical skills

$ @& U9 Z' B% Z& N3 \# b, F Post-secondary education
2 U7 l) H7 m9 o. I! V" [4 R Experience/facility with Windows-based computer systems (specifically Windows 95/98/2000, MS Office, MS Word, databases, spreadsheets etc.)
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Salary range starts at $34,195.
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  J, |% ]8 \/ K1 B+ ePlease 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.

: Q. @' d. h2 ^We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.