Rural Mentorship for Integration Coordinator

**Familiarity or resident of the Foothills area preferred**

Are you interested in developing a Mentorship for Integration Program to connect newcomers with professional mentors? If so, we want to meet you We're looking for a part-time, highly motivated, community-minded individual to join our team and deliver a Mentorship for Integration initiative in the Foothills region.

The coordinator will help newcomer mentees gain industry insights, build a professional network, and better understand the Canadian workplace culture, additionally providing opportunities for a growing number of employers who require a variety of skilled workers to learn about and connect with the local immigrant talent pool in their field.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Work in partnership to develop a detailed action plan for the RMFI in Rural Communities project
- Work in partnership with CCIS' Marketing and Communications department to develop a marketing plan and to create promotional materials
- Arrange and conduct meetings with the economic development office, chamber of commerce, and employers in respective communities to better understand the business landscape and to raise awareness of the MFI project
- Identify leading industries, upcoming projects, and hiring employers in the targeted community
- Liaise with CRIEC to discuss and identify best practices for employer/mentor outreach and engagement
- Raise awareness of the project, generate referrals, and arrange in-person presentations to groups of newcomers clients
- Outreach to other service providers in the targeted community to raise awareness of the MFI project and generate referrals.
- Conduct intake interviews/assessments with prospective mentors and mentees
- Conduct pre-match training sessions with mentors and mentees to explain the project and its activities, goals, and expectations, as well as to share and review resources such as the Mentor/Mentee Handbook
- Plan and deliver group-based information sessions to groups of mentors and mentees
- Review intake information from mentors and mentees and create appropriate matches
- Conduct check-ins every 2 weeks on mentorship matches to address concerns and provide support when necessary
- Compile and record program statistics, including all mentorship matches, and track program activities
- Develop and distribute pre
- and post-match hardy copy or web-based evaluation surveys; distribute surveys and collect testimonials, recommendations, and feedback from mentors and mentees
- Coordinate and host annual mentor recognition events
- Conduct 3-month follow-ups with mentees to determine their employment statuses and to provide ongoing support when necessary
- Liaise with the external evaluation consultant and provide statistics, client feedback, etc.
- Review and synthesize program statistics and client feedback and develop an interim and final report with the support of the FCIS Programming Manager

**Qualifications/Competencies**:

- Knowledge of the needs and challenges faced by internationally trained professionals as they transition into their fields in Alberta
- Strong networking skills and ability to conduct outreach within the local business community
- Familiarity with the targeted community and knowledge of the local labour market and business landscape

**Education**
- University degree or equivalent experience in any people, public relations, business, communication, or cultural-focused discipline, including living abroad
- Background in, and demonstrated evidence of, recent work in community development, community engagement

**Experience**
- Proven track record of working with multiple stakeholders
- Experience developing training workshops
- Experience in program development
- data analysis; report writing.
- Developing Relationships with businesses / professional associations/ licensure bodies, etc.

**Other position Particulars**:

- This position works locally in the Foothills communities
- A Driver’s License and vehicle is required

**To Apply**:
CCIS thanks all applicants; however, only those selected to compete further for this position will be contacted.

Additional Information

**CCIS - Who We Are**

**CCIS **(Calgary Catholic Immigration Society) is a nonprofit organization that provides settlement and integration services to all immigrants and refugees in Southern Alberta. Since our inception in 1981, we have been a community leader with solid experience in the design and delivery of comprehensive services for our newest neighbours. We deliver these services through a dynamic multi-cultural, multi-denominational and multi-disciplinary team of professionals who collectively speak over 60 languages.

From airport reception to a first job interview, CCIS’s programs and services have been designed to assist immigrants and refugees through all phases of the settlement and integration process. CCIS is committed to welcoming and serving newcomers of all races, ethnic and national origins, cultural