Dear Community Partners:

At the request of Bruce Adams, Director of Community Partnerships, I am forwarding you this below announcement to fill my pervious position as the Asian and Middle Eastern Liaison and Language Access Coordinator.  The application deadline is coming up soon—Friday, Nov. 18!  So please pass it on and encourage people to apply. 

I have been infinitely enriched by that unique experience of serving our dynamic communities and will post some of my observations about this job on my blog site in the next couple of days at www.qulturematters.com (to avoid sending you a very long message). 

-----Original Message-----
From: Adams, Bruce
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 5:47 PM
To: Qi, Lily; Chan, Aaron
Subject: Asian & Middle Eastern Liaison Job is Now Open - Please Pass This On to Prospective Candidates

Lily Qi, who served with distinction as the Asian and Middle Eastern Liaison at the Office of Community Partnerships, has been appointed by County Executive Ike Leggett as Special Projects Manager to work on several Countywide initiatives including biohealth industry growth strategy and international partnerships. OCP Director Bruce Adams noted that "Lily set a national standard in her work to build Montgomery County's strong language access policies as part of a comprehensive approach to strengthening the cultural competence of our County government. We'll miss Lily at OCP, but we are delighted that the County Executive has recognized her great talents and energy, and we look forward to working closely with her in her new job."
 

The Community Outreach Manager job (IRC 7120) was posted on November 1. Applications are due by Friday, November 18 (see link below) with a start date projected to be January 2, 2012. This is a merit-based position with benefits that will expire on December 31, 2014. Continued employment in this position beyond December 31, 2014 is contingent upon action by the County Executive elected in November of 2014. The position is one of three full-time positions working as a team under the supervision of the director of the Office of Community Partnerships within the newly established Community Engagement Cluster.

The three major areas of responsibility are: (1) community outreach and engagement with the County's Asian populations; (2) community outreach and engagement with the County's Middle Eastern populations; and (3) leadership role promoting and ensuring compliance with County, State, and Federal language access policies and procedures.

Bilingual applicants in Asian and Middle Eastern languages are encouraged to apply. Minimum qualifications include: Bachelor's Degree in Public or Business Administration or related fields and extensive (seven years) professional administrative experience in the areas of public relations or program management in community outreach or public policy.

For a more detailed description of the areas of responsibility and preferred criteria,  

https://ext03.montgomerycountymd.gov/entp/s15p/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?page=/oracle/apps/irc/candidateSelfService/webui/VisVacDispPG&OAHP=IRC_EXT_SITE_VISITOR_APPL&OASF=IRC_VIS_VAC_DISPLAY&akRegionApplicationId=821&transactionid=1235867922&retainAM=N&addBreadCrumb=RP&p_svid=7120&p_spid=310042&oapc=7&oas=5KwBhhyAlYVVVccSFTdkxg

Deadline is November 18, 2011.

Bruce Adams
Director, Office of Community Partnerships

Montgomery County Government Community Engagement Cluster

Rockville Memorial Library [please note new address]

21 Maryland Avenue, Suite 330, Rockville, MD 20850
Office phone: 240/777-2558

Cell phone: 240/855-8727/Home phone: 301/652-4019

bruce.adams@montgomerycountymd.gov
www.montgomerycountymd.gov/partnerships