Location: Omaha, NE
Report To: COO
Employment Type: (Full-time, Exempt, Onsite)
Compensation: Competitive salary, full benefits including paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k), and monthly health insurance premium reimbursement
🚀 Fast-Track Hiring (14-Day Goal)! Are you passionate about advocacy, community empowerment, and building high-impact partnerships? The Midlands African Chamber (MAC) is seeking an energetic, mission-driven Community Engagement & Development Associate to help expand our reach, drive fundraising, and champion economic development for Black, underserved, and immigrant-owned businesses across the region. If you thrive in dynamic environments and want to see the immediate result of your work, apply today for rapid review!
About Us:
The MAC Chamber is a membership-based chamber of commerce that exists to enhance the robust business climate for Black, underserved, and immigrant-owned businesses in Nebraska and across the Midwest. All benefits, programs, and events offered by the Chamber are designed to provide businesses with opportunities to grow revenue, lower costs, gain valuable knowledge, and build a thriving network of successful entrepreneurs.
Why Join Us?
- Immediate & Direct Impact: Directly empower local entrepreneurs, uplift underserved business communities, and influence economic growth.
- Rapid Career Growth: Gain hands-on expertise in nonprofit management, strategic partnerships, event planning, and fundraising.
- Dynamic & Inclusive Culture: Collaborate with a passionate team dedicated to community
- Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive salary, paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k) matching/contributions, and a monthly health insurance reimbursement.
The Community Engagement & Development Associate will design and implement community engagement initiatives, support resource development and fundraising efforts, and coordinate programs and events that promote economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, and workforce development within the underserved and small business communities across the region.
Key Responsibilities:
Community Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships
- Champion advocacy initiatives connecting business owners, policymakers, and civic
- Act as key liaison between local community members and regional decision-
- Organize high-impact forums, listening sessions, and campaigns to elevate community
- Build and maintain strategic alliances with non-profits, corporate sponsors, and civic
- Represent MAC at public convenings, coalition meetings, and regional
- Drive outreach strategies that increase civic participation and chamber
Membership Support
- Drive member retention and recruitment initiatives across the
- Serve as primary point of contact for prospective members and visitor
- Manage and optimize member databases and outreach CRM
- Negotiate vendor contracts, event spaces, and logistics for Chamber
- Coordinate featured speakers, agendas, and topics for networking
- Oversee participant registration and ensure compliance with event safety
- Handle event financial tracking, promo materials, and post-event follow-
Development & Fundraising Support
- Support sponsorship campaigns, donor engagement, and fundraising
- Craft compelling sponsorship proposals, donor letters, and annual impact
- Maintain organized donor records and assist with grant-related
Communications & Outreach
- Collaborate with the communications team to support outreach efforts, including newsletters, social media content, and community announcements.
- Help promote MAC programs, events, and initiatives through strategic community outreach and
- Collect success stories, testimonials, and impact data that highlight MAC’s work and community
Administrative & Reporting Support
- Maintain organized records related to community engagement, partnerships, and program
- Prepare regular reports on engagement activities, partnerships, and program
- Support compliance with internal policies, funder requirements, and organizational
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Proficiency with CANVA, LINKEDIN, FACEBOOK, TIKTOK, ZOOM
- Demonstrated success in event management
- Demonstrated success in sales
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills with diverse
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when
- Ability to respond to problems and to assist the Chamber with a calm, courteous, and helpful manner and attitude.
- Driver’s License (Required)
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Community Development, Nonprofit Management, Communications, Business, Public Administration, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and
- Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in community engagement, nonprofit programs, development, or partnership coordination.
- Experience working with underserved, or culturally diverse
- Familiarity with chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, or workforce development initiatives.
- Experience supporting fundraising, sponsorship development, or grant-funded
- Event planning or volunteer coordination
- Bilingual or multilingual skills are a
Work Environment & Expectations:
- Occasional evening and weekend work required for events and community
- Ability to travel locally within the Midlands
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a small, mission-driven
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time during
- Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at
- Must be able to work a variety of hours in order to accommodate
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary with opportunities for growth
- Full benefits: Paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k), and health insurance
- A chance to make a lasting impact on the community and connect with a vibrant network of professionals and business leaders.
How to Apply:
We are interviewing qualified candidates immediately! Submit your resume and a brief cover letter to [email protected] with the subject line “Community Engagement and Development Associate Application“. Early applicants will be prioritized for initial interviews.
Join us in empowering communities and creating opportunities—apply today!