Maine Small Business Coalition Director
The Maine Small Business Coalition (MSBC), a group of over 4,000 small business owners who collectively work to lend a progressive small business voice to public policy debates, is currently seeking a new coalition director. More about MSBC can be found at www.mainesmallbusiness.org.
MSBC was founded in 2008 and works to advance progressive public policies that foster investments in Maine’s workforce, address growing economic inequality, advance racial justice, protect Maine’s natural resources, and allow small businesses to thrive and compete with large corporations. Over the past ten years, MSBC members have been involved in a host of statewide and national campaigns, like:
MSBC’s new Director will work to grow the ability of the coalition to advance progressive policies that benefit Maine’s small businesses and the communities they serve. Core responsibilities of the position include:
A qualified applicant should have:
Maine People’s Alliance (MPA) serves as the fiscal host of MSBC. The position is unionized and full-time at a competitive wage in the range of $40-$65,000, depending on experience. Open until filled. MPA and MSBC are equal opportunity employers, and we are committed to equity and inclusion. Core to our work is an understanding of the multiple ways in which society is constructed to disadvantage and marginalize people of color, LGBTQ people, immigrants, native peoples, women, low-income people, people with disabilities, and others. We believe that underrepresented and marginalized communities must be centered in the work we do and we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or from these communities.
Interested applicants should apply at https://mpatime.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=4. Applicants may contact MPA Campaigns Director, Rachel Ackoff, at [email protected]with any questions about the position or application process.