Community Engagement & Development Associate

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

Are you passionate about advocacy, community empowerment, and building meaningful partnerships? Do you excel at connecting people, mobilizing communities, and advancing initiatives that create lasting impact? Are you energized by dynamic environments and motivated by mission-driven work? If so, the Midlands African Chamber (MAC) invites you to join our team as a Community Engagement & Development Associate. In this role, you will help advance MAC’s advocacy and economic development efforts by strengthening community relationships, supporting fundraising and partnerships, and elevating the voices of underserved communities and small businesses across the Midlands region.

Founded in 2020, MAC is a dynamic membership-based chamber of commerce committed to enhancing the African and African American business climate. We offer our members a wide array of programs, events, and resources designed to help them grow, network, and succeed. As our Membership Coordinator, you’ll be the heartbeat of our community, welcoming new members, ensuring current members feel valued and supported, and bringing fresh ideas to grow and energize our membership base.

• Impactful Work:
  Make a real difference by supporting entrepreneurs, businesses, and initiatives that uplift the underserved and small business communities.
• Growth Opportunity:
  You’ll gain valuable skills and experience in nonprofit management, event coordination, fundraising, and community outreach.
• Collaborative Environment:
  Work closely with passionate team members, volunteers, and stakeholders to bring MAC’s vision to life.
• Full Benefits Package:
  Enjoy paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) contributions, and a monthly reimbursement toward health insurance.

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 Midlands region.

• Advance MAC’s advocacy priorities by engaging community members, business owners, and partners around policies, initiatives, and systems that impact underserved and small business communities
• Serve as a bridge between the community and key decision-makers, including policymakers, funders, corporate leaders, and institutional partners.
• Support advocacy campaigns, listening sessions, forums, and round tables that elevate community voices and inform policy and programmatic solutions.
• Build and sustain strategic partnerships with nonprofits, chambers, government agencies, and civic organizations to advance shared advocacy and economic development goals.
• Represent MAC at advocacy-related meetings, coalitions, public forums, and community convenings.
• Support outreach strategies that increase civic engagement, awareness, and participation in MAC-led advocacy efforts.

• Assist the overall success of the membership program and the Chamber
• Assist visitors interested in obtaining membership
• Update database of members and chamber contacts
• Compile price lists and negotiates contracts for services, dates, times, and spaces.
• Consult with the Chamber and coordinate with staff to plan and develop event schedules, topics, and featured speakers.
• Ensure that events meet legal, safety, and health requirements and regulations;
  Coordinates registration process for event participants.
• Manages all administrative duties and details associated with the event including financial operations, distribution of promotional materials, and responding to inquiries.

• Support fundraising and resource development efforts, including sponsorship outreach, donor engagement, and grant-related activities.
• Assist with the preparation of sponsorship proposals, donor…