Employment Opportunities in the Micro Enterprise Sector
To submit a job announcement for a microbusiness industry position, please send a link or a Word document to cameo@CAMEOnetwork.org. Job postings will be considered filled after 90 days unless otherwise notified.
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council is hiring a Senior Administrator, Inclusive Communities Program. Location: Milwaukee, WI.
MMFHC is recruiting for an experienced fair housing expert to oversee its Inclusive Communities Program. The official title of this position is Senior Program Administrator, Inclusive Communities. This position reports to the President & CEO of MMFHC, and manages a program team of 2 fully allocated staff.
Posted 4/10/2024
Inclusive Action for the City is hiring a Part-Time Loan Underwriter. Location: Los Angeles, CA.
Inclusive Action is seeking a self-motivated and experienced Loan Underwriter (part-time) to support Inclusive Action’s Access to Capital initiatives by reviewing and analyzing Semi’a loan applications of low-income entrepreneurs. The part-time employee will work directly with the Underwriting Team and closely with IAC’s business coaching team, who conduct client intake, and IAC’s outreach team, whose work supports the build-up of the loan pipeline.
Posted 3/28/2024
The Alameda County Office of Education is hiring a Program Director, Green Career Guidance Initiative. Location: Alameda County, CA.
The Program Director, Green Career Guidance Initiative (GCGI) will launch phase one of an ambitious effort to ensure high school graduates throughout Alameda County are poised to take advantage of the growing number of jobs associated with society’s green transition. There is already a deficit of skilled tradespeople as a result of decades of disinvestment in vocational education. And as we move away from fossil fuel extraction and consumption and build natural and technical solutions for drawing-down greenhouse gasses, there will be significant growth in jobs associated with energy efficiency, electrification of buildings and transportation systems, and nature based climate change mitigation and adaptation. The urgency of this need provides an important opportunity for ACOE to support local school districts to build their capacity to guide students into these careers.
Posted 3/28/2024
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center is hiring a Program Manager, San Mateo SBDC. Location: San Mateo, CA.
We are currently seeking a dedicated Program Manager to lead the San Mateo SBDC, a vital partnership between Renaissance and Humboldt State University, funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Our new Program Manager will play a pivotal role in overseeing our team of staff and contracted consultants, and driving the development, implementation, and evaluation of our essential business advising and training to small business owners across San Mateo County. Our new colleague will work with the SBDC Director to manage fiscal resources, administer grants and contracts, and actively engage with the public to ensure the success and impact of our SBDC programs. Additionally, the SBDC Manager will represent the SBDC program within both local and regional economic development and business communities, fostering strategic partnerships and advocating for small business interests.
Posted 3/28/2024
The California Budget & Policy Center is hiring a Strategy and Impact Director. Location: California.
The Strategy and Impact Director is a critical part of the Budget Center’s leadership structure. The position, which reports to the Executive Director, helps develop and execute strategies for maximizing the Budget Center’s policy impact and influence and serves as a connector across teams (analysis, communications, development, outreach, and operations/HR). The Strategy and Impact Director helps to co-lead the Budget Center’s analyst team. In addition, the position oversees the Budget Center’s outreach function that includes relationship-building with policymakers and staff, advocates, and organizers. Therefore, the position is central to the organization’s mission and purpose of improving policy outcomes for all Californians through policy analysis and research, narrative development, and engagement.
Posted 3/28/2024
La Cocina is hiring a Development Manager. Location: San Francisco, CA.
In this role, you’ll be leading the fundraising and philanthropic partnership efforts that allow La Cocina to do the work that we do: Incubate talented food entrepreneurs who are ready to formalize their businesses and achieve financial independence and business success. Your ability to lead a small internal development team, partner with a well-connected consulting firm that supports in institutional grant-seeking and reporting, and collaborate with La Cocina’s board and communications team will support your efforts to cultivate productive relationships and partnerships with the community that fuel all of La Cocina’s work. You’ll work closely with La Cocina’s executive director to source and solidify new relationships and use your fundraising experience and know-how to activate La Cocina’s current development strategy. You will be given abundant opportunities for growth and feel highly supported by the structure of LaCocina’s development team and resources. Your established skills in proactive outreach, collaboration with community partners and motivating donors will contribute to the impact that 80+ entrepreneurs (and growing) will continue to feel from working with La Cocina. This position is an in-person role with some flexibility to work remotely up to 2 days per week.
Posted 3/28/2024
La Cocina is hiring a Director of Finance and Operations. Location: San Francisco, CA.
In this role, you will collaborate with the Executive Director and the Deputy Director of Impact to lead the strategy and operations of La Cocina, as well as provide support and guidance to La Cocina’s Board of Directors. In this role, your responsibilities will include the organizations Accounting and Finance, People and Culture and general operational systems that the organization relies on to do the work that we do: Incubate talented food entrepreneurs to formalize their business. As a senior leader on the team, you will be a change agent, driving process and systems improvements to increase efficiency, best practices and automation as the organization evolves, while building relationships with your team and across the organization.
Posted 3/28/2024
The City of Watsonville is hiring two Senior Administrative Analysts. Location: Watsonville, CA.
One of the positions would work directly with our Parks and Community Services Department, and the other would be assigned to the City Manager’s Office. Applicants should have at least three years of administrative or analytical experience in a business, nonprofit, or government agency, demonstrating increasing levels of responsibility.
Posted 3/20/2024
Working Solutions is hiring a Portfolio Associate. Location: Remote (CA).
The Portfolio Management Team is responsible for loan servicing. This team ensures that the organization meets its programmatic and impact goals, and remains in compliance with legal and funder entities. Portfolio Associate responsibilities include the daily servicing of the on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet loan portfolios for Working Solutions, monitoring loan payments, generating monthly invoicing and delinquency notices, processing pay-off requests, responding to borrower loan servicing requests, UCC filings, verifying business insurance, credit reporting, and monitoring borrowers’ missing documentation. This person is detail-oriented with strong administrative skills and has superb customer service skills. Knowledge of accounting or credit and excellent data management skills are a plus.
Posted 3/20/2024
Working Solutions is hiring a Lending Officer. Location: Remote (CA).
The Lending Team is responsible for converting applications into successfully funded loans. As such, the team must fully understand the loan products offered by Working Solutions and the conditions that are necessary for applicants to qualify successfully. The Lending Officer will be responsible for: (1) verifying required documents and packaging loan applications; (2) underwriting loan applications and providing timely feedback and recommendations; and (3) finalizing loans through a comprehensive closing process. Additionally, each Lending Officer also provides support with day-to-day operations of the Lending Team as needed.
Posted 02/28/2024
La Cocina is Hiring a Commissary Manager. Location: San Francisco Bay Area.
La Cocina is looking for a Commissary Manager. In this role, your work will support the smooth operations at our commissary kitchens primarily focused on our 101 Hyde Facility. Your day to day will be dedicated to overseeing our shared commercial kitchen space, general facility management and upkeep as well as working directly with kitchen users as a mentor and model. Your ability to build relationships centered around La Cocina’s community values, your attention to details, and your organizational and leadership skills will support the next generation of local restaurant owners as they launch and grow their food businesses. In this position, fluency in Spanish is ideal. This position works primarily in person with flexibility for occasional remote work.
Posted 02/28/2024
Feed The Hunger Fund is hiring a Loan Officer. Location: California’s Central Coast/Central Valley.
The ideal candidate is a self-motivated problem-solver who can drive long distances to meet clients and has established relations in the Central Coast/Valley, preferably with a portfolio of potential loan candidates. The Loan Officer will be responsible for:
- Generating a rapid and strong pipeline of prospective borrowers.
- Maintaining an active presence in the communities served by FTHF.
- Providing technical assistance to loan applicants.
- Coordinating workload and reports with California Loan Officers.
- Collecting required loan documentation to underwrite loans.
- Engaging in public speaking events and participating in networking events.
Posted 02/22/2024
The California Budget & Policy Center is hiring an Outreach Associate. Location: Sacramento, CA.
We’re hiring an Outreach Associate to expand and deepen our organization’s influence on public policies affecting Californians with low and middle incomes. The Outreach Associate will support our events and cultivate relationships with key influencers across California who are instrumental in shaping public policy, including advocates, philanthropic leaders, and community leaders.
Posted 02/22/2024
The California Budget & Policy Center is hiring a Research Associate. Location: Sacramento, CA.
We’re hiring a Research Associate to support the advancement of our strategic agenda through conducting research and analysis, helping author innovative reports, and interacting with local, state, and national partners. The Research Associate will also be a core part of the Budget Center’s Budget Power Project (BPP) initiative, helping to advance BPP-related research and supporting coordination efforts with BPP partners.
Posted 02/22/2024
The Small Business Administration is hiring a Program Specialist (Ecosystem Development Specialist). Location: Washington, DC.
This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Office of Investment and Innovation Ecosystem Development Division in Washington, DC. The Ecosystem Development Specialist is responsible for building and maintaining a portfolio of positive relationships with U.S. Innovation Ecosystem Stakeholders including entrepreneur support organizations and federal lab to market leaders across regions and/or industry and technology areas of national priority.
Posted 02/22/2024
La Cocina is hiring an Incubator Program Coordinator. Location: San Francisco Bay Area.
La Cocina is looking for an Incubator Program Coordinator. In this role, your work will support finding and recruiting a robust pool of talented beginning food entrepreneurs who are ready for an incubator program to launch their business and achieve financial independence and business success. You will organize and host all of La Cocina’s recruitment events as well as support individual program participants with hands on technical assistance throughout their participation in the incubator program. You’ll build lasting relationships with other like-minded organizations and with talented entrepreneurs. Your relationships and detailed organization and leadership will help fuel the funnel for La Cocina’s future graduates. In this position, being fluent in Spanish is ideal, but not required. This position works primarily in person with flexibility for occasional remote work.
Posted 02/14/2024
Access Plus Capital is seeking Small Business Advisory Service Consultants.
Access Plus Capital is seeking experienced consultants and firms to provide small business advisory services across various areas including Access to Capital, Legal Services, and Marketing. These services are aimed at supporting local small businesses and entrepreneurs, with a focus on BIPOC-owned, micro, and low-wealth businesses. Ideal candidates should have a track record in delivering tailored multilingual advisory services.
Posted 02/14/2024
CalNonprofits is hiring a Policy Director. Location: California.
As the Policy Director, you’ll take the lead on public policy initiatives, working under the guidance of our CEO and Board of Directors. The Policy Director plays a central role in shaping and leading our advocacy efforts and serves as a visible leader in guiding statewide policies affecting the nonprofit sector. This role involves researching, analyzing, and influencing public policies, regulations, and legislation. Additionally, it demands strategic thinking, a deep understanding of legislative processes, and a commitment to advancing CalNonprofits’ policy objectives.
Posted 02/14/2024
Pacific Community Ventures is hiring a Senior Accountant. Location: Oakland, CA.
The Senior Accountant performs complex and routine accounting transactions, prepares analysis, reports, schedules, and reconciliations. As a growing organization, we have unique problems to solve on an ongoing basis. This is a wonderful opportunity for an individual that thrives in a start-up environment and enjoys new challenges. We are seeking a candidate that can think independently and has excellent problem-solving skills.
Posted 02/14/2024
Pacific Community Ventures is hiring a Director of Applied Research. Location: Oakland, CA.
Pacific Community Venture’s leading-edge Good Jobs Innovation Lab is seeking a dynamic and innovative Director of Applied Research to execute an ambitious multi-stakeholder research agenda, and to amplify the superpowers and capabilities of our growing team. The Good Jobs Innovation Lab is designed to surface innovations to support our programs and serve as a thought leader to many CDFIs and community practitioners optimizing impact in underestimated communities. Key audiences for our work include small business owners across America, volunteer business experts; corporate partners; leading foundations and impact investors; other CDFIs; and policymakers at the state and local level.
Posted 02/15/2024
Access Plus Capital is hiring a Business Services Manager. Location: Fresno, CA.
The Business Services Manager will oversee our grant-funded small business technical assistance program, including pre- and post-loan technical assistance, our small business education workshops, and financial literacy programs, and work collaboratively with lending, portfolio and finance department to support Central Valley small business owners. The Business Services Manager must be able to take initiative, manage projects and lead a team of technical assistant providers and consultants. The Business Services Manager must demonstrate a commitment to wealth creation for communities of color.
Posted 02/07/2024
ICA Fund is hiring a Business Development Manager. Location: Oakland, CA.
ICA Fund is seeking a full time Business Development Manager to help ICA on its mission of closing the racial and gender wealth gaps by leading the strategy and tactical implementation of pipeline development and ensuring a viable and diverse pool of small businesses that are a good fit for ICA’s integrated programs and investment approach. The position is based in Oakland, CA with hybrid in-office Tuesdays and Thursdays and remote work.
Posted 01/31/2024
CIELO is hiring a Client Navigation Coordinator. Location: Remote.
In this role, the Coordinator will focus on supporting CIELO clients through their entrepreneurship journey, from the client’s introduction to the organization to the launch of their business. The role is rooted in CIELO’s focus on clients and their success. The Coordinator will supplement CIELO’s core education & funding programming, by providing individualized support to our clients, including assessing each client’s needs and readiness to launch a small business, helping them chart their path for training, and referring them to other service providers for additional help as needed. Additionally, the Coordinator will assist clients going through our business incubator programs – primarily the Childcare Business Incubator – by guiding clients through several pathways.
Posted 1/16/2024
MCSC Women’s Business Center is hiring a Program Coordinator. Location: San Luis Obispo, CA.
MCSC Women’s Business Center of San Luis Obispo and Monterey Counties is looking for an outgoing and community minded individual to engage with small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs to education and enroll them in our business consulting services. This position is based in our San Luis Obispo office but will attend outreach events throughout SLO and Monterey counties. This is a key position in creating awareness and community relationships to help support economic development through entrepreneurship especially for women and underserved communities.
Posted 1/16/2024