Rural Community & Business Development Fellow

Lead For America; Caro (MI); On-site; USD 23,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living allowance

Education award

Healthcare coverage

Training program

Network access

Loan forbearance

Job summary

Lead For America invites applicants for a Rural Partners Corps (RPC) Fellow position with Tuscola County Economic Development Corporation. Fellows serve full-time (≈40 hours/week) from December through August, supporting local businesses, community development, and partner engagement to boost cradle-to-career mobility in Tuscola County.

You will gain structured training, nationwide networking, and hands-on experience in community development, grant writing, and program coordination, while

Qualifications

• Be a U.S. Citizen, National, or Lawful Permanent Resident.
• Hold a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Be 17 years of age or older by the start of service.
• Have not already served four AmeriCorps State/National terms.

Responsibilities

• Business assistance: assist staff with business retention and expansion visits, business intakes, resource referrals, and follow-up; refer decisions to staff.
• Project support: conduct community development activities through research, documentation, and project tracking.
• Partner engagement: assist with communication and collaboration among businesses, municipalities, schools, workforce organizations, EMCOG, and other partners under staff guidance.
• Organizational capacity: help develop and improve resource materials, intake tools, and tracking systems for TEDC services.
• Communications and reporting: assist with outreach materials, meeting prep, project summaries, and documentation of services and outcomes.

Skills

Relationship-building

Communication

Collaboration

Project management

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Lead For America invites applicants for a Rural Partners Corps (RPC) Fellow position with Tuscola County Economic Development Corporation. Fellows serve full-time (≈40 hours/week) from December through August, supporting local businesses, community development, and partner engagement to boost cradle-to-career mobility in Tuscola County.

You will gain structured training, nationwide networking, and hands-on experience in community development, grant writing, and program coordination, while