Distribution Coordinator

✦  ✦ Organization & History ✦  ✦ 

✧ Mission: Presente! Maine is a grassroots organization that fights to empower displaced Indigenous and Afro-Latinx peoples of Maine through survival programs, community power building, cultural celebration, and transformative healing practice. Presente envisions a world where all peoples enjoy their rights to joy, beauty, wellness, food, land, and home.

✧ Presente! targets three key program areas: Community Health and Wellness (Bienestar), Food Sovereignty and Land Stewardship, and Leadership & Community Power Building. 

✧ Since 2020, we have led critical initiatives to get people fed, prevent eviction, advocate for public health emergency funds for community-based organizations across Maine, deploy public health response, restore indigenous foodways, and win Mainecare for people regardless of immigration status, all while working with a small staff and a few dedicated volunteers. 

✧ We are seeking a Distribution Coordinator to oversee and coordinate our distribution and warehouse operations primarily in Portland, ME. The ideal candidate takes pride in being detail-oriented and highly organized and works well independently and collaboratively.

✦  ✦ Responsibilities ✦  ✦ 

✧  Inventory, Ordering, Receiving

  • Create, implement, and maintain a logical organizing system and explain it to the team

  • With the Administrative team, create, implement, and maintain systems for tracking resources distributed

  • Prepare and complete orders for delivery or pickup according to schedule and on an as-needed basis

  • Maintain a steady inventory of resource kits, ensuring they are always readily available. 

  • Participate in programs, team, and staff meetings

✧  Safety and Sanitation

  • Maintain food safety standards

  • Complete daily inspections for sanitation and neatness, including cleaning up cardboard and plastic refuse, squaring pallets, and moving pallets

  • Ensure cleanliness and maintenance of equipment

  • Alert the Operations Director of any necessary repairs or maintenance

✧  Resource Distribution and Community Outreach

  • Participate in regular community distribution of resources

  • Manage vehicle rentals for transporting resources and supplies

  • Deliver emergency food boxes to community members as needed

  • When required, supervise and orient volunteers and communicate volunteer performance to the Operations Director

✧  Other duties as assigned, including but not limited to:

  • Supporting staff at select clinics and events other than Despensa

  • Supporting basic facilities maintenance

  • Supporting volunteer orientation and supervision at Despensa

✦  ✦ Qualifications & Hiring Information ✦  ✦

✧ Values: Must demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Presente! Maine’s mission, vision, and values. Ideal candidates for this position will demonstrate a deep commitment to justice and building community resilience, as well as strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

✧ Requirements: 

  • Commitment to racial, gender, and economic justice

  • Flexibility, creativity, and resourcefulness

  • Good time management skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects

  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team

  • Licensed driver with regular access to a reliable vehicle and driver’s insurance

  • Fluency in Spanish and English

✧  Physical Demands and Work Environment:

  • While performing the duties of this job, the individual is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to move, manipulate, handle and feel objects and tools; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The associate must also be able to lift, push, pull and carry up to 50+ pounds frequently.

  • While performing the duties of this job, the individual is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time and cold temperatures in refrigerators, coolers, and freezers. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

✧  Rate of pay: $56,000 - $58,000

✧ Benefits: 100% employer-covered healthcare, vision, and dental insurance premiums. Employer covered AAA Membership for employee. Education reimbursement.

✧  Paid Time Off: 

  • 10 days of vacation time

  • 10 days of personal time

  • Seven paid holidays

  • Extended Breaks: 

    • Summer closure (2 weeks)

    • Thanksgiving (3 days)

    • Winter Break (1 week)

  • Select Portland Public Schools (PPS) “No Student” Days (find the PPS calendar here).

✧  Anticipated start date: August 1 or sooner

✧  Expected Hours: Full-time (40 hrs/week)

  • Mon - Fri: 10am - 6pm

  • Evenings and weekends are sometimes required.

✧  To apply, please send a cover letter, resumé, and references to Adriana (aortiz@presentemaine.org) and CC Marvin (mtala@presentemaine.org). 

For more information or any questions, please email info@presentemaine.org or contact 207-800-7453.