A Leader in Making a Difference
Headquartered in Maine, CEI is a community development finance institution that is a national leader in rural economic and business development.
CEI’s mission is to build a just, vibrant, and climate-resilient future for people and communities in Maine and rural communities. We do this by integrating finance, business expertise, and policy solutions in ways that make the economy work more equitably.
Over 70 percent of our financing and advice go to businesses that are expanding opportunities for low-income communities, communities of color, and others who have been left behind by our economy.
A Quality Employer
We don’t just help our clients grow good jobs at their businesses, we build them here at CEI. Join us!
The application for our 2025 Summer Internships will open mid-January 2025! You can learn more about our Summer Internship program here and check our social media for Summer Internships postings in February of each year!
Justice Fellowship! Applications for the CEI Justice Fellowship will open in late February! Lear more about the Justice Fellowship Program.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to our Talent & Diversity Manager at Diana.LeBlanc@ceimaine.org
What we believe:
- Stewardship: As careful, responsible managers of the resources entrusted to us, we recognize that our decisions and actions have near – and long-term impacts for people and the planet
- Equity: We work to ensure that all people, especially those facing individual or system barriers to opportunity, can secure a livelihood that enables them to build assets and share prosperity.
- Diversity: We engage diverse staff, board members, and partners who bring lived experience, community connections, and know-how to the problems we aim to solve.
- Innovation: We foster creativity and entrepreneurial spirit at CEI, through our networks, and in the communities we serve.
- Collaboration: We share knowledge, practices, and resources, and partner with people and organizations to deepen our mission impact.
Benefits at CEI
Our staff is essential to our mission. As a result, CEI* offers a competitive compensation and benefits package for our permanent positions, opportunities for training and skill-building and a commitment to helping staff achieve a healthy work-life balance. (*CEI’s subsidiaries offer similar benefits – some variations do occur as each subsidiary operates as a separate entity.)
Benefits Include
- Competitive pay
- Health insurance
- Health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
- Dental
- Wellness reimbursement and no-cost programming
- Short and long term disability
- Long term care
- Life insurance
- Medical and dependent care flexible spending account (FSA)
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with 5% discretionary company contribution
- Paid parental leave
- We’re committed to the creation of a breastfeeding-supportive culture employer so we offer pumpspotting as a free benefit available to all our baby-feeding employees and their families.
- Travel reimbursement
- Generous sick and vacation time
- Office closure between Christmas and New Year’s day
- 13 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday and 3 personal days per fiscal year
- Hybrid work (2 in-office days, 3 days from home)
- 6 week paid sabbatical (CEI employees only)
- Educational assistance program
A Collaborative and Engaging Place Workplace
CEI Staff care about their clients, their communities, the climate and their colleagues, which is why we build in opportunities to contribute and connect.
Community-Focused
Our staff-led community team puts together a full calendar of activities for staff engagement and to support community-members in need, which have included:
- Annual Day of Service, assisting Brunswick area organizations like the Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program and the Brunswick Topsham Land Trust & Community Garden.
- Adopt-a-Veteran holiday drive
- Chili, Soups & Stews Cook-off
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake
Climate Action at Work
CEI believes we all need to take action reduce the impact of climate change and protect Maine’s natural resources, which is why we built our headquarters to LEED Platinum standards. We also partner with We Compost It! to reduce office waste, offer CSA pickups in office and participate in the Way2GOMaine Business Commuting Challenge to reduce our carbon footprint.
