Position type: Full-time (remote during COVID-19)

Reports to: Director of Lending

Are you a driven individual who is passionate about building a more equitable society? If so, please consider joining Pacific Community Ventures as a Senior Credit Analyst. As a mission-driven lender, we invest in diverse small businesses across the state of California to help them grow and strengthen their practices. You’ll work with our team to underwrite and monitor the organization’s growing portfolio of loans for California small businesses, focused on expanding access to capital and advising for Black and Brown entrepreneurs.

Who We Are

PCV is a 22-year-old nonprofit CDFI that is invested in the success of historically excluded communities and small business owners to build and grow their businesses, create good quality jobs that address racial and gender wealth gaps, and build community wealth for shared prosperity. Our approach is unique. PCV’s Small Business Lending and Advising teams connect entrepreneurs to the pre- and post-investment expertise, and restorative capital they need to grow their businesses to help local economies thrive. Our research effort supports our advancement of best practices for inclusive underwriting, annual impact analysis, that allows us to assess our impact with small business clients, and design increasingly effective products and services for the communities we serve.

Why You’re Needed

We’re a dynamic nonprofit organization with a growing Loan Fund that supports a growing number of small businesses with loans and pro bono mentoring, creating good jobs in low-and-moderate income communities. With our expansion, we are adding loan support software and streamlining our processes and procedures to reach more entrepreneurs more efficiently. You will be a dedicated teammate with strong analytical, writing, and interpersonal skills who is passionate about investing in underserved communities.

This position will report to the Director of Lending. This is a wonderful opportunity for a quick learner who wants to gain experience in the fields of small business lending and community development.