{"id":1945332,"url":"https://alion.io/job/scra-program-coordinator","title":"Program Coordinator","company":{"id":1928220,"name":"SCRA","domain":"scra.org","url":"https://alion.io/company/scra-org","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Paylocity","truth_index":null},"role":"Administrative","role_family":"Administrative","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Columbia, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":57000,"max_usd":115000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1213},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-05T15:33:45Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-06","last_verified_at":"2026-10-10T01:53:32Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":4,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":4},"description":"Description\nReporting to the Manager, Strategic Initiatives, the FAST Center Program Coordinator leads the outreach, education, and pipeline development activities of the South Carolina FAST Center. Working in close coordination with the 3PhaseSC implementation team and SBDC partners, the Program Coordinator serves as the primary point of contact for entrepreneurs and small businesses at the awareness and preparation stages of SBIR/STTR engagement. This is a mission-critical role for South Carolina's statewide SBIR/STTR support system.\nEssential Functions:\nSBIR/STTR Education, Outreach, and Pipeline Development (50%)\nPlan and execute statewide outreach events, monthly webinars, and educational programming in partnership with SBDC and other ecosystem partners. Maintain active engagement with a pipeline of 60+ companies annually, providing guidance on SBIR/STTR eligibility, agency fit, and program requirements. Facilitate warm handoffs to 3PhaseSC for submission-ready clients.\nPartner Coordination and Network Building (30%)\nBuild and maintain relationships with SBDC counselors, Women's Business Centers, University partners, APEX Accelerator, rural economic development organizations, and other ecosystem partners. Coordinate co-programming and joint outreach to reach entrepreneurs underrepresented in SBIR/STTR programs, with deliberate focus on rural communities.\nSocial Media, Digital Communications, and Marketing (10%)\nManage FAST Center social media channels and coordinate with SCRA communications staff. Develop and distribute monthly email updates, program announcements, and client success content. Maintain digital program materials including webinar recordings and SBIR/STTR resource guides.\nReporting and Program Administration (10%)\nPrepare and submit quarterly performance reports to SBA in accordance with SF-PPR and FAST reporting requirements. Maintain accurate records of client engagements, event attendance, proposal metrics, and demographic data. Support annual program review and contribute to planning for program improvement.\nAdditional duties as assigned.\nRequirements\nQualifications:\nBachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience in entrepreneurship support, startup ecosystem development, research commercialization, non-dilutive funding, program management, or related fields.\nDemonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, partner relationships, and programmatic deadlines.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills; experience with digital communications and social media management.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nFamiliarity with SBIR/STTR programs and federal innovation funding.\nExperience serving entrepreneurs in innovation and growth focused research and development companies\nExperience with federal grant reporting and compliance.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2811,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Higher Education"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-06T06:23:40Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":22,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-09T06:01:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/scra-program-coordinator","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/scra-program-coordinator.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-10T01:58:34Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3485,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":1515,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-11T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1928220},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1928220"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fscra-program-coordinator"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fscra-program-coordinator"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fscra-program-coordinator"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/scra-program-coordinator\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fscra-program-coordinator"}]}