Job Summary

The Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) are a nationally accredited program that provides educational training, business resources, and experienced no-cost, confidential consulting to small business owners and entrepreneurs. The Pennsylvania SBDC has a statewide network of 15 Centers and outreach locations to serve small businesses. This position is part of the Lead (i.e. statewide executive) Office and supports the network's external communications, brand, and statewide training coordination efforts.

This position helps carry out a unified communications approach across social media, email newsletters, press releases, and web content to strengthen the PASBDC network's public presence and engage small businesses, partners, and stakeholders online, under the direction of leadership. The incumbent supports the coordination of training delivered across the network, helping ensure content and scheduling are consistent statewide and accessible to clients virtually, as directed. This includes researching Learning Management System (LMS) options and, upon approval and direction, supporting the design and administration of a centralized LMS to host asynchronous training for small businesses.

The incumbent also provides logistics support for signature network-wide events, assisting with event budgets, vendor and venue coordination, registration, and promotion, as assigned. This position carries out designated communications, training, and event tasks under the direction of the Director of Strategic Initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Business, or a related field, and a minimum of two to three years of professional experience in communications, marketing, training coordination, or event planning; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Summary

The Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) are a nationally accredited program that provides educational training, business resources, and experienced no-cost, confidential consulting to small business owners and entrepreneurs. The Pennsylvania SBDC has a statewide network of 15 Centers and outreach locations to serve small businesses. This position is part of the Lead (i.e. statewide executive) Office and supports the network's external communications, brand, and statewide training coordination efforts.

This position helps carry out a unified communications approach across social media, email newsletters, press releases, and web content to strengthen the PASBDC network's public presence and engage small businesses, partners, and stakeholders online, under the direction of leadership. The incumbent supports the coordination of training delivered across the network, helping ensure content and scheduling are consistent statewide and accessible to clients virtually, as directed. This includes researching Learning Management System (LMS) options and, upon approval and direction, supporting the design and administration of a centralized LMS to host asynchronous training for small businesses.

The incumbent also provides logistics support for signature network-wide events, assisting with event budgets, vendor and venue coordination, registration, and promotion, as assigned. This position carries out designated communications, training, and event tasks under the direction of the Director of Strategic Initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Business, or a related field, and a minimum of two to three years of professional experience in communications, marketing, training coordination, or event planning; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.