Program Coordinator I - 61145999

Program Coordinator I - 61145999

Salary

$46,206.00 - $78,540.00 Annually

Location

Richland County, SC

Job Type

FTE - Full-Time

Job Number

193586

Agency

State Fiscal Accountability Authority

Division

Strategic Initiatives

Opening Date

10/02/2026

Closing Date

10/16/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Class Code:

AH35

Position Number:

61145999

Normal Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday (8:30 - 5:00)

Pay Grade

CLN08

Hiring Range - Min.

$46,500.00

Hiring Range - Max.

$62,000.00

EEO Statement

Equal Opportunity Employer

Agency Specific Application Procedures:

Please submit a fully-completed state application. A resume should be attached but not substituted for completing the work history and education section of the employment applications. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed to determine qualification for position.

Veteran Preference Statement

South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

• Description
• Benefits

Job Responsibilities

The Program Coordinator- SCORF Technical Assistance acts as the primary support bridge for organizations receiving settlement fund awards. This role guides South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund awardees-including guaranteed political subdivisions, non-profits, and healthcare providers-through project implementation, performance measurement, and compliance workflows. The coordinator ensures that recipients have the knowledge and tools required to successfully execute evidence-based opioid abatement, treatment, and prevention programs. This role also works with the Site Visits & Compliance staff as they conduct scheduled, structured, and routine in-person site visits to organizations receiving settlement fund awards by visiting physical environments, verifying program delivery, and reviewing operational records and conducting post visit follow up assistance to awardees.

Technical Assistance & Training

• Capacity Building: Provide direct, ongoing technical assistance to awardees to help them troubleshoot operational hurdles and build capacity.
• Onboarding & Workplans: Lead onboarding orientations for new awardees, assisting them in refining project workplans, setting timelines, and clarifying reporting metrics.
• Resource Development: Design and distribute guidance toolkits, FAQ documents, templates, and best-practice manuals for SCORF awardees success.
• Training Delivery: Organize and facilitate interactive webinars, peer-learning cohorts, and workshops focused on application development, compliance, data collection, and evidence-based interventions.

Project Monitoring & Support

• Progress Tracking: Monitor SCORF awardee progress through regular check-ins and the review of performance metric and fiscal reporting.
• Corrective Planning: Working with the Program Coordinator- SCORF Site Visits & Compliance staff identify lagging projects early and collaboratively develop data-driven performance improvement plans to keep grant objectives on schedule.
• Helpdesk Management: Serve as the centralized point of contact for day-to-day awardee inquiries regarding funding guidelines, scope changes, and administrative system support.

Cross-Agency Collaboration

• Compliance Alignment: Review and manage grant management applications and data reporting to ensure awardee activities match approved applications and reporting protocols.
• Impact Integration: Synthesize qualitative awardee successes and operational challenges to feed valuable frontline data to the Communications Coordinator-SC Opioid Recovery Fund staff.

Field Assessment & Program Review

• On-Site Verification: May be required to travel to awardee locations to visually confirm program operations, verify equipment purchases, and ensure staffing models match approved applications, complete compliance checks and data verification.

Reporting & Record Keeping

• Evaluation Summaries: Support Site Visits & Compliance staff with writing detailed, objective site visit evaluation reports.
• Risk Identification: Flag critical operational issues or potential fund mismanagement immediately to program administrator.

Post-Visit Support & Mitigation

• Corrective Action: Support Site Visits & Compliance after formal Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) for awardees have been issued by monitoring the progress of struggling awardees as they complete remediation steps and collaborating with Support Site Visits & Compliance staff as they conduct return visits.
• Technical Integration: Collaborate closely with the Support Site Visits & Compliance staff to brief them on awardee technical assistance so they can deliver targeted training to struggling recipients.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

Bachelors degree in Public Administration, Public Health, Social Work, or Business Administration and minimum of 2 years of experience in project coordination, grant administration, or providing technical assistance/consulting to public-sector or non-profit programs, or the related equivalent.

Essential Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Excellent time-management skills and the ability to support multiple distinct awardees simultaneously.
• A consultative, customer-service-oriented mindset focused on helping awardees find creative compliant solutions to operational issues.
• Practical experience using project management tools, grant management software, and virtual meeting platforms (e.g., Zoom, MS Teams).

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience managing projects funded by federal grants, state block grants, or major legal settlement structures.
• Knowledge of evidence-based opioid abatement strategies, harm reduction principles, or recovery support models.
• Familiarity with social services, substance use disorder treatment networks, or public health programs is highly desirable.
• Certification in Project Management (e.g., CAPM, PMP).

Additional Comments

The State Fiscal Accountability Authority offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse and Children.

15 days annual (vacation) leave per year

15 days sick leave per year

13 paid holidays

State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs

Benefits for State Employees

The state of South Carolina offers eligible employees generous benefits, including health and dental insurance; retirement and savings plan options; and paid vacation and sick leave. Plus, work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules are available to employees of some state agencies.

Insurance Benefits

Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits. Other available insurance benefits include dental, vision, term life insurance, long term disability and flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.

Retirement Benefits

State employees are also offered retirement plan options, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Additionally, eligible employees may elect to participate in the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.

Workplace Benefits

State employees may also be eligible for other benefits, including tuition assistance; holiday, annual and sick leave; and discounts on purchases, travel and more.

Note: The benefits above are available to most state employees, with the exception of those in temporary positions. Employees in temporary grant and time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some or none of these benefits as benefits are associated with each position type. For these positions, contact the hiring agency to determine what benefits may be available.

Employer State of South Carolina

Agency State Fiscal Accountability Authority Address 1333 Main Street, Suite 601

Columbia, South Carolina, 29201

Phone 803-737-0508

The language used in this document does not create an employment contract between the employee and the agency. This document does not create any contractual rights or entitlements. The agency reserves the right to revise the content of this document, in whole or in part. No promises or assurances, whether written or oral, which are contrary to or inconsistent with the terms of this paragraph create any contract of employment.