Innovation Lab Program Manager

Paycom - ATS; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina, invites applications for the Innovation Lab Program Manager role within the Quantum Information Science Hub initiative of the B.E.S.T. Innovation Lab.

This grant-funded, two-year position begins upon grant award and project start date, with full-time work required upon project launch. Responsibilities include managing project implementation, coordinating curriculum modules, fostering ecosystem partnerships, and ensuring grant compliance and

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex projects with timelines and deliverables.
• Ability to develop and coordinate asynchronous curriculum modules and digital learning activities.
• Strong collaboration and relationship-building with partners and external stakeholders.
• Experience supporting grant reporting and evaluation activities.
• Proven track record coordinating meetings, workshops, and events.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall project implementation, timelines, and operational activities.
• Oversee delivery and coordination of asynchronous curriculum modules and digital learning activities.
• Coordinate and implement Future Innovators Challenge experiences and related programming.
• Manage ecosystem partnerships, mentor engagement, and external stakeholder relationships.
• Monitor project milestones, deliverables, and participant outcomes.
• Support evaluation, assessment, and grant reporting activities.
• Supervise participant engagement, communication, and recruitment efforts.
• Ensure compliance with grant requirements, institutional policies, and reporting expectations.
• Coordinate meetings, workshops, events, and ecosystem engagement activities.
• Support sustainability planning and expansion of innovation programming.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, records, and operational systems.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Project management

Curriculum development

Stakeholder engagement

Grant reporting

Event coordination

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: BENEDICT COLLEGE - COLUMBIA, SC 29204, Benedict College invites applications for the position of Innovation Lab Program Manager for the Quantum Information Science Hub initiative housed within the Benedict Enterprise, Startup, and Technology (B.E.S.T.) Innovation Lab. This position is grant-funded for a period of two years only and is contingent upon grant funding. The position will begin upon official grant award and project start date. The selected candidate must be available to work full-time upon project launch.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage overall project implementation, timelines, and operational activities
• Oversee delivery and coordination of asynchronous curriculum modules and digital learning activities
• Coordinate and implement Future Innovators Challenge experiences and related programming
• Manage ecosystem partnerships, mentor engagement, and external stakeholder relationships
• Monitor project milestones, deliverables, and participant outcomes
• Support evaluation, assessment, and grant reporting activities
• Supervise participant engagement, communication, and recruitment efforts
• Ensure compliance with grant requirements, institutional policies, and reporting expectations
• Coordinate meetings, workshops, events, and ecosystem engagement activities
• Support sustainability planning and expansion of innovation programming
• Maintain accurate project documentation, records, and operational systems
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Manage overall project implementation, timelines, and operational activities
• Oversee delivery and coordination of asynchronous curriculum modules and digital learning activities
• Coordinate and implement Future Innovators Challenge experiences and related programming
• Manage ecosystem partnerships, mentor engagement, and external stakeholder relationships
• Monitor project milestones, deliverables, and participant outcomes
• Support evaluation, assessment, and grant reporting activities
• Supervise participant engagement, communication, and recruitment efforts
• Ensure compliance with grant requirements, institutional policies, and reporting expectations
• Coordinate meetings, workshops, events, and ecosystem engagement activities
• Support sustainability planning and expansion of innovation programming
• Maintain accurate project documentation, records, and operational systems
• Other duties as assigned