Help businesses start, grow, and prosper in central PA by joining the team of Bucknell's SBDC!
The Small Business Development Center at Bucknell University seeks a Client Engagement & Events Coordinator. This role requires strong organizational, communication, customer service and technical skills to enhance client engagement and streamline center operations. It is an ideal position for a detail-oriented, tech-savvy, and client-focused professional who thrives at the intersection of business support, event coordination and digital marketing while ensuring impactful, well-executed experiences. This is a full-time, 35 hrs/week, benefits-eligible, non-exempt staff position with the Bucknell University Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The SBDC values diversity in its workforce, and all staff contribute to the center's efforts to reach and engage the increasingly diverse clientele of our region. This position reports to the Assistant Director of the SBDC. The work location for this position is in person, at offices in downtown Lewisburg, as well as periodic travel to sites across the center's six-county service area of central Pennsylvania. This position is funded primarily by grant funds through at least June of 2026, and while SBDC has operated continually at Bucknell with the support of similar grant funds since 1978, this position is contingent upon the continuation of these annual grant awards. Primary Duties include
· Experience Management & Event Execution
· Marketing and Digital Communications
· Client Engagement
· Administrative Support
Minimum Qualifications
• Three years professional experience in a client/customer-facing role, or event management, marketing, or related field.
• Technology & Digital Proficiency: Fluency in, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn AI, automation, and digital tools to improve internal workflows.
Support the integration of technology in daily SBDC operations to enhance efficiency.
• Customer Service: Excellent communication skills; and demonstrated professionalism, empathy, and responsiveness.
• Travel (limited): Some in-state travel that requires a valid US driver's license, as well as occasional evening and weekend work to meet center objectives
Preferred Qualifications
• Work experience in a small business
• Bachelor's degree in a field related to business, marketing, event management, or hospitality.
• Knowledge of the small businesses, professional services providers, and economic development partners in the Bucknell SBDC service region
Salary range for this position is $18.40-23.00/hr.
For complete job posting and to apply please visit or to find other job openings of interest, please visit Careers.bucknell.edu.
The Small Business Development Center at Bucknell University seeks a Client Engagement & Events Coordinator. This role requires strong organizational, communication, customer service and technical skills to enhance client engagement and streamline center operations. It is an ideal position for a detail-oriented, tech-savvy, and client-focused professional who thrives at the intersection of business support, event coordination and digital marketing while ensuring impactful, well-executed experiences. This is a full-time, 35 hrs/week, benefits-eligible, non-exempt staff position with the Bucknell University Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The SBDC values diversity in its workforce, and all staff contribute to the center's efforts to reach and engage the increasingly diverse clientele of our region. This position reports to the Assistant Director of the SBDC. The work location for this position is in person, at offices in downtown Lewisburg, as well as periodic travel to sites across the center's six-county service area of central Pennsylvania. This position is funded primarily by grant funds through at least June of 2026, and while SBDC has operated continually at Bucknell with the support of similar grant funds since 1978, this position is contingent upon the continuation of these annual grant awards. Primary Duties include
· Experience Management & Event Execution
· Marketing and Digital Communications
· Client Engagement
· Administrative Support
Minimum Qualifications
• Three years professional experience in a client/customer-facing role, or event management, marketing, or related field.
• Technology & Digital Proficiency: Fluency in, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn AI, automation, and digital tools to improve internal workflows.
Support the integration of technology in daily SBDC operations to enhance efficiency.
• Customer Service: Excellent communication skills; and demonstrated professionalism, empathy, and responsiveness.
• Travel (limited): Some in-state travel that requires a valid US driver's license, as well as occasional evening and weekend work to meet center objectives
Preferred Qualifications
• Work experience in a small business
• Bachelor's degree in a field related to business, marketing, event management, or hospitality.
• Knowledge of the small businesses, professional services providers, and economic development partners in the Bucknell SBDC service region
Salary range for this position is $18.40-23.00/hr.
For complete job posting and to apply please visit or to find other job openings of interest, please visit Careers.bucknell.edu.
