OSWD Coordinator - Columbia

About Us

Business is booming in South Carolina! Are you ready to be a part of developing and connecting the next generation of workers in this state? Year after year, experts pick our state as one of the best in the country for doing business. Just last year, South Carolina announced more than 8,000 new jobs and $9.12 billion in capital investment. Entrepreneurs are flocking to cities like Greenville, Charleston, Columbia, and Rock Hill to start and grow their businesses.

And our hospitality industry is primed to take off as travelers from around the world continue to discover the beauty and accessibility of South Carolina’s mountains and coast.

Here at the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW), we are laser-focused on connecting every jobseeker who comes through our doors with their next great career opportunity! Are you looking for a meaningful position at an agency brimming with optimism and camaraderie that also offers job security, affordable health insurance, great retirement benefits, and work-life balance? If so, continue reading to discover your chance to make a difference at DEW!

The Office of Statewide Workforce Development (OSWD) drives high-impact initiatives that connect talent with opportunity across the state in coordination with all the partners of the Coordinating Council for Workforce Development (CCWD). The role coordinates statewide workforce development projects and initiatives identified by CCWD.

Are you a sharp, proactive, and deeply organized professional ready to operate at the center of statewide workforce strategy?

The OSWD is seeking a OSWD Coordinator to serve as a critical partner to the OSWD Director, staff, and the CCWD. This is not just a support role, you will be the operational backbone of our CCWD team, managing a diverse portfolio of projects, leading high-profile event logistics, and ensuring seamless communication across council leadership.

This role assists by coordinating the portfolio of projects and initiatives identified by the CCWD, as well as communicates, coordinates, and facilitates projects and information directly for and on behalf of the OSWD director and staff. An ideal candidate will have initiative; ability to adapt, analyze and solve problems; excellent customer service skills; exercise good judgment; and collaborate effectively with others.

If you possess sharp problem-solving instincts and the ability to turn chaotic schedules into organized success, we want you on our team.

• Coordinate operational components of CCWD program activities.
• Prepare internal and external written communications; transcribe, edit, and assign deadlines for a variety of written materials including but not limited to executive summaries, letters, briefing materials, and communications.
• Provide logistical support for daily activities.

• First point of consultation for inquiries on policies, procedures, or CCWD-related matters.
• Coordinate with statewide partners, agencies, councils, or committees as part of program execution.
• Arrange in-state and out-of-state travel.
• Identify resources, tools, or support needed for program delivery.
• Attend and participate in professional development and training opportunities.

• Plan, organize, and implement programmatic activities tied to CCWD or OSWD initiatives.
• Manage logistics and correspondence for the CCWD meetings and OSWD.
• Serve as the strategic events lead for programmatic planning and logistical support.
• Provide event briefing materials and develop event scripts, itineraries, and agendas.
• Work with planning and assessment to prepare analysis of event feedback, to…