Class Concept:
A position in this class coordinates, reviews, evaluates, and audits for compliance, accuracy, and accountability of state and federal grants administration programs and business operations in a State Agency or Division within a State Agency. This position may assist in determining the financial condition and compliance of a work unit or governmental operating unit with federal governmental accounting standards, North Carolina general statutes and best practices in government finance in order to allow the agency to fulfill its respective statutory functions and responsibilities in regards to grants administered by the agency to local or non-profit entities. This position ensures adherence to policies and standards by providing counsel to internal and external parties, as needed, regarding procedures, statutory requirements and filings, liability assessments, contracts, invoices, plans, reports and/or bids to ensure that these items maintain compliance with all applicable local, state and federal statues, sound regulatory practices and procedures, generally accepted accounting principles and standards in relation to grants administration. Work is reviewed by a supervisor for content and technical accuracy.

Recruitment Standards:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
•Working knowledge of the general principles of financial management and generally accepted accounting principles and/or grants administration practices
•Working knowledge of current federal, state and local government grant programs
•Working knowledge of technical and administrative rules and regulations in the subject area

•Communication skills to relay industry information regarding current issues and to present findings in such situations
•Ability to prepare written findings and present recommendations supported by facts and to prepare and analyze financial information involving existing issues pertaining to the subject area and to present it in oral and/or written form
•Basic problem-solving skills to interpret compliance and report findings to management
•Basic project management skills to work as a team to develop new processes and procedures based upon changes in laws and regulations or industry practice
•Ability to provide appropriate documentation to support conclusions
•Ability to organize and format reports to comply with applicable guidelines
•Ability to review and document compliance with laws and regulations

Minimum Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, or a related discipline from an accredited institution or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Please go to the link below to apply for the internship:

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Apply/721193/WithersRavenel/Planning-Intern

Founded in 1924, the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science provides training, consultation, and research support services to faculty, staff, and students across the UNC-Chapel Hill campus and beyond. It is led by a half-time UNC faculty member, positioned under the Vice Chancellor for Research, and funded through state/university appropriations and grants/contracts led by Institute staff. The Institute employs approximately 20 full time professional staff and 15-30 part time graduate students.

The Institute is situated within a campus with a continually growing and diverse faculty, staff, and student body. We encourage applications from women, minorities, and individuals with a commitment to building a diverse and inclusive organization where members from all backgrounds can live, learn, and thrive together.

The Assistant Director for Survey Research and Development plays a key role in supporting, improving, and advancing survey research methodology within the Odum Institute and across the UNC Chapel Hill campus. They provide survey methodology consultation to faculty, staff, and students for purposes ranging from funded research projects to dissertations/theses to administrative surveys and other internal data collection efforts. The Assistant Director works with faculty investigators and external clients to design and carry out quantitative survey data collection for scholarly publications, hiring and overseeing staff for these projects as needed. Finally, the Assistant Director plays a key administrative and instructional role in the Certificate Program in Survey Methodology.

Educational requirements: An advanced degree, minimum of a Masters in survey research or social science research, or related social science discipline.

This position requires at least 5 years of experience directing and conducting mail, web, and mixed mode surveys, including: questionnaire design, web survey programming, data collection, and basic data processing/management.

Qualifications and requirements: The Assistant Director should have experience budgeting, planning, and managing data collection projects and working with Institutional Review Boards. A minimum of 3 years of experience using advanced features of Qualtrics software is required.

Qualtrics Expert Certification and experience as Qualtrics Brand Administrator desired. Experience using SMS, mobile apps, wearables, or other passive data collection devices is preferred. Data science experience such as projects utilizing surveys in combination with social media data, administrative records, or other types of big data is also preferred.