Economic Development Analyst
- Firm Name
- NCGrowth
- Firm Location
- Chapel Hill
- Firm Website
- https://ncgrowth.unc.edu/
Description
UNC’s CREATE Economic Development Center
HIRING DCRP Graduate Students
FOR IMPACTFUL CONSULTING OPPORTUNITIES!
Apply by September 18th – email your resume and cover letter to Elizabeth_basnight@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
CREATE is an economic development center based at UNC Chapel Hill. We hire MBAs, PhDs, and many other types of masters students from Planning to Agriculture. Once hired, you will work with businesses, governments and non-profit institutions on real-world consulting projects across NORTH CAROLINA & SOUTH CAROLINA! We are looking for a range of skills and experiences:
Ideal Professional Experience
• City and Regional Planning
• Public Policy, Public Admin.
• Business, Entrepreneurship
• Economics, Agribusiness
• Marketing and Communications
• Finance and Accounting
• Social Media, Digital Marketing
• Engineering, Manufacturing
• Learning Sciences
Examples of Potential & Past Projects
• Data analysis on institutional procurement processes
• Create a financial model for a new development for homeless veterans
• Connect small farmers with institutional buyers
• Help a county leverage natural assets for economic development
• Help a tortilla manufacturer access new markets
• Work with regional airline manufacturer with developing a strategic plan
• Assist growing industrial transportation business in developing standard operating procedures
• Assist small downtowns in leveraging built assets for community development
• Create case studies for publication at homegrowntools.unc.edu
Compensation & Schedule
• Compensation $20/hour; no benefits
• Part-time; 5-15 hours/week in Spring and Fall and up to 40 hours/week in Summer
Application: https://ncgrowth.unc.edu/index.php/staff/student-analysts/
Learn more about our work: https://createprosperity.unc.edu/index.php/newsletter/
Contact: NCGrowth@unc.edu
Job Details
- Job Type
- Temporary
- Paid Y/N
- Paid
- Application Due
- 09/18/2022
- Start Date
- 10/03/2022
Contact Information
- Contact Name
- Elizabeth Basnight
- Contact Email
- elizabeth_basnight@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
- Contact Phone
- (919) 428-6145
- Job Category:
- Community Development, Economic Development, Internship, Other
- Job Sector:
- Other