Economic Development Manager

The Economic Development Manager will work under the supervision of the Associate Director of Economic Development to manage NCGrowth’s economic development research projects. The Economic Development Manager will have knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques for supporting business growth, facilitating entrepreneurship, and developing strategic plans. The Manager will be responsible for project management, supervising graduate student analysts, economic development research design and analysis, partnership development, and grant reporting.

Position Number 20020017

This position requires excellent oral and written communication, knowledge of economic development principles and trends, knowledge of research methods and study design including data collection/analysis and interpreting/reporting results, ability to manage resources and monitor activities associated with the progression of multiple concurrent projects and programs, and ability to instruct, train and supervise graduate student analysts.

This year we celebrate the Kenan-Flagler Business School’s Centennial year. We opened our doors as the Department of Commerce in 1919 and awarded our first degrees to 12 students in 1921. Today we offer Undergraduate Business, MBA, Master of Accounting, PhD and Executive Development programs. You’ll find our 37,000 graduates in 50 U.S. states and 86 countries. Our faculty, who represent 21 countries, are world-class researchers and teachers.

While much has changed since our founding, you can trace our tradition of educational innovation and core values — which both reflect and form our unique culture — to our earliest days. Business and the liberal arts have become the foundation for our educational approach – preparing students with the enduring knowledge and skills they need to navigate a complex future. We are an institution that, for 100 years, has provided a high quality business education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, transforming the lives of students, preparing them to graduate to become extraordinary leaders in their communities, and employees helping students to achieve that goal while perpetuating the impact a Carolina education has on people’s lives and on society.

NCGrowth is a university center that helps businesses and communities create good jobs and equitable opportunities through applied research and technical assistance. In partnership with other universities and community organizations, we provide technical assistance to businesses and governments on economic development and entrepreneurship projects. Since 2012 we have helped to create over 400 jobs and worked with more than 70 clients. To learn more, please visit our website www.NCGrowth.unc.edu.

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