NCGrowth is a national center building an economy with opportunities for all to prosper. We provide technical assistance to businesses, governments, anchor institutions, and other organizations to create good jobs and new wealth in economically distressed communities. We produce applied research and develop innovative policies that promote equitable development. We host unique, cross-sector convenings and workshops to bring together diverse perspectives. With staff in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Washington, DC, our work and thought leadership range in scope from hyper-local to international. NCGrowth is an affiliated center of the UNC Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.Position SummaryAnalysts work alongside other NCGrowth staff to provide technical assistance to community leaders, business owners, policymakers, and anchor institution leaders in order to create good jobs and new wealth in economically distressed communities. Since 2012, analysts have helped hundreds of NCGrowth clients.
Analysts are temporary employees and are preferably enrolled graduate and PhD students in Agriculture, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Information Sciences, Planning, Policy and other disciplines. This is a remote position, however we are currently seeking analysts to travel to clients in South Carolina 2-3 times over the course of the projects. Work will start in October 2025.
Examples of Past Projects:
* Forestry and farm management plans
* Manufacturing process improvement
*Creating financial models, business plans, marketing plans, SOPs, HR policies for small- and medium-sized businesses and local government projects
*Connecting small farmers to grocery chains and other institutional buyers
* Analyzing purchasing data to improve institutional procurement processes
* Eco-, cultural, and historic tourism development
* Supplier diversity strategic plans
* Writing economic development case studies (www.homegrowntools.unc.edu)
*Economic Impact Analysis (IMPLAN)
*Asset-based economic development planning
* Data cleaning, merging, and de-duplication of business directories
Examples of Past Clients:
Tree farm
Small, specialty farm
Agri-tourism business
Tortilla manufacturer
County, municipal, Tribal and state governments
Veterans housing real estate development
Small farmers collective
Airplane manufacturer
Military bases
Recreation and event venue
