Economic Development Intern

Wake County, NC - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Agency

Dept of Administration

Division

Youth Advocacy Involvement Office

Job Classification Title

S-Education & Training (S)

Position Number

Grade

About Us

The NC Department of Administration is the business manager for North Carolina state government. The department oversees Government Operations such as building construction purchasing and contracting for goods and services maintaining facilities managing state vehicles acquiring and disposing of real property and operating auxiliary services such as courier mail delivery and the sale of state and federal surplus property. Additionally the department manages many of the states advocacy programs that provide assistance and services to diverse segments of the states population that have been traditionally underserved.

Description of Work

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Agency:Commerce

Division: Office of the Secretary

Job Duties:

To provide a student interested in economic development an opportunity to gain experience working with the NC Certified Sites Program and other divisions within Commerce. The intern will gain a better understanding of competitive economic development projects strategic statewide initiatives related to large industrial projects infrastructure planning and cross-agency coordination.

Major Task to be Performed:

Tasks include several projects such as collaborating with other site certification programs; assisting the Strategic Projects team by conducting research on infrastructure requirements for confidential economic development projects reviewing infrastructure and demographic data to assess site readiness; preparing summaries; and contribute to project management activities.

Final Product or Outcome Anticipated: The intern will provide specific agreed-up deliverables depending on the projects completed during the internship. Additionally the intern will leave with hands-on experience related to site certification infrastructure development the processes associated with industrial site readiness project management and operations at the Department of Commerce.

Academic Majors Desired: Communications Economics Economic Development Finance Geography Law Political Science Public Administration Public Policy Urban Planning.

2026 State of North Carolina Internship Period: Monday May 18 Friday July 24 2026

Knowledge Skills and Abilities / Competencies:

A basic understanding of economic development urban planning and local government operations; strong verbal and written communication skills including social media and announcements; organizational and interpersonal skills to work successfully with different partners; critical and analytic thinking skills to research compile and summarize data; experience with Microsoft especially Excel to create manage and sort spreadsheets; experience with SharePoint Forms Power BI.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

An applicant must be a permanent North Carolina resident attending a college university law school community college or technical institute in North Carolina or a North Carolina resident attending an equivalent institution out of state.
Applicants must carry a 2.5 or greater overall grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Applicant must be a high school graduate and at least 18 years old by January 1 2026.
Applicants must be continuing their education in the fall following their participation in the program.
To qualify for a law internship applicants must have completed at least one year of law school before the beginning of the internship unless other majors are listed.
Students having previously held paid internships with this program are not eligible to apply.
Applicants must be willing and able to work full-time for the entire 10-week internship. Applicants must be able to provide legal proof of identity and work authorization within three working days of employment.

This position will close at 11:59 p.m. the night before the end date.

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience. If that language appears below then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination harassment or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs observances and practices.

Recruiter:

Jeanene McBride

Recruiter Email:

Required Experience:

Intern

AgencyDept of AdministrationDivisionYouth Advocacy Involvement OfficeJob Classification TitleS-Education & Training (S)Position NumberGradeTSAbout UsThe NC Department of Administration is the business manager for North Carolina state government. The department oversees Government Operations such as...