Budget & Management Services Intern

Guilford County • 201 West Market Street Greensboro, NC

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

Are you interested in learning about local government and an opportunity to apply your expertise for a cause you can feel good about? Do you want to work for an organization that wants you to grow with it? Guilford County is a high-performing local government organization that maintains a culture embracing diversity, striving for equality, and inspiring individual and organizational excellence. You will receive on-the-job training and support to learn department operations and assigned projects.

Requirements

• Familiarity with Microsoft Suite, primarily Excel.
• Strong written, presentation, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently to meet deadlines and expectations of assignments and projects.
• Capacity to learn new systems and potentially lead others in learning systems.
• Able to conduct well-informed research and compile effective deliverables.
• Must be enrolled in a graduate program pursuing a Master's degree in Public Administration, Public Policy, or Public Affairs.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of dashboard systems and/or database management a plus.
• Passionate about local government.
• Curiosity to learn new things.
• Flexibility and nimbleness to explore the unknown.

Responsibilities

• Support evaluating county programs and services in alignment with developed priority scorecard as a part of outcome based budgeting.
• Gains an understanding of strategic planning and performance measurement.
• Supports developing a revenue manual that explains key revenues and historical trends.
• Gains an understanding of how county budgets operate and revenues are calculated.
• Assist with routing grant applications and gains a better understanding of how local government grants operate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern