The City of Charlotte is the largest municipality in North Carolina and the 17th largest city in the United States, with a total population of more than 872,498 citizens. A major commerce center, Charlotte hosts several of the nation’s largest banks and technology companies.
Also known as the Queen City, Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We work hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Join us in helping to keep our City thriving, ensuring upward mobility and advancement in the workplace.
The City of Charlotte’s
Office of Strategy and Budget is looking for an enthusiastic individual with a
strong work ethic and attention to detail who wants to make an impact on the
City and our community. The position will partner with assigned departments
to develop annual budgets to fund services, performance measures that assess
progress toward achievement of City Council’s Strategic Priorities, and items
for City Council’s Business Agendas. This individual will be joining an
innovative group of people who are helping make Charlotte the place where
everyone wants to live, work, and play.
• Works with
assigned departments to understand service priorities and resource needs
• Evaluates
budget requests of assigned departments to develop detailed analysis and
narrative explanations
• Prepares
concise and defensible recommendations for resource allocation
• Assists
with problem solving of budget issues such as feasibility of service expansion
• Coordinates
collection, preparation, and review of information needed for finalizing and
publishing City Council Agendas
• Prioritizes
and completes multiple time sensitive items requiring follow up with others
• Analyzes
procedures and workflow of processes and recommends improvements
• Conducts
research and helps to prepare special reports on issues such as benchmarking
services
• Identifies
administrative needs and develops appropriate solutions or recommendations
• Coordinates
or participates in special projects or study teams
• Performs
other duties as assigned
• Excellent
written and verbal communications skills, including the ability to:
• Translate
ideas from others into concise written form
• Draft
high-quality documents and materials
• Clearly and
concisely communicate key points
• Ability to
coordinate multiple tasks at once and meet deadlines
• Highly-motivated
individual with the ability to work independently, motivate others, and take
initiative on assigned projects
• Exercise
tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive, complex, and confidential issues
and situations
• Ability to
analyze administrative problems, make sound recommendations as to their
solutions, and prepare working procedures
• Ability to
establish and maintain effective working relationships within all levels of the
organization
• Ability to
exercise sound judgment, take responsibility on assigned tasks, and continue to
increase work contributions by building upon knowledge gained
Master’s Degree with
experience in budgeting and drafting, reviewing, and editing documents.
$58,800 - $65,700 (Associate level)
$75,018 - $93,773 (Budget
Analyst)
The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.
The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Apply online.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.
You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby where we have workstations available. Our office is located at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.
Anyone seeking an accommodation to apply for a job may call (704) 336-2285 for assistance or you may email questions to CityHrJobPostingsNotify@ci.charlotte.nc.us.
The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to all employees.
Click here to learn more about the City of Charlotte’s benefits.
The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.