Program & Communication Associate

Recruitment Range: $48,000-$51,000

Position Summary

This position serves as primary program associate, office manager, and communication specialist for the units of the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, including the University Grants Manager. The employee in this position provides assistance to the unit directors, faculty, staff, and students. They coordinate and create internal and public facing communications to all relevant constituents about programming, grant opportunities and procedures, research compliance, grant-funded research and programs, newsletters, and social media.

Duties include:

• serving as the first point of contact for unit inquiries and questions
• file and record maintenance
• ordering of supplies, budget management, purchase orders, and check requests
• travel requests and reimbursements
• calendar management
• schedule meetings and reserve meeting spaces as needed
• assisting with logistics and information related to staff searches
• serves as a contact for information requests from faculty and staff on programs
• planning, promotion, and management of unit events
• website maintenance
• communications to campus and public (e.g. email, newsletter, social media, etc.)

Division: Academic Affairs

Department: Center for Teaching and Learning

Full-Time / Part- Time: Full-Time

Months per Year: 12 Months

Time Limited Position: No

If time-limited, length of assignment: Not Applicable

Minimum Qualifications Notice

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.

Minimum Education/Experience/Skills:

Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to provide strong written and verbal communication.
• Knowledge of graphic design and ability to use various office technologies such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs, Google Drive, Canva, Wordpress, and website maintenance.
• Skill in budget and fund management. Experience with the Banner system would be ideal.

Work Schedule and Hours:

Typical office hours are Monday-Friday from 8:00am-5:00pm. Occasional time on evenings or weekends may be needed to meet the needs of the department.

Competency Profile:

http://oshr.nc.gov/state-employee-resources/classification-compensation/comp-profiles

Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicants must apply online in order to be considered. Please include a cover letter, resume, and a Sample Communication (e.g. promotional material, infographic, website, newsletter, etc.).

PLEASE COMPLETE ALL AREAS OF THE APPLICATION. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE GIVEN CONSIDERATION IN THE REVIEW PROCESS.

Applicants must upload a DD-214 if claiming Veteran’s Preference.

If no applicants apply, who meet the required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities/Competencies and Training and Experience requirements, then management may consider other applicants.

All new hires into positions subject to the State Human Resources Act (SHRA) will serve a 12 month probationary period as defined by the North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR).

Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Posting Date: 09/16/2026

Closing Date: 10/07/2026

Open Until Filled: No

Background/E-Verify:

UNC Asheville uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify. Proper documentation of identity and employability are required at the time of employment.

Credential Verification:

All new employees are required to have listed credentials/degrees verified within 30 days of employment. All new employees who will be teaching are required to provide official transcripts within 30 days of employment. Transcripts should be provided for the highest earned degree and/or the degree which is being used to satisfy credential/qualification requirements.

University Safety:

The UNC Asheville Annual Safety Report is available online at UNCA Safety Report. For more information please contact the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Institutional Integrity & Access/Clery Act Compliance Officer at (828) 232-5658 or email oiia@unca.edu. The report, required of all universities participating in Title IV student financial aid programs, discusses crime statistics, procedures for reporting suspicious or criminal activity, security, police authority, crime prevention strategies, university policies on substance abuse and sexual offenses, workplace violence and fire safety.

Organization

The University of North Carolina Asheville offers a singular experience for original minds.

We’re the original and only liberal arts campus in the University of North Carolina system. We break down conventions, overcome obstacles, expand horizons. We dare to connect curiosity and critical thinking, courage and challenge, imagination and impact, opportunity and responsibility. When the world looks down, we look up.

We’re a public resource that draws on a deep history to make a profound impact—on our students and on the world. We founded the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Our STEAM Studio helped to produce the largest public art installation ever shown in Times Square. We offer majors and concentrations that re-tool the liberal arts and sciences for new challenges and new opportunities. We live in one of America’s great small cities, a mountain town with wit and grit, with an artist’s eye and an explorer’s heart.

We are the originals. We’re rooted in the Land of the Sky, at the intersection of what’s known and what’s possible. This is an education that’s affordable, adaptive, and endlessly relevant. This is an experience where every path leads to a new vista, where there’s room for every voice, and where the future is a frontier—vast and bright and close enough to touch.

UNC Asheville’s national reputation for empowering human potential is rooted in its unique student-centric public liberal arts and sciences mission. UNC Asheville thrives on close-knit connections among students and their faculty and staff mentors. The University’s 3,300 students are innovative, ethical, creative and resilient leaders who seek to understand complex global challenges and find creative, sustainable solutions that benefit our communities and the world. More than 65 percent of UNC Asheville students conduct applied research alongside faculty experts. UNC Asheville consistently ranks as a national top 10 Public Liberal Arts and Sciences University by U.S. News & World Report, and on its list of Most Innovative Schools. UNC Asheville regularly earns several national top 20 rankings in The Princeton Review’s “The Best 386 Colleges,” including Best Quality of Life, Town-Gown Relations, and UNC Asheville has ranked in the top two nationally for the “Best Schools for Making an Impact,” in The Princeton Review’s “Colleges that Pay You Back.”