ADMIN SERVICES ASSISTANT 2* - 09042026-80802

About the role

Under general supervision, is responsible for staff administrative work of average difficulty in support of line operations; and performs related work as required. This is the working level in the Admin Services Assistant sub-series. This position is assigned to the Forfeiture unit within the Legal Division and is designed as Hybrid (In office and Remote).

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of general staff administrative duties to support program operations.
• Prepares, reviews, and maintains records and reports to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to standards.
• Serves as liaison between the agency and the general public, persons in other state departments and divisions, officials, and entities outside the organization in order to explain matters of procedure and regulation.
• Interprets and enforces existing policies and methods. Analyzes pertinent policies and procedures to make recommendations for improvements.
• Prepares and reviews operating budgets to determine agency needs.
• Conducts grant administration and monitoring to ensure compliance with grant requirements.
• Conducts research in one or more of the following areas to obtain relevant information: fiscal, economic, non-technical legal, legislative, and publications.
• Performs human resources administration in one or more of the following areas: employee relations, EEO, recruitment, employee development, and training.
• May make work assignments to staff in order to achieve agency objectives.
• May train less experienced staff.

Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree AND experience equivalent to one year of full-time professional staff administrative and/or analytic experience.

Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time increasingly responsible subprofessional, para-professional, or professional experience may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.

Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in public administration, business administration, or other acceptable field may be substituted for the required experience, on a year-for-year basis.

OR One year of professional administrative services experience with the State of Tennessee.

Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Nimble Learning
• Business Insight
• Communicates Effectively
• Action Oriented
• Administrative and Management
• Economics and Accounting
• Customer and Personal Service
• Clerical
• Personnel and Human Resources
• Active Learning and Listening
• Coordination
• Critical Thinking
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Time Management
• Written Comprehension
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Problem Sensitivity
• Information Ordering

Pay & Schedule

• Salary: $3,631.00 - $5,434.00 monthly ($43,572.00 - $65,208.00 annually)
• Job Type: Full-Time
• City, State Location: Memphis, TN
• Department: Safety and Homeland Security
• Hybrid work arrangement (In office and Remote)