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SalaryExecutive Service
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 1
Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Nashville, TN
Starting Salary: $4,975.00 (Monthly)/$59,700.00 (Annually)
Closing Date: 02/26/2024
For more information, visit the link below:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6j3rwuwja7zplcjwrhqt0/EAA1_Fiscal-and-Admin-Services.pdf?rlkey=gv8xd1pbwd80sdqdnov9m9be8&dl=0
This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.
Who we are and what we do:
About the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is the state agency responsible for administration and oversight of community-based services for approximately 8,000 people with intellectual disabilities as well as 4,000 people through the Family Support Program. Every day, the department strives to support people to live rewarding and fulfilling lives. It does so by ensuring people are free to exercise rights, engage with their broader communities and experience optimal health. DIDD is the first and only state service delivery system in the nation to receive Person-Centered Excellence Accreditation from the Council on Quality and Leadership. It has also been recognized as a national leader in its efforts to increase competitive, community-based employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
Job Overview:
Job Description:
The Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) is looking for an Executive Admin Assistant 1 (EAA1) This executive service position will serve as Executive Administrative Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner of Fiscal and Administrative Services. This position will work closely with Executive Leadership, and other Administrative Staff within DIDD.
The ideal candidate will have strong written and verbal communication skills. Organizational skills are also a must as the ability to balance consistent and competing priorities will be present. This person will have the ability to manage a wide variety of assignments and maintain positive professional relationships with clients and colleagues. This role is eligible for Alternative Workplace Solutions (AWS), which provides a hybrid work schedule with a mix of in-office and at-home workdays.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provides executive level administrative support for Deputy Commissioner.
- Maintains the executive's calendar and travel arrangements.
- Acts as liaison to the governor's office, legislative officials, state agencies, and other entities. Continues personal contacts involving discussion and interpretation of policies, rules, and regulations.
- Performs varied staff analyses such as: policy analysis, organizational analysis, facilities analysis, and program analysis. Prepares and maintains a variety of confidential records and reports of average to complex difficulty.
- Collaborate with other Executive Administrative staff.
Required Experience:
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree
- 2+ years of full-time professional administrative experience or related work
- Strong writing and grammar skills
- Working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Commitment to providing excellent customer service
- Tactful and professional manner in dealing with the public, both in person and by telephone
- Ability to organize, maintain, and compile detailed records
Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.
