EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR 2 - 74547

Executive Service

This position has the potential opportunity to work from home up to 40% of the time.

Who we are and what we do:

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is currently accepting resumes for the position of Emergency Management Administrator 2 located in Nashville, TN. Under general supervision, implements, coordinates, and monitors emergency management programs in conjunction with federal, state, local, and non-governmental organization stakeholders to protect lives, property, and environment. Supports regional activations in response to disasters caused by natural, man-made, and technological hazards. Works to improve the planning and organization of local governments in coordination with the Local Emergency Management Director. Monitors and administers programs and funds for preparedness, response, mitigation, recover, and homeland security. Assists local governments in meeting guidelines for improving emergency management planning and response.

How you make a difference in this role:

Familiarity with emergency management at the state and local level. Demonstrated competency with interpersonal, cognitive reasoning, and problem-solving skills. Ability to anticipate changing priorities and proactively prepare adjustments to schedules, anticipate needs during absences, and ensure work responsibilities and commitments will be met.

Knowledge and understanding of principles used to describe geographical features, including physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life in relevance to the state of Tennessee. Understanding of Tennessee Codes Annotated in reference to emergency management, local government, law enforcement, military, and emergency services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership, coordination, and direction to middle regional staff responsible for emergency management and response operations for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency across a 33-county region.
• Supervise eight District Coordinators and one Administrative Assistant, ensuring effective personnel management, performance accountability, and operational readiness.
• Develop, manage, and serve as the primary implementation authority for the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG), ensuring compliance with federal, state, and agency requirements.
• Manage and operate the Regional Coordination Center (RCC) during emergency activations, coordinating support for local governments and facilitating interagency and state-level response operations.
• Ensure regional staff are trained, equipped, and prepared to respond to all hazards both natural and man-made through planning, training, exercises, and operational response, including but not limited to severe weather, search and rescue operations, and hazardous materials incidents.

Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

OR

Qualifying full-time work in a public safety related field or at the military grade of the E-6 level or above, may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.

OR

Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate's degree AND experience equivalent to four years of full-time work in a public safety related field or at the military grade of the E-6 level or above.

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.