EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR 2 - 66897

Executive Service

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR 2

Department of Military

Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA)

Chattanooga, TN

Salary: $5,591 to $8,915 per month

Closing Date: 04/28/2025

Who we are and what we do:

The Tennessee Military Department is currently accepting resumes for the position of Emergency Management Administrator 2. The purpose of this position is to serve as the Regional Director in the Southeast Region for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA). This position is responsible for implementing the Tennessee Emergency Management Plan (TEMP) in support of local government during an emergency or disaster. This position supervises staff members assigned to the Southeast Region to save lives and protect property and to meet the needs of local government. Additionally, this position directs and manages all functions of the Regional Office including the Regional Coordination Center (RCC) for coordination of disaster response and recovery operations for the assigned counties in Southeast Tennessee.

Job Overview:

The individual must be agile and adaptable. This forward-thinking person must be able to effectively manage processes; both internally and externally. Individual must be an effective communicator who gives clear instructions and establishes program direction. Individual must be organized and be able to build and maintain an organized system for maintaining critical agency files and records.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain liaisons with municipalities, county departments, and similar entities to facilitate plan development, response effort coordination, and exchanges of personnel and equipment.
• Must demonstrate ability to establish and maintain sustainable working relationships with individuals, committees, and groups.
• Must be available at any time, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays, with little to no notice, especially in times of disaster or crisis.
• Must have excellent presentation and writing skills, and the ability to organize, synthesize, and communicate complex ideas into understandable concepts for myriad audiences.

Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to 3 (three) years of full-time experience in emergency management work, including but not limited to, response and recovery, planning, programs, operations, preparedness, or mitigation.

Experience equivalent to 7 (seven) years of full-time experience in emergency management work, including but not limited to, response and recovery, planning, programs, operations, preparedness, or mitigation.

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.