Administrative Services Assistant Legal Compliance Support

Overview

Administrative Services Assistant 2 provides administrative and operational support to the Tennessee Advanced Communications Network (TACN) with a focus on legal support, contract development, grant research, and compliance coordination. This role serves as a liaison between internal departments and external agencies, ensuring timely communication, accurate recordkeeping, and adherence to organizational and regulatory requirements.

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: Department of Safety & Homeland Security, Communications Division, Davidson County

State of Tennessee Job Information
Opening Date/Time: 03/12/2026 12:00 AM Central Time
Closing Date/Time: 03/25/2026 11:59 PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly): $3,631.00
Salary (Annually): $43,572.00
Job Type: Full-Time
City, State

Location:

Nashville, Tennessee
Department:
Safety and Homeland Security

This is an on-site position.

This position requires a criminal background check. You may be required to provide information about your criminal history to be considered for this position.

For More Information: This opening includes a link to the hiring process document:

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

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 sub-professional, 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.

Necessary Special

Qualifications:

Positions within the Department of Human Services may be required to:
— Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority;
— Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority;
— Supply a fingerprint sample prescribed by the TBI based criminal history records check;
— Submit to a review of their status on the Department of Health's vulnerable persons registry.

Positions within the Disability Determinations Section of the Division of Rehabilitation Services within the Department of Human Services will be required to complete a federal background check in accordance with the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) for issuance of an HSPD-12 compliant Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credential card.

• 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, other state departments and divisions, officials, and entities outside the organization to explain matters of procedure and regulation.
• Interprets and enforces existing policies and methods; analyzes policies and procedures to make recommendations for improvements.
• Prepares and reviews operating budgets; conducts grant administration and monitoring to ensure compliance with grant requirements.
• Conducts research in fiscal, economic, non-technical legal, legislative, and publications areas to obtain relevant information.
• May perform human resources administration in areas such as employee relations, EEO, recruitment, employee development, and training.
• May train less experienced staff and may make work assignments to staff to achieve agency objectives.

• Legal & Contract Support: assist in drafting, formatting, tracking, and maintaining template contracts, MOUs, and related documents to support TACN standards; coordinate with legal counsel and internal stakeholders for review and archiving.
• Grant Research & Administrative Support: research state/federal grant opportunities, maintain grant calendars,…