Data Entry & Records Specialist

State of Tennessee; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 41,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Tennessee is seeking a data entry and data management professional for the Environment and Conservation department in Nashville. The role requires a bachelor’s degree or an associate’s degree with two years of relevant experience, with substitution allowed for education by experience.

Working under supervision, you will create and manage data records, ensure accuracy, and generate timely reports. The position emphasizes data quality, compliance with retention policies, and interaction

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree.
• Associate's Degree and two years of full-time experience performing administrative support, data entry, data management, or data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for accurate, timely, and complete creation of data into official systems of record or other data collection repositories. Review submissions and forms for completeness and accuracy.
• Responsible for the creation and management of records of submitted data in accordance with operation guidelines and established state, federal, and departmental standards.
• Ensure data is produced in a way that is in compliance with appropriate retention and destruction policies.
• Use existing tools to generate reports to monitor and confirm data quality.
• Interface with internal and external customers to collect and input data into established systems per protocol.
• May be required to transcribe data from forms and instruments.
• Reports errors and inconsistencies within submitted and existing data to Data or Program management. May be required to communicate errors to customer to facilitate correction of errors per protocol.
• Assists with data validation, data correction, and assists with making improvement recommendations to maintain and ensure data quality. May be required to retrieve existing data from files or data management systems.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Active Learning

Troubleshooting

Judgment and Decision Making

Communicates Effectively

Nimble Learning

Drives Results

Customer and Personal Service

Production and Processing

Clerical

Administration and Management

Deductive Reasoning

Information Ordering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate's Degree + 2 years experience

Tools

Laptop/Personal Computer

Data Visualization Software

Telephone

Public Databases

Office Equipment

Job description

State of Tennessee is seeking a data entry and data management professional for the Environment and Conservation department in Nashville. The role requires a bachelor’s degree or an associate’s degree with two years of relevant experience, with substitution allowed for education by experience.

Working under supervision, you will create and manage data records, ensure accuracy, and generate timely reports. The position emphasizes data quality, compliance with retention policies, and interaction