Planner

Minimum Qualifications

SUMMARY: Under direction, is responsible for professional planning analytic and administrative work of considerable difficulty and supervisory work of average difficulty; and performs related work as required.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: This is the third supervisory class and/or assistant director in the Planning Analyst sub-series. An employee in this class supervises several major components of the overall centralized State Planning Office or Department of Finance and Administration analytic and administrative program relative to such functions as the master plan, grants, and assistance to and from the state, and overall study and recommending on state organization, operations, and services. This class differs from that of Planning Analyst 4 in that an incumbent performs work of lesser scope and supervisory responsibility.

Other Requirements

• Supervises and participates in a variety of long and short range planning, monitoring, review, coordination, and analysis relative to such matters as the master plan, grants and assistance to and from the state, and the overall study of state organization, operations, and services.
• Assigns, trains, supervises, and evaluates assigned staff and their work; makes recommendations on human resources actions such as employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, and increases for exceptional performance.
• Participates in the study and recommendation on varied policy and procedure which has significant impact on the state government as a whole.
• Has considerable responsibility for making regular contacts in situations involving meeting and dealing with persons of substantial rank requiring explanation and interpretation of specialized matters in obtaining desired results.
• Supervises and participates in the preparation of standard and special planning analytic reports of significant impact and difficulty of preparation.
  
  

Job Overview

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to substantial (five or more years of) full-time increasingly responsible planning analytic work including at least, one year of supervisory experience; qualifying full-time professional experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years; additional graduate coursework in business administration, public administration or other related acceptable field may be substituted for the required non-specialized experience on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of two years; OR four years of increasingly responsible professional planning analytic experience with the State of Tennessee including at least, one year of supervisory experience; OR two (2) years of experience as a Planning Analyst 4 with the State of Tennessee..

Competencies (KSA's)

NECESSARY SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS: None.

EXAMINATION METHOD: Education and experience rating, 100%.

State Employee Benefits

Insurance There are a variety of insurance options available to state employees including:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Annual Leave Full-time employees earn annual leave each month at a rated based on years of service as follows:
  
  

Years of Service

• 0 up to 5
• 5 up to 10
• 10 up to 20
• 20 or more
  
  

Annual Leave Earned per Month

• 1 day
• 1 and ½ days
• 1 and ¾ days
• 2 days
  
  

Maximum Allowable days

• 30 days
• 36 days
• 39 days
• 42 days
• Leave earned in excess of the maximum allowable days will be transferred to the employee's sick leave account annually on the employee's anniversary hire date.

• Sick Leave All full-time employees accrue 1 day (7.5 hours) of sick leave per month, provided they work the major portion of that month.
• Bereavement Leave Leave with pay is granted for three days in the event of the death of an employee's spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, parents, grandparents, siblings, stepparents, foster parents, or parents-in-law without charge to the employee's leave time. Two additional days of sick leave may be granted to provide a total of five days absence for this purpose.
• Family Medical Leave Allows up to twelve work weeks of leave* each year to eligible employees for certain family and medical reasons. Continued health insurance coverage is provided during the leave period, and the employee is reinstated to the same or an equivalent position once the leave period has ended.
• Leave may or may not be paid leave, depending on individual employee's leave balances for earned leave.

• Parental Leave Parental leave is an absence from work granted any employee who has been employed in state service for at least 12 consecutive months as a full-time employee. Parental leave is a combination of sick, annual, or special leave without pay for a period not to exceed four months following the birth of a child.
• Military Leave Granted in accordance with applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
• Holidays Each year, full-time state employees receive 11 holidays off with pay.
• Retirement State employees are automatically members of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System . (TCRS) Employees must accrue 5 years of creditable state service to be vested (guaranteed retirement benefits when age requirements are met). Vested members of TCRS become eligible for service retirement upon completion of 30 years of creditable service or upon attainment of age 60.
• Deferred Compensation Employees may choose to make pre-tax contributions to a variety of investment options through the 401(k) plan or the 457 plan. A minimum $20 monthly contribution is required to participate in the plans. For the 401(k) plan, the state will match the $50 per month minimum contribution. The $50 match policy is evaluated on an annual basis.
• Flexible Benefits Plan Under this program certain specific expenses (e.g.,medical and dental insurance premiums, medical expenses, dependent day care expenses) can be deducted from an employee's paycheck prior to taxes, resulting in a lower taxable income level.
• Higher Education Fee Discounts and Waivers A 25% discount on undergraduate tuition at any state operated institution of higher learning in Tennessee is available to children 23 years of age or under of full time state employees. In addition, full-time state employees with six months of continuous service are eligible to have tuition fees waived for one course per semester at a state institution. For further information on higher education discounts, click on Chapter 1540 on the Secretary of State Rules and Regulations web page.
• Baccalaureate Education System Trust (BEST) Program (BEST) The Baccalaureate Education System Trust (BEST) was created by the Tennessee General Assembly for the purpose of providing Tennessee families with a means to save for their children's future college education costs.
• Wellness Program The State Employee Wellness Program works to increase employees´ knowledge of options for healthier lifestyles through information and events that focus on improving behaviors affecting your health. Some specific benefits offered through the program include health risk assessments, fitness events, smoking cessation programs, and various other benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) EAP is a confidential counseling and referral service for all employees and their dependents. All services are strictly confidential and can be accessed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.