SUPERVISORY HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS)

Duties
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• You will serve as the Supervisory HR Specialist for the Civilian Workforce Programs Department for the Performance Management and Accountability Division.
• You will supervise and manage the Department of the Navy's (DON) FECA and Injury Compensation program, Performance Management, Leave Administration, DFWP, and Awards for all commands and activities serviced by FLTHRO Norfolk.
• You will assign work based on priorities, match capabilities of the employee's difficulty of assignments, and determine priorities and schedules.
• You will develop performance standards ensuring reasonable equity of performance standards and rating techniques.
• You will evaluate performance and recommend awards for employees.
• You will interview candidates for positions in the organization and authorize personnel actions for selection, promotion, or reassignment.
• You will manage DON's FECA program, which includes performing the full range of FECA support.
• You will support the Return-to-Work Program, the Light Duty Program, the Ergonomic Program, Health Awareness, and Investigation Program.
• You will serve as the operational expert for the Workers Compensation Program.
• You will ensure that the performance management program applies employee performance management concepts, theories, laws, rules, regulations and procedures.
• You will ensure that the procedural requirements of incentive awards (Special Act, Time-Off, Performance-Based, Quality Step Increase etc.) are met.
• You will ensure that the Workforce Development Program operates efficiently and effectively in accordance with the Department of Defense (DoD) and DON instructions, directives, guidance, etc.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year (52 Weeks) of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience with civilian personnel principles, concepts, legal requirements, and methodology to gather facts, respond to questions, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide advisory services.
• Experience interpreting complex legislative, regulatory, and policy guidance to provide advice, guidance, and recommendations to management.
• Experience preparing written materials such as point papers, instructions, correspondence and reports as required.
• Experience managing the FECA, Performance Management, Awards, Telework and Leave Program effectively to foster cooperation on controversial issues.
• Experience assigning work, conducting performance evaluations, providing advice and instruction, interviewing candidates and recommending placement, hearing and resolving complaints, effecting minor disciplinary actions, and identifying training needs.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

There are no educational substitutions for this position.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

• Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
• A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.