SUPERVISORY HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST

Duties
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• You will serve as the senior expert and advisor for Command civilian personnel programs and issues that cross traditional functional lines.
• You will provide advice and guidance to management on a wide variety of highly complex, controversial and sensitive human resources management issues including recruitment, on-boarding, performance management and other typical HR functional areas.
• You will serve as expert for designated HR regulatory areas and support systems, special studies, and development projects and you will serve as command expert on the planning, coordination, training and execution of HR services.
• You will serve as expert Command Advisor, as well as Supervisor for a Staffing and Classification Unit, for process compliance and communication ensuring successful civilian fulfillment of Command's HRO responsibilities.
• You will provide comprehensive and direct advice and guidance to subordinate regional offices through on-site visits and telephone or written correspondence on all facets of the program.
• You will analyze proposed changes in operations, assesses the impact on personnel program requirements, and advise or guide managers in the most effective personnel management.
• You will contribute to the strategic vision and plan of the HRO and evaluate personnel program operations for quality of work productivity, regulatory compliance and effectiveness of service to managers and employees.
• You will develop HR recommendations and discussions to influence HRM transformation-based strategies and services and advise and assist command on HR services and issues.
• You will develop quantitative surveys and analytical methods to define the workforce and to identify actionable strategies for improving HR services and objectives.
• You will monitor service delivery by OCHR and coordinate with directors where Command concerns are identified, developing and executing policies and requirements, advising HQ on development and implementation of HR and all workforce policies.
• You will provide oversight, evaluate program effectiveness, and recommend changes to programs as needed, initiating modifications to support changes in technology and ensuring state-of-the-art equipment in support of mission needs.
• You will conduct studies and analyses, trending/forecasting data, and oversee the maintenance of overall strategic planning and development requirements in response to tasking, but more often in response to high-level, often undefined requirements.
• You will evaluate new legislation, public laws, regulations, policies, and procedures, determining the direct and indirect impact on the total Command workforce program of new legislation, executive, and regulatory issuances.
• You will plan and/or conducts assessments and evaluations of the overall HR workforce customer service and support.
• You will evaluate problems, deficiencies, and inadequacies identified in administering and delivering HR workforce training and support to the customer, identifying areas to measure the success in workforce development and training.
• You will oversee queries to access data, regular reports, briefings, training materials, information papers, and strategies to ensure that business analytics plans, policies, and procedures are established, implemented, and sustained.
• You will initiate research, benchmarking studies, pilot programs, and other appropriate actions to identify and address existing and emerging competency gaps in the civilian workforce.
• You will align recommendations, advice, and options, key desired results and guiding principles, identifying and proposing alternatives, defend available options, anticipates reactions and explain complex matters in understandable terms.
• You will ensure that adequate internal control systems are developed and operative so that government resources are efficiently and effectively managed.
• You will prepare responses to sensitive correspondence including, evaluating, conducting, or participating in staff studies on programs to determine trends, problems and corrective action.

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
• 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 of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower pay band, NH-03 (GS-12/13 equivalency), in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Leading human resources services, strategies, and programs to advise on complex HR issues, oversee key functions, ensure effective workforce management and development, and implement policies, conduct analyses, and influence strategic HR decisions in order to optimize a naval team or program.

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.

Additional information

This position is part of the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project. The NH-4 broadband level encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14 and GS-15. The salary range shown in the announcement represents all of the positions within the NH-4 broadband level, however the salary range for this position is capped at GS-15, step 5, currently $191,850. If your current salary is above this amount, your salary may be matched.

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.