SUPERVISORY HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (LER)

• You will gain expert level ability to address issues that significantly affect long-range implementation of substantive operational and/or policy programs throughout the assigned area.
• You will understand and interpret interrelated program issues that affect long-range program planning, design, and execution.
• You will interpret and evaluate questionable or discrepant information and synthesizes intricate information to arrive at legally supportable conclusions.
• You will gain expert knowledge of analytical and evaluative methodology to gather data and make in-depth evaluation and analyses of situations, issues, and programs; possess skills to develop and implement solutions that are unique.
• You will have skill in project planning and management, including communications and training techniques to persuade officials and the workforce to accept and understand extensive personnel system changes.
• You will have knowledge of the legislative process, DoD administrative procedures, administrative case law and court decisions.
• You will have the ability to develop recommendations for legislation that would modify the way agencies conduct programs and evaluate new or modified legislation for projected impact upon existing agency programs.

• 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.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NH-03 pay band or (GS-12/13 equivalent) grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: with mastery of advanced Employee/Labor Relations principles, concepts, regulations, and practices, as well as analytical methods and techniques, and seasoned consultative skills sufficient to resolve LMER problems not susceptible to treatment by standard methods. Mastery of relationships between subordinates and Senior levels of HR management within the employing entity sufficient to: Design and conduct comprehensive LMER studies characterized by boundaries that are extremely broad and difficult to define. Provide authoritative advisory services and/or develop authoritative policy interpretations. Prepare recommendations to significantly change or modify one or more major programs, evaluate the content of new legislation for impact on area programs and/or to translate legislation into program goals and objectives. Mastery of relationships between subordinates and senior levels of HR management within the employing entity. Expert level ability to address issues that significantly affect long-range implementation of substantive operational and/or policy programs throughout the assigned area. The employee understands and interprets interrelated program issues that affect long-range program planning, design, and execution. Interprets and evaluates questionable or discrepant information and synthesizes intricate information to arrive at legally supportable conclusions. Expert knowledge of analytical and evaluative methodology to gather data and make in-depth evaluation and analyses of situations, issues, and programs; possess skills to develop and implement solutions that are unique and outside the scope of current practices and guidelines. Skill in planning and management, including communications and training techniques to persuade officials and the workforce to accept and understand extensive personnel system changes. Knowledge of the legislative process, DoD administrative procedures, administrative case law and court decisions. Ability to develop recommendations for legislation that would modify the way agencies conduct programs and evaluate new or modified legislation for projected impact upon existing agency programs.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site:

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.



This job does not have an education qualification requirement.



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:

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.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

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.