HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST

Duties

As a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST at the GS-0201-13 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Serve as a Senior Human Resources Specialist with responsibility for planning, developing and carry out a full range of comprehensive management advisory services and program management for civilian human resources programs.
• Provide strategic, authoritative technical guidance, and expert level consultative employee- management advisory services on Human Resources Management (HRM) programs to support goals, objectives, and produce results that accomplish Command missions.
• Independently conduct, lead, and/or participate in project/studies to improve HRM programs and/or influence policy changes for the command that typically involve long-range, highly complex, and often politically sensitive topics.
• Provide expert level advice to senior leaders in a wide range of Human Resource Management areas such as merit promotion, recruitment and placement, affirmative employment, and resource management, and demonstration programs.
• Write a variety of documents to include items for newsletters, responses to Congressional Inquiries, reports of special studies, briefing slides, scripts for briefings, letters responding to inquiries from employees and other customers, and supplements to regulations and directives.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Recruitment Incentives: May be Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: Situational telework may be authorized based on operational requirements, contingent upon Agency and Supervisor approval.

Qualifications

You may qualify at the GS-13, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service:

• Apply advanced Federal Human Resource Management (HRM) principles, concepts, practices, analytical methods, a wide range of qualitative and quantitative techniques.
• Advise management on controversial or sensitive, complex, and difficult recruitment, placement, and affirmative employment issues and problems.
• Conduct reviews and analyze HR program operations to include identifying deficiencies and barriers; measuring compliance, consistency, and effectiveness; and making recommendations for enhancements and improvements.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs: This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; Well qualified is defined as possessing the type and quality of experience that exceeds the positions minimum qualifications. and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. For more information: .

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: For more information on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements:

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see )

The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision.
NOTE: Declining to be interviewed or failure to report for a scheduled interview will be considered as a declination for further consideration for employment against this vacancy.

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Other Notes:

Re-employed Annuitant: This position Does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at:

As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106., DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194).

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).