HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST

This job announcement uses the USA Hire Assessment to evaluate applicants. For more information, visit USA Hire Assessment. This announcement will be used to fill positions with an entry grade of GS-7, or GS-9 with a target grade of GS-11 throughout DFAS Human Resources Division.

Major duties

• Provides advisory services to customers, resolves complex issues regarding HR functional areas to include staffing, classification and position management, benefits, learning and development, information systems or labor/employee relations.
• Recruitment and Placement: Advises managers on recruitment options and strategies. Work involves recruiting, examining, selecting and placing employees and performing job analysis to develop effective selection tools for specific positions.
• Position Management and Classification: Advises managers and supervisors regarding position management and the efficient use of civilian positions. Performs position audits and writes position descriptions and evaluation statements.
• Benefits/Workers' Compensation: Advises management and customers on federal benefits programs to include health, life, retirement, Thrift Savings Program (TSP), and Workers' Compensation Program.
• Learning and Development: Works with agency customers to assess the training needs of the agency. Participate in the design, development, delivery and evaluation of employee training and development initiatives.
• Labor and Management Employee Relations: Advises and counsels managers and supervisors regarding employee relations, labor relations, performance management, leave administration and incentive and performance award programs.
• HR Information Systems: Works with functional end-users to ensure the efficient use of HR Information systems; supports data management and retrieval, and development and implementation of system upgrades to support mission requirements.
• FOR VACANCIES FILLED AT LESS THAN THE FULL PERFORMANCE (GS-11) LEVEL, DUTIES WILL BE DEVEOPMENTAL IN NATURE.

Qualifications

For the GS-7, one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-5) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. GS-7 Specialized Experience is defined as assisting in the application of Human Resources (HR) laws, regulations, principles, systems, policies, methods, and practices to analyze routine facts; research customer inquiries or problems and support the operation of an HR functional area. For the GS-9, one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-7) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. GS-9 Specialized Experience is defined as researching, interpreting and adapting Human Resource regulations, policies and laws to provide substantive recommendations and advice to customers related to at least one functional area of Human Resources (e.g. recruitment and placement, benefits, employee or labor relations, classification, learning and development, HR information systems); resolving customer complaints and problems; and providing information to internal and external customers related to HR processes, procedures and systems. For the GS-11, one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-9) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. GS-11 Specialized Experience is defined as applying HR concepts, principles, regulations and practices in delivering advisory services to customers; researching regulation and policy to resolve complex HR issues; assisting in the development and implementation of HR procedures and coordinating processes to ensure successful delivery of HR programs in the areas of position management and classification, staffing, employee benefits, management and employee relations, HR information systems, employee learning and development or personnel security. You may qualify for consideration if meeting specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement. The minimum salary for grade GS-7 is $50,930, the maximum salary is $66,210. The minimum salary for grade GS-9 is $62,297, the maximum salary is $80,991. The minimum salary for grade GS-11 is $75,374, the maximum salary is $97,991.

Education

GS-07 (2-grade interval) Substitution of Education for Experience: One full year of graduate level education or Superior Academic Achievement (http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/policy/ApplicationOfStds-04.asp) may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. GS-9 Substitution of Education for Experience: Two full years of progressively higher level graduate education, Master's or equivalent graduate degree, may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. GS-11 Substitution of Education for Experience: Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed higher-level graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. You must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions that are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html).