Human Resources Specialist (Information Systems)

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Competitive Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Civilian Employee Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Specialized Experience for GS 11: One year of specialized experience which includes providing user support and/or training of computer Human Resources Information Systems such as, Defense Civilian Personnel Data System DCPDS, Defense Civilian Pay System (DCPS), Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), and Service Now; and developing management information reports with data reporting tools as they apply to human resources management systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: human resources management, industrial relations, public administration, political science, business administration, psychology, labor relations or education. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Specialized Experience for GS 12: One year of specialized experience which includes providing user support and/or training of computer Human Resources Information Systems such as, Defense Civilian Personnel Data System DCPDS, Defense Civilian Pay System (DCPS), Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), and Service Now; Resolving operational problems of Human Resources Information systems; Maintaining personnel data reports utilizing systems such as advanced Excel, Business Objects, and other data reporting tools and assuring uniform application of operational policies and procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Specialized Experience for GS 13: One year of specialized experience which includes assuring application of operational policies and procedures; assessing the need for modifications of personnel management systems, delivering automated interfaces between personnel data systems, such as, Defense Civilian Personnel Data System DCPDS, Defense Civilian Pay System (DCPS), Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), and Service Now; creating personnel data reports utilizing systems such as advanced Excel, Business Objects, and other data reporting tools, and providing guidance on the operation of personnel management systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualifications requirement using experience only for the GS-12 and 13, no substitution for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: HR Information Systems Application Manages and Organizes Information Partnering Personnel and Human Resources Technical Competence Time in Grade Requirement for GS 11: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09). Time in Grade Requirement for GS 12: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11). Time in Grade Requirement for GS 13: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).
About the Position: This position is with the Human Resources Operations and Integrations Branch, Human Resources Information Systems Team located at the Mark Center Building in Alexandria, VA. The Mark Center is the location for the Washington Headquarters Services of the United States Department of Defense and a number of other DoD agencies.