Human Resources Specialist

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-14 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes Experience utilizing advanced Human Resources (HR) management principles, concepts, regulations, and practices related to developing or evaluating HR policies based on laws, regulations, guidance, or policies, orders, directives or other laws and regulations. Experience in one or more HR discipline (i.e., staffing/ employment, pay administration, leave, hours of duty, work schedules, benefits administration, telework, performance management, employee recognition and awards, restructuring, and labor and employee relations), and providing expert advisory services and authoritative policy interpretations on highly complex HR issues involving service wide or equivalent issues. Experience with written communication techniques (e.g., formatting, grammar, and punctuation) to draft formal policy or guidance (e.g., interim guidance memorandums, delegation orders, policy statements) and to develop policy documents and/or proposals such as white papers, PowerPoint briefings, intranet guidance, and other substantive material for use by others. Experience presenting findings, delivering briefings, and helping others in understanding and accepting findings and recommendations and negotiating solutions to disputed recommendations. Experience with project management including planning, organizing, and developing interventions on significant HR issues and concerns; analyzing and evaluating situations, issues, and programs; adapting, modifying, and implementing HR policies, directives, standards, and procedures. AND MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks. AND TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to “All US Citizens”. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM’s Qualifications Standards.
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