Management and Program Analyst (HR Liaison)

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:11/05/2024. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees, former Federal employees applying for reinstatement, or a current federal employee applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment must meet time in grade requirements. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. NOTE: This does not apply to Non-Federal Applicants, or applicants applying for consideration under Non-Competitive Authority (i.e…. “30% or more Disability”, VRA, and/or Schedule A). To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). You must provide a copy of your most recent SF-50 that indicates proof of status, and shows Time in Grade (for example, you were a career or career-conditional employee) and identifies your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must also submit your most recent promotion or within-grade increase in addition to your recent SF-50. If you previously held a higher grade, you must also submit any SF-50 showing that grade. DO NOT submit Award SF-50’s and/or General Adjustment SF-50’s as they cannot be used to prove time-in-grade. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 level. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-11 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience and/or education equivalent to at least a GS-09 that has equipped them with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience performing Human Resource (HR) Liaison activities and providing administrative support for specific requests requiring research and applying Human Resources policies, concepts, and practices. Experience coordinating activities for an HR personnel program of an organization, providing support of a full range of HR support functions and requirements. Experience in the preparation and coordination of documents for personnel and administrative actions. Ensures non-routine or complex matters are coordinated and managed in consultation with designated human resource organization and appropriate VBA leadership. Providing guidance of HR support and liaison activities, delivers employee personnel support services, and provides technical guidance to internal staff and management officials. OR, Education Substitution: GS-11 ONLY- Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience for the GS-0343-11 grade level. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have the following: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR, GS-11 ONLY -Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-11 level. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 18 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-11. For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position.: GS-12 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least a GS-11 that has equipped them with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience coordinating Human Resource (HR) Liaison activities and performing administrative and advisory work across a broad range of HR functions and disciplines utilizing knowledge of HR principles, concepts, and practices. Demonstrated experience in the completion and execution of HR and personnel activities for organizations and provides liaison support with various internal and departmental human resources offices. Experience working with all levels of management throughout the recruitment and placement lifecycle from classification, recruitment, and onboarding through performance, awards, discipline, and separation Experience providing support of HR operational and liaison activities, delivers employee personnel support services, and provides consultative services to program/staff offices. Demonstrated experience applying a wide range of administrative policy and procedures to ensure efficient facilitation of HR activities to support personnel program operations. Education Substitution: There is no education substitution at this grade level. Combining Education & Experience: If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g. have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree), the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement. Click here for more information. Volunteer Experience: 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; religions; 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. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary. Work also requires walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance of meetings away from the work site. No special physical effort, or ability is required to do the work. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management’s website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
This Management and Program Analyst position is a member of the Budget and Human Resources, Executive Support staff for Outreach, Transition, and Economic Development (OTED) within the Veterans Benefits Administration.