Human Resources Specialist (Compensation)

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at OPM classification standards Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Candidates for the GS-13 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as the following: (1) Demonstrated expertise in current trends in compensation theory, wage, and salary practices, job evaluation methods, pay plan design, position control procedures, and reward strategies; (2) Demonstrated experience in the ability to effectively use technology in daily work, including analyzing compensation data; (3) Knowledge and ability to use spreadsheet and compensation-related software. (4) Ability to apply statistical models for assessment of compensation practices; (5) Knowledge to calculate the financial costing of any pay change impact; and (6) Ability to provide expert advisory service and/or authoritative policy interpretations on complex, controversial or unprecedented position classification and compensation issues. The ideal candidate is well-versed in developing assessment tools to gather, analyze, evaluate, and interpret information to arrive at an opinion or decision for a wide variety of general schedule, senior executive, and wage grade system positions. Must be able to adopt OPM regulations, guidance and apply Architect of the Capitol standards, policies, processes, and procedures.
Do you have expertise in compensation administration (developing compensation policies and guidance), and advising on the use of compensation flexibilities to help recruit, manage, and retain employees? AOC employees are passionate about the agencys mission to serve Congress and the Supreme Court, preserve Americas Capitol, and inspire memorable experiences.