Lead Human Resources Specialist- Compensation Center of Excellence (CCOE)

The purpose of this position is to provide HR Services including leadership consulting and advisory functions in compensation. The work will include an emphasis on providing leaders and employees with quality customer service program accountability and problem resolution.

The position is aligned under the Compensation Center of Excellence (CCOE) Unit reporting to the Compensation Center of Excellence Supervisor with full responsibility over all Network pay schedules salary surveys retention incentives and other pay incentives that require approval and/or oversight. The work involves analyzing interpreting developing and/or implementing laws regulations policies and/or guidance involving subject matter areas within compensation administration and advising leadership on the use of compensation flexibilities to help recruit manage and retain employees.

Major Duties Include:

• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and senior consultant and advisor.
• Ensures VISN Compensation unit participates in and contributes to effective implementation of Workforce Planning initiatives.
• Anticipates and manages the impact of legislative and administrative changes and assures that the Networks interests are held to the most up-to-date requirements and is adept at providing feedback to National offices when the interests of the Network VHA or VA require advocacy.
• Develops operating procedures and/or processes for use in recruitment relocation and retention incentive programs; and other strategic compensation programs (i.e. Dual Compensation etc.) achieving mandated and desired results.
• Ensures compliance on all pay limitation areas.
• Develops operating procedures and/or processes for use in recruitment relocation and retention incentive programs; and other strategic compensation programs (i.e. Dual Compensation etc.) achieving mandated and desired results.
• Provides technical and administrative supervision to the Network Compensation staff (HR Specialists in the area of Compensation).
• Develops work plans competency plans and evaluates employee performance.
• Sets short and long- term priorities based on the difficulty level and requirements of the assignment and the capabilities of the employee.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

Qualifications

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 02/03/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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. 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 this instance you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

The BASIC REQUIREMENT for the HR Specialist GS-0201 series is presumed met if found qualified at the GSlevel and above.

GRADE REQUIREMENT: To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level you must meet one of the following criteria below.

Criteria 1- GS-13 Graduate Degree and Specialized Experience: Successful completion of a graduate level degree or higher and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level. Such experience may be gained in administrative professional technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e. Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes: Skill to develop create and analyze new as well as review and revise established facility and Network Office nurse locality pay schedules and Title 5 and Title 38 special rates schedules; Skill to provide expert advisory service and/or authoritative policy interpretations on complex or controversial human resources management issues; Skill to give advice on region-wide impacts and implications of changes in HR program policies rulings and decisions; Skill and ability to gather analyze evaluate and interpret information to arrive at an opinion or decision; Skill and ability in written and oral communication techniques; Skill in use of automated applications and data system; ability to identify and analyze trends causal relationships systems solutions etc.; Skill in applying the full range of pay and premium pay laws regulations principles and practices sufficient to serve as a consultant in providing advice and guidance to managers and employees. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

OR

Criteria 2- GS-13 Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in federal service that demonstrates HR management knowledge concepts and principles and the performance of work in one or more of the HR specialty areas. Such experience may be gained in administrative professional technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e. Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes: Skill to develop create and analyze new as well as review and revise established facility and Network Office nurse locality pay schedules and Title 5 and Title 38 special rates schedules; Skill to provide expert advisory service and/or authoritative policy interpretations on complex or controversial human resources management issues; Skill to give advice on region-wide impacts and implications of changes in HR program policies rulings and decisions; Skill and ability to gather analyze evaluate and interpret information to arrive at an opinion or decision; Skill and ability in written and oral communication techniques; Skill in use of automated applications and data system; ability to identify and analyze trends causal relationships systems solutions etc.; Skill in applying the full range of pay and premium pay laws regulations principles and practices sufficient to serve as a consultant in providing advice and guidance to managers and employees.