HR Specialist (Military)

This position is in the Wyoming National Guards Human Resources Office (HRO) and serves as the State Level Expert/point of contact for the Wyoming Air National Guard (ANG) Full-Time Support (FTS) Title 32 Active Guard Reserve (AGR) program. The incumbent ensures all program activities policies instructions and goals follow legislation publications regulations and guidance from Department of War (DoW) Air Force (DAF) National Guard Bureau (NGB) and other governing agencies.

1. Advises the management on matters relating to Active Guard/Reserve (AGR) personnel; drafting and providing input to WYNG personnel plans and procedures based on interpretation of regulations and directives from the Department of the Air Force and National Guard Bureau (NGB).
2. Reviews and processs structure source documents Unit Manpower Document (UMD) and manpower reports applicable to AGR positions within the ANG.
3. Serves as an advisor to commanders and interprets policy and provides procedural guidance to commanders supervisors staff members and individual military members.

** This is NOT an all-inclusive list of duties. **

KEY REQUIREMENTS:
U.S. Citizenship Required.
This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
Employees are paid through Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer (DD/EFT).
May be required to successfully complete a trial/probationary period.
Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation
Recruitment/Relocation Incentives ARE NOT authorized.
PCS costs are not authorized. Must be willing to relocate at own expense if selected.
Indefinite employees may be terminated or displaced at managements discretion with a 30-day written notice.
Indefinite position may convert to Permanent if funding/position is available
If converted to permanent you may be required to successfully complete a two-year trial period.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
1. Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
2. May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; over/comp time may be required.
3. May require travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments.
4. The work may require the incumbent to drive a motor vehicle; if so and an appropriate valid drivers license is mandatory.
5. This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for or in response to a state emergency or disaster declaration. Head of Agency requests to exceed 14 days in a calendar year must be approved in advance by the National Guard Director of Manpower and Personnel (NGB-J1).

AREAS OF CONSIDERATION:
Consideration will be made from Areas 2 and 4.

Area 2: Permanent and indefinite WYNG Title 5 and T32 DST employees with the Wyoming Air/Army National Guard.
Area 4: Currently serving and former Active Guard/Reserve (AGR) and M-Day/Drill Status Guard (DSG) members of the National Guard. This provision is intended to boost the candidate pool to reach more qualified candidates and places DSG/M-Day personnel on par with currently serving civilian personnel.

TITLE 5 POSITION INFORMATION:
Type of Appointment: Temporary Indefinite
Tenure: Group 3 - Indefinite (Refer to Employment Conditions below for additional information)
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 4:30 pm
FLSA: Exempt
Telework: The duties of this position require primary physical presence. Situational teleworking may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Position #:
Selecting Official: Lt Col Anthony Munoz

This position DOES NOT require National Guard Military Membership.

Upon acceptance of this position if selected candidate is a competitive employee they will convert to Excepted Service and be required to sign a memorandum IAW 5 CFR 302.102. Acceptance of the proposed appointment will take the employee out of the competitive service while s/he occupies the position.

To qualify you must meet the experience and/or education 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.

EXPERIENCE: Must possess at least one-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-9). Specialized experience is experience that prepared the applicant to perform the duties of the position. The applicants educational-degree study program or military or civilian academic courses may substitute for some specialized experience. An applicant must demonstrate the specialized experience competencies (skills knowledge abilities and behaviors) to qualify for a position identified by its position grade and career level. Specialized experience factors encompass human resources programs business competencies familiarity with the subject matter or processes used in human resources programs associated with DoD U.S. Army or U.S. Air Force.

OR

EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position such as: Organizational Development Human Resource Management or Business Administration (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

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. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

TIME-IN-GRADE: Any applicant who within the previous 52 weeks held a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks equivalent to a GS-09. 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: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement.

If you are a current GS employee applying for a higher grade than the grade you currently hold provide an SF-50 showing the next lower grade was held for at least one year. Some SF-50s effective within the last 52 weeks will not demonstrate the next lower grade was held for at least one year (e.g. General Adjustment SF-50 from this year). In many cases we may need to see two (2) SF-50s to determine time-in-grade and eligibility for promotion. If you are a DoD employee you may obtain copies of your SF-50(s) from MyBiz ( Refer to Education requirements identified above.

You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.