Human Resources Specialist (EmployeeLabor Relations)
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Alexandria, VA - USA
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Job Summary
This position is part of the Defense Human Resources Activity. The incumbent will be responsible for planning developing and coordinating Department of Defense (DoD) wide projects and policies in the area of employee relations including employee appeals discipline and performance management.
As a Human Resources Specialist (Employee/Labor Relations) at the GSsome of your typical work assignments may include:
- Serves as an authoritative technical expert and advisor to senior Department leadership political appointees and Component heads on significant high-impact and far-reaching labor and employee relations matters. Provides strategic counsel on issues that have systemic implications across the entire Department workforce.
- Systematically evaluates incoming civil service laws federal regulations third-party administrative decisions Executive Orders and OPM policy directives to determine their operational and strategic impact on the Department. Formulates and executes comprehensive enterprise-wide implementation strategies to ensure seamless compliance.
- Drafts reviews and refines comprehensive Department-wide civilian HR guidance standard operating procedures and technical directives. Focuses on addressing highly complex sensitive and difficult employee and labor relations problems ensuring all issued guidance is legally compliant operationally viable and aligned with Department strategic goals.
- Supports LER community management initiatives to foster professional development knowledge sharing and standardized practices across all Department Components. Serves as a key liaison to cultivate a highly integrated modern and capable community of LER practitioners.
- Designs develops and delivers advanced professional credentialing curricula and technical training programs for Department LER specialists HR professionals and managers. Ensures that certification standards and educational materials reflect the latest civil service reforms statutory updates and industry best practices.
- Establishes fosters and maintains highly cooperative productive working relationships with key internal and external partners. Collaborates closely with Component HR leaders external federal oversight agencies and labor organization representatives to negotiate solutions build consensus and address mutual HR and LER priorities.
- Coordinates drafts and packages formal technically precise responses to high-level departmental congressional and executive inquiries. Ensures that all response packages meet strict approved standards and administrative requirements executing reviews and submissions in an extremely expeditious manner under tight high-priority deadlines.
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service
- Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
- Suitable for Federal employment determined by a background investigation
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
- Work Schedule: Full Time
- Overtime: Occasionally
- Tour of Duty: Flexible
- Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
- Financial Disclosure: Not Required
- Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible
You may qualify at the GS-14 if you fulfill the following qualifications:
A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service:
- Expert experience writing and developing strategic guidance and evaluating/reviewing policy and program revisions to new and/or existing legislation for proposed legislative changes that impact an agency in the areas of labor and employee relations.
- Expert experience in applying a broad range of advanced employee relations laws regulations principles precedents and policy in order to serve as an agency or equivalent level senior advisor.
- Expert experience in analyzing and solving complex and sensitive problems and issues in order to resolve conflicting laws or other requirements involving vague and untested areas of case laws where policy decisions and case strategy guidance have impact across the Department.
- Expert experience consulting and providing guidance as a technical expert in labor and employees relations matters such as collective bargaining and negotiations grievances employee discipline performance management awards and third party processes.
- Expert experience developing and delivering innovative and strategic solutions to policy problems in labor and employee relations including the deployment of training and process change.
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs: This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; Well qualified is defined as possessing the type and quality of experience that exceeds the positions minimum qualifications. and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility.
For more information: Appointment Authorities: For more information on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements:
Persons with Disabilities - Schedule A
Special Hiring Authority for Veterans
Special Hiring Authority for Certain Military Spouses
Other Special Appointment Authorities - Subpart F
Males born aftermust be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see selecting official may choose to conduct interviews and once the selection is made you will receive a notification of the decision.
NOTE: Declining to be interviewed or failure to report for a scheduled interview will be considered as a declination for further consideration for employment against this vacancy.
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Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at:
candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).
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.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Experience:
IC
