Summary

About the Position: Serves as a senior HR Specialist performing operational assignments in CHRA. CHRA is responsible for operational HR effectiveness worldwide to include establishing and maintaining standards and measurements, total quality management, organizational development and workforce utilization for the Army's delivery of civilian personnel administrative services.

Duties

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• Advise managers or employees on policy changes that affect recruit and/or pay processes.
• Execute all appropriate steps and procedures to properly process personnel actions in accordance with the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions.
• Investigate and respond to a variety of routine and complex written inquiries regarding recruitment production.
• Perform audits on completed civilian personnel actions to identify the source of errors.
• Advise hiring managers regarding recruitment strategies for attracting the best qualified candidates.
• Research personnel regulations to recommend solutions in questionable areas.
• Effectively communicate with team members to provide direction, guidance, and training.
• Provide constructive feedback to team members on ways to improve the performance or quality of their work.
• Share knowledge with peers regarding precedent decisions that impact human resources actions.
• Analyze statistical data to identify problem areas and make sound recommendations to the command.
• Prepare daily and weekly production and workload reports.
• Direct, manage, and track program data and statistical information in support of the organization's operations.
• Access automated systems to obtain information required to effect changes in personnel records.
• Utilize production reports to stay abreast of work production to sustain a level of accuracy and timeliness of fill-time on all types of personnel actions.
• Analyze serviced organizations for productivity and efficiency and provide recommendations on the most effective position/skill mix and organizational structures.
• Provide technical advice to support others in accomplishing personnel actions processing.
• Advise peer team members on mission objectives as they relate to recruitment goals or customer service.
• Develop creative ideas for implementing hiring reform that shorten the time to hire.
• Advise co-workers on steps required to process complex personnel actions.
• Mentor lower graded employees to assist them in achieving their individual career goals as well as supporting organizational objectives.

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Civilian Employees of the Command (Current CHRA employees)

• Current Civilian Employees of the Command
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience 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. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Interpreting and applying Federal civilian recruitment and placement guidance to provide advice to hiring managers; 2) Conducting job analysis for General Schedule, Federal Wage and/or Lab Demo System positions; 3) Developing job opportunity announcements, reviewing applicant qualifications, and referring eligible candidates for employment consideration using an automated hiring system (such as USA Staffing); and 4) Calculating and setting pay for internal and external selections in accordance with Federal civilian pay regulations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a Human Capital and Resource Management Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive is not authorized.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/[redacted]2-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information

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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.

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