Summary

This position is in the Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, Departmental Office of Human Resources Management (DOHRM), Human Capital Planning and Solutions. You will serve as a Senior Human Capital Analyst and technical expert in Workforce Planning (WFP) and human capital data analysis.

Duties

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The Senior Human Capital Analyst:

• Serves as an authority in human capital analytics, data analysis, and monitoring and evaluation of human capital programs.
• Oversees the human capital data and methodologies employed to capture, utilize and disseminate that data.
• Leads enterprise-wide workforce planning initiatives and performs advanced human capital data analysis to forecast workforce objectives in andinform strategic alignment.
• Evaluates and makes authoritative recommendations for the best approaches, methodologies, and instruments for collecting human capital and workforce data.
• Provides expert advisory and consultative services to all levels of management on issues affecting the full range of workforce planning, recruitment, and human capital initiatives.
• Develops human capital goals, measures, metrics, and targets for strategic plans.

The ideal candidate will possess the skill to analyze large, complex data sets to derive human capital insights. Extracting data from automated HR databases to identify systemic organizational trends and forecast long-term workforce objectives for senior leadership decision-making. He/She will possess effective communication skills to meet the customer at their level with the ability to translate intricate workforce metrics and legislative guidance into tailored briefings and actionable reports. He/She will enable diverse stakeholders and senior agency officials to easily comprehend and execute strategic initiatives. And, he/she will possess critical thinking & proactive inquiry to drive the best work product. Investigating ambiguous, poorly defined workforce challenges through independent research and targeted stakeholder inquiries to formulate innovative methodologies and deliver high-quality strategic work products where guidelines are scarce.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must meet specialized experience stated in Qualifications section
• Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date
• Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

• SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
• GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
• BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A background security investigation is required for all selected individuals. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of the security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
• PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
• TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirements.

To qualify for the Grade 14, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13, it must include:

• Experience analyzing human capital data extracts to identify workforce trends and forecast long-term personnel objectives for leadership decision-making.
• Experience translating HR metrics into tailored, audience-appropriate briefings, enabling diverse stakeholders to easily understand and execute strategic initiatives.
• Experience investigating workforce planning challenges through proactive inquiry to deliver strategic products where definitive operational guidelines may be limited.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

• Data Analysis: Knowledge of the principles, methods, and processes used to analyze data and datasets; including investigating trends or anomalies, establishing relationships, and identifying patterns.
• Workforce Planning: Knowledge of human resource planning concepts, principles, and practices; including identifying current and future workforce needs, analyzing skills gaps, and developing strategic workforce alignment plans.
• Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
• Oral Communication (*) - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

For all types of consideration, 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4

All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Transportation and its Operating Administrations from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Transportation by email at, [redacted]. To learn more, please visit our page at: The Fair Chance to Compete Act | US Department of Transportation

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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.

Benefits

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