Duties

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Reporting to the Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer, the Chief of the Employee and Labor Relations Branch will provide strategic and tactical leadership of the Architect of the Capitol's (AOC) employee and labor relations program.

As a strategic business partner, the selected candidate will have primary responsibility for developing, implementing and administering progressive employee and labor relations programs. Responsibilities include enterprise oversight and administrative and performance management; leave and absence; FMLA; labor relations; conduct and disciplinary actions; workplace violence; and grievances.

The role also serves as the principal contract negotiator providing labor relations advisory services on behalf of the AOC in dealing with labor organizations that seek to represent or are currently representing AOC employees in a collective bargaining unit.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Provide leadership, administrative, managerial and technical supervision for day-to-day employee and labor relations programs.
• Serves as the technical authority on employee and labor relations programs and functions.
• Develops new and revises existing policies, plans, guidelines and procedures to meet strategic goals or evolving operational needs.
• Leads union-management contract negotiations culminating in labor agreements or timely renewals in accordance with management objectives and federal labor relations regulations, demonstrating a thorough knowledge in labor law.
• Develops employee and labor relations programmatic initiatives that include dynamic approaches to employee performance, conduct, discipline, grievance, attendance and other related issues.
• Evaluates and assesses the effectiveness of the AOC employee and labor relations program, identifying program deficiencies and problems, while recommending solutions and resolutions to accomplish AOC objectives.
• Directs development and analyzes relevant data to inform decision making; provides sound counsel and expertise to agency leaders and managers and collaborates with agency counsel of data, provision of expertise and insights, secures legal opinions, and prepares position papers that support goals and objectives.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be able to pass a drug test.
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs.
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Candidates for the GS-14 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) in the Federal service. Candidates must meet all of the specialized experience criteria listed below in order to be referred for consideration.

Examples of specialized experience for this position include:

1. Experience in providing advice involving regulatory requirements, agency policies and practices to effect disciplinary actions, removals and suspensions and resolving grievances, appeals and other employee relations matters.
2. Experience researching facts and legal precedents to define the parameters of labor and employee relations cases.
3. Experience in providing formal leader training on employee relations issues to ensure management readiness related to employee relations matters.
4. Experience providing strong analytical skills to leverage knowledge in employment law and fact-based data to provide sound counsel and coaching with a demonstrated track record of exceptional client service delivery.
5. Experience leading people and achieving buy-in to advance organizational goals to drive effective results.

Education

There is no educational requirement for the Human Resources Management series (0201); however, a Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university is preferred.

Additional information

Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislative branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separated under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documentation of disability, if applicable. For more information, please visit http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp#6.

If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with theSelective Service System. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information.

Benefits

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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.

A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holidays; paid sick and annual (vacation) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportation; training and development opportunities, etc.

The Architect of the Capitol offers eligible employees the opportunity to participate in the Student Loan Repayment Program.

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.