About the Position: The Civilian Human Resources Agency (CHRA) is the organization in the Department of the Army responsible for providing civilian human resources support. As a part of CHRA, the Mobile District Civilian Personnel Advisory Center (CPAC) delivers human resources services to the civilian personnel customers of the Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This position is being filled at the GS-11 and/or GS-12 grade levels.

Duties

Serve as a senior HR Specialist at the GS-12, applying the full range of civilian HR methods, principles and practices to advise on and/or resolve the full range of operational problems in the areas of recruitment and placement and classification. Utilize a wide range of HR practices, laws, regulations, policies, and precedents sufficient to provide expert federal civilian HR management advisory and technical services on complex and wide-impacting customer functions and work practices. Advise managers and supervisors on staffing requirements, resources, and problems in assigned offices involving a high degree of complexity. Advise management on recruitment strategies, sources, special programs, recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive programs. Manage and maintain full visibility over all Request for Personnel Actions (RPAs) from cradle to grave. Analyze individual positions descriptions. Mentor and conduct informal on-the-job training for lower graded human resource personnel.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Qualifications

Remote and/or telework work may be negotiated at the discretion of management. 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 Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans 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. GS-11 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: One year of specialized experience which includes experience in areas such as 1.) Providing civilian human resources advice and guidance to managers, employees and applicants; 2.) Conducting strategic recruitment discussions, job analysis, non-competitive staffing actions, creating and posting federal job opportunity announcements in order to perform end-to-end recruitment, reviewing and determining applicant qualifications, and referring eligible candidates for employment consideration; 3.) Researching and interpreting federal civilian staffing regulations and procedures; 4.) Using federal human resource recruitment software such as United States American (USA) Staffing; 5.) Maintaining and retrieving data from federal Human resources personnel systems such as Defense Civilian Personnel Data System Portal (DCPDS), Automated Stopper and Referral System (ASARS) an Electronic Official Personnel Folders/Appropriated Fund) ( EOPF); 6.) Processing a wide range of personnel actions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). GS-12 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience in the areas such as: 1.) Interpreting and applying Office of Personnel Management position classification standards to positions to determine pay category, occupational series, title and grade level; 2.) Applying methods, principles, and practices used in the recruitment and placement process to advise on types of appointments and their appropriate application in both the competitive and excepted services; 3.) Advising on procedural and regulatory requirements governing the merit promotion process and the use of internal/external recruitment strategies to aid in strategic recruitment planning; 4.) In-depth experience utilizing United States American (USA) Staffing to post vacancy announcements and issue referral lists; experience in utilizing Defense Civilian Personnel Data System Portal (DCPDS) and Automated Stopper and Referral System (ASARS) database to facilitate HR requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: AccountabilityAttention to DetailCompensation ManagementCustomer ServiceCustomer ServiceDecision MakingDeveloping OthersFlexibilityInfluencing/NegotiatingIntegrity/HonestyInterpersonal SkillsLearningOral CommunicationPosition ClassificationReading ComprehensionReasoningSelf-ManagementStaffing and RecruitingStress ToleranceTeambuildingTeamworkWritten Communication (GS-11) 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-09). (GS-12) 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).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address RL-W6D4AA CHRA USACE DIRECTORATE-SAD DO NOT MAIL Washington, DC 20314 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk