For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

This position serves as a Human Resources Specialist assigned to the Payroll and Benefits Section, Operations Division, Human Resources Staff, of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA). Responsible for providing support on payroll and personnel systems for EOUSA and the United States Attorney's Offices (USAOs) which is composed of approximately 12,000 employees located in 94 offices throughout the United States. Typical duties include: -Serves as a specialist on the Human Resources Payroll Systems Team, provides a variety of technical and advisory support services on human resources systems including the National Finance center (NFC) personnel and payroll systems, EmpowerHR, and WebTA. - Performs quality analysis of data output to assure processing accuracy. Determines causes of errors or problems and develops procedures to correct operational problems. - Performs complex analysis to determine appropriate courses of action for payroll problems and specific NFC processing requirements. - Analyzes and administers a variety of NFC reports used to support personnel administration processes. -Applies knowledge of other human resources systems to provide guidance to other users in USAOs and perform a variety of administrative functions to support these and other systems. - Representative program operation assignments include: Commercial Garnishments, Educational Loans, Bankruptcy, Debts to the U.S. Government, Alimony and Child Support, and Leave Balance Adjustments. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

GS-11: To qualify for the GS-11, applicants must meet ONE of the qualification requirements lised below: Specialized Experience, OR Education, OR Combination of Education and Experience: A. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 in federal service. Specialized experience is defined as providing technical advisory services related to federal payroll systems such as National Finance Center (NFC), WebTA, EmpowerHR or similar federal payroll systems; providing advice and assistance related to payroll processing; and develop recommendations that coordinate and integrate personnel management information and processing. B. EDUCATION: Possess an LL.M degree; OR a PH.D or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field, (e.g., Human Resources); OR three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. C. COMBINATION OF EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: A combination of specialized experience as described in A and graduate education as described in B which when combined equal 100% of the requirements. (Only graduate education in excess of 2 full years is creditable.) GS-12: To qualify for the GS-12, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in federal service. Specialized Experience is defined as providing technical advisory services related to federal payroll systems such as National Finance Center (NFC), WebTA, EmpowerHR or similar federal payroll systems; advising on pay related topics such as garnishments and/or other various payroll deductions, and providing leadership and training to users on federal payroll systems. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) - The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) - The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) - VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement. Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, click on the links provided below . You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov
OR
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer 175 N Street NE 3CON Washington, DC, DC 20530 US
• Name: Coleene Rychalski
• Phone: 202-252-5391
• Email: [email protected]