OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise -"To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan" -by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?

Duties

The incumbent serves as a HR Liaison for the regional office. This position and assignments are developmental to the GS-0301-12 level. At the GS-09 level, the incumbent will have greater supervision and guidance. The work will be less complex and have limited scope and effect. The employee will work under the guidance of a higher-level specialist. The duties and responsibilities are including but not limited to, the following: Provides management advisory services regarding the development and maintenance, focusing on strategic plans and goals, and employee development programs. Provides advice and assistance to employees and managers regarding human resources management programs and policies. Assists in the development of initiatives to improve management processes and systems using the most efficient utilization of human resources. Studies and advises managers and supervisors on staffing requirements, resources, which involve a high degree of complexity. Provides technical advice and assistance and disseminates human resources information to Regional Office managers and employees. Timekeeper performing duties are performed daily to ensure accuracy. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. The grade progression for this position is GS-09/GS-11/GS-12. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Yes Telework: Yes Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst; 39565-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary in nature. There are no special physical requirements. The work is performed primarily in office areas or conference rooms and similar environments.

Requirements

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GS-09: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level for a period of 52 weeks/1 year. Specialized experience is defined as experience applying and providing guidance on multiple fields of Human Resources rules, regulations, and procedures including Personnel Management, Recruitment and Staffing, Classification, Employee Benefits (OWCP, retirements, and insurance programs), and/or Labor Relations. Examples of Specialized Experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Assisting employees with advice on a variety of rules, regulations, and practices pertaining to human resources Providing guidance and explanations of the organization's policies, procedures, and guidelines to leaders and employees Providing advice regarding appropriate levels on personnel actions. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: 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 work in the federal service, include the grade level for the position(s). Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.

A Master's or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED.

OR

COMBINATION: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. The total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education more than the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED.

Successful candidates will possess the following competencies:

• Technical Competence
• Reasoning
• Oral Communication
• Written Communication - A writing sample may be required at time of interview.
• Interpersonal Skills

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements, please see the statements below: Education must be reviewed and certified by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, in order for it to be creditable towards your qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

For more information about this requirement, please visit the U.S. Department of Education website for Foreign Education Evaluation.

Contacts

• Address Oakland Regional Benefit Office 1301 Clay Street, Rm. 1400 North Oakland, CA 94612 US
• Name: Carol Fortin
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]