This position is in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Office (VACO) Human Resources Service Center (HRSC) that focuses on the establishment and transition of human capital services for VACO staff offices. This position provides recruitment consultation and advisory assistance to the Staff Office customers in the areas of merit staffing, classification, position management, pay administration, selection and onboarding and technical review. Critical Skills Incentive approved

Duties

The incumbent of the position will serve as a senior recruitment and placement specialist providing a high level of program support in the staffing, recruitment, and pay administration program areas. Assignments include developing and applying recruitment and placement processes, rules, regulations, and laws and suggesting changes and new methodologies to management. The incumbent provides managers and employees with information and interpretations of HR policies, procedures and guidelines, when the issues addressed require substantial interpretation, there is potential for controversy, or the issue involves more than one area of HR policy. Provides expert program support of VACO/HRSC HR programs by developing comprehensive solutions to a broad range of the most difficult operational issues handled by the division. Evaluates staffing and recruitment programs to assess if they meet basic program goals and objectives. Provides recommendations that meet immediate as well as long-term needs. Provides recruitment consulting to fill especially hard-to-fill positions throughout the organization. Identify, analyze, and resolve complex problems which require the interpretation and adapting of guides which are only partially applicable and where few precedents exist. Reviews and interprets draft regulations, standards or other guides for impact on the recruitment program. Determines the degree of compliance with regulations and other employment program requirements. Ensures that assigned employee recruitment and placement programs meet requirements outlined in agency guidance. Provides technical advice and assistance to personnel and candidates in the resolution of complex recruitment and hiring problems for all levels and complexities of organizations, to include those whose organizational settings are characterized by historically chronic recruitment and staffing challenges. Reviews recruitment and placement actions and provides advice on difficult issues. Takes appropriate action to correct any inefficient, inadequate, or invalid actions and methods. Identifies problems and conflicts with current or acceptable policies and procedures. Reviews new or proposed HR policies, procedures and guidelines and makes recommendations to management on the need for changes in existing policies. Reviews and analyzes new or proposed HR policies, procedures and guidelines for impact on organization practices. Establishes and maintains a cooperative working relationship with managers. Meets with managers to develop adequate and accurate vacancy announcements and recruitment strategies. Carries out special projects (independently or in conjunction with Division Chief) relating to program operations and resources utilization. Develops and/or monitors proposals or plans related to the implementation of HR programs or projects. Leads ad hoc work teams on special projects, etc. Performs other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Telework agreement authorized 5 days a pay period at any VA own or lease space.
• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement,10/02/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. THE BASIC REQUIREMENT for the HR Specialist GS-0201 series is presumed met if found qualified at the GS-0201-7 level and above. To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, you must meet one of the following listed Criteria: One year of specialized experience which includes applying advanced HR principles, concepts and practices of personnel recruitment, examination, selection and/or placement; leading comprehensive analytical studies, projects, or special initiatives relating to HR management and/or benefits; developing, interpreting, and analyzing data extracts and reports from automated HR databases; and leading comprehensive analytical studies to identify factors and quality of responsibility levels. This specialized experience is equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: VACO OCHO HRSC Recruiting & Staffing Team
• Email: [email protected]