PLEASE NOTE: Based on the current hiring restrictions, selectees may be subject to additional approvals prior to an offer being extended. The position is located in the Human Resources Operations Division/Benefits, Compensation, and Staffing Branch. As an HR Specialist (Employee Benefits), you will provide a variety of technical, analytical and project leader support for employee benefits and retirement matters and serve as a lead on HR automation efforts.

Duties

As a Human Resources Specialist (Employee Benefits), you will: Serve as a technical expert and consultant to management on employee benefits and retirement matters with independent responsibility for resolving controversial, complex, and difficult types of problem actions/cases. Provide advice and assistance in situations requiring extensive analysis in which the nature and scope of the benefit and retirement issues are complex, requiring careful study in search of innovative solutions to problems in consideration of the needs of management. Explore alternative courses of action to accommodate management needs and considerations. Work closely with management officials to gain support and confidence of program initiatives. Undertake special assignments that impact the overall operation of the employee benefit function. Determine contacts, resources, and methods necessary to accomplish the special assignment and maintain oversight of all related activities pertinent to the assignment to ensure results are achieved.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé. Specialized Experience For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: -Experience interpreting and applying Federal HR Benefit guidelines and regulations to identify areas of improvement and make recommendations to management; AND -Experience participating in, or leading project teams, that result in new processes, recommendations to management, or input into workforce and strategic planning; AND -Experience analyzing benefits administration data and business processes to develop reports, recommend process improvements and develop or conduct training. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-13, you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]