Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 Human Resources Management Service (VISN 10 HRMS) is recruiting for a Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement). The Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement) will service the Battle Creek SBU. Applicant may be required to be on station occasionally for trainings and job fairs.

Duties

Recruitment & Placement - 55% Evaluates applications and resumes using Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Veterans Administration (VA) qualification standards, verifies eligibility, and rates and ranks applicants. Adjudicates and makes decisions on applicant appeals and agency's request to pass over (or objects to) eligible(s) certified. Provides input to the immediate supervisor on final decisions. As authorized by OPM, he/she is responsible for drafting and preparing announcement(s); evaluating, rating and ranking applications; adjudicates veteran's preference; updating various logs, maintaining active and inactive files and pending files, etc.; issues Notice of Ratings (NORs); and issues and audits certificate of eligibility. Prepares or edits final drafts, examination announcement, recruiting plans, rating schedules and qualification inquiry forms in subject matter areas which the qualification and methods for their determination involve difficulty in definition and development. Prepares vacancy announcements based on Position Description (PD) and/or functional statements (FS) and Subject Matter Expert (SME) analysis of the position, qualifies/disqualifies applicants, and maintains all documentation for the job announcement. Reviews and consults, in conjunction with the hiring manager, on job analysis and/or rating and ranking panels when needed. Processes a variety of requests for personnel action (RPAs) to fill a variety of positions. Coordinates and works with local and regional operations regarding priorities for positions to be filled. Receives and reviews local and regional recruitment requests and contacts the Selecting Official to finalize the recruitment action. Provides technical advice and assistance to the human resources staff and management officials in all areas of staffing and recruitment, including priority placement, direct hiring, special hiring authorities, etc. Troubleshoots and resolves difficult and controversial internal and external staffing and placement problems. Performs internal placement duties that include conducting job analysis, preparing promotion and placement products, and issuing referral certificates. Ensures that all placement actions meet regulatory requirements. Consults on and ensures all pre-employment requirements are met, such as: position management and organizational design, pay administration such as physician market pay; setting pay for Title 5, Title 38 and Hybrid employees, using multiple pay scales and various information sources; VetPro. Credentialing; position descriptions, functional statements, scopes of practice, crediting plans, and job analysis. Consultation - 45% Advises staff on difficult and unusual recruitment, placement and pay issues or problems. Advises on the selection of SMEs and the rating panel process. Advises and consults on targeted recruitment strategies and non-traditional recruitment opportunities specific to the local and regional market area. Leverages expertise to create legally sufficient solutions and provide information on the widest range of flexibility from which local and regional managers can choose that achieve their objectives. Provides law, policy, and analysis to the manager to support their recommendations. Researches qualifications and skills needed and ensures the job analysis is properly formulated with subject matter experts. Provides authoritative management advisory service on supplements to qualifications standards, such as selective placement factors and quality ranking factors to target a desired applicant pool. Provide staffing advice including career and career conditional competitive service appointments, temporary appointments, term appointments, excepted service appointments and special appointment authorities. Demonstrates skill in written and oral communication techniques related to developing and delivering various forms of correspondence to managers, such as briefings and status/staff reports. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position Position Description/PD#: Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement)/PD99989A Relocation/Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized Physical Requirements: No special physical exertion is required. The work is primarily performed while sitting though some work may require periods of standing. The regular and recurring work of the position involves sitting at a desk, conferences, meetings, etc., and occasional visits to activity work sites. Occasional use of automobile and public conveyances may be required. 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.

Requirements

• 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
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• 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. You must meet basic requirements and grade level requirements: Basic requirements for all grades Merit- Based Method- One year specialized experience requiring knowledge of and/or skill in applying basic HR concepts, laws, principles, methods, practices and/or HR systems. OR Education-Based Method- Successful completion of bachelor's degree ( or higher). OR Training- Based- Successful completion of at least 12 credit hours of college-level (associate degree or higher level) course work in any of the following types of fields, majors or programs or those closely related as evidenced by the course or programs: HR (general), HR development, HR management, business, business management/administration, industrial relations, labor relations, industrial psychology, organizational psychology, organizational development, management, organizational behavior, pre-law/law, legal studies, health care management/administration, public administration, public policy, human services, leadership and humanities; OR, Successful completion of at least four formal training courses in HR; OR, Successful completion of a formal certificate program in any of the areas (or related areas) listed above; OR, Current professional HR certification through the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), HRCI®, International Public Management Association (IPMA) (or Public Sector HR Association (PSHRA)), American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA) or an organization or company that has a formal structure and is nationally recognized by the profession. AND Grade level Qualifications: GS-7: Creditable Education: One full year of graduate level education or Superior Academic Achievement OR Specialized Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-5) in the Federal service, that equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience typically includes, but are not limited to: Knowledge of federal or non-federal personnel regulations and laws; explaining business processes, rules, regulations, and laws; processing personnel actions using automated personnel systems; responding to customer inquiries. The incumbent will serve in a developmental assignment to provide the individual with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the full range of duties as described in the target position description. GS-9: Creditable Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D., if related OR, Specialized Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-7) in the Federal service, that equipped me with the particular KSAs to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience typically includes, but are not limited to: Knowledge and understanding of federal and non-federal personnel regulations and laws as it applies to Human Resources; advising management officials on various types of appointments and their appropriate application in both the competitive and excepted service; advising on the procedural and regulatory requirements governing the merit promotion process; conducting analyses on a wide variety of occupations; drafting and preparing Human Resources public notices, determining personnel eligibilities within Human Resources programs and/or applications. GS-11: Creditable Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR Specialized Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-9) in the Federal service, that equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience typically includes, but are not limited to: conducting recruitment and placement activities from cradle to grave for variety of professional, administrative and technical positions; troubleshooting internal and external staffing and placement issues; interpreting and applying qualification standards/requirements to determine applicant qualifications; providing technical guidance and consultation regarding rules and regulations laws, policies and procedures pertaining to recruitment and staffing and personnel actions; explaining recruitment and placement policies, processes, and rules to managers in developing recruitment packages including job analysis, crediting plans, and performance-based interview questions; analyzing recruitment and staffing issues or problems and recommending possible approaches, alternatives, and solutions; and, utilizing USA Staffing (or other automated staffing programs) to prepare vacancy announcements and issue referrals to managers. GS12: Criteria 1: Graduate level degree or higher and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level OR, Criteria 2: Specialized Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-11) in the Federal service, that equipped me with the particular KSAs to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience typically includes, but are not limited to: experience and skill in applying a wide range of complex HR concepts, principles, laws, regulations, and practices related to recruitment and placement; advising management officials and stakeholder of the various types of appointments allowed under United States Code and Regulations; conducting thorough research and providing consultation on complex issues and providing recommendations to meet short-term and long-term needs; assisting in succession planning; applying quantitative and qualitative data to advise leadership regarding employment and recruitment trends; developing vacancy announcements using a variety of standardized internal/external recruitment strategies to aid in strategic recruitment planning; advising staff on various appointment types, procedural and regulatory requirements, difficult and unusual recruitment, and pay issues; ability to apply a wide range of HR concepts, principles, laws, regulations, and practices, to include OPM requirements, VHA specific policy and labor organization agreements and consultative services based upon occupational knowledge of current local and regional market area; knowledge of a wide range of HR specialization concepts, practices, regulations, precedents, and procedures; special recruiting authorities and strategies; ability to resolves difficult issuing by building coalitions and providing solutions on interrelated HR problems and issues; resolves difficult and controversial internal and external staffing and placement problems; knowledge of job analysis on a wide variety of complex positions using research, interview, observation, and analytical techniques to gather, document, and analyze information to develop qualifications rating factors; determine appropriate rating and ranking selective factors and develop crediting plans to assess varying degrees of job qualifications; and explain the methodology to management; ability to provide oral and written reports/correspondence outlining recommendations and results and coordinates results with local and regional stakeholders.

Education

Qualifying education for the GS-0201 series includes courses and programs in HR, HR development, HR management, business, business management/administration, industrial relations, labor relations, industrial psychology, organizational psychology, organizational development, management, organizational behavior, pre-law/law, legal studies, health care management/administration, public administration, public policy, human services, leadership and/or humanities.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Superior Academic Achievement S.A.A. (S.A.A. is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership. The full provision for Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.) is described in the OPM General Schedule Operating Manual.

1. Class standing--Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses.
2. Grade-point average (G.P.A.)--Applicants must have a grade-point average of: 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on their official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum. Grade-point averages are to be rounded to one decimal place. For example, 2.95 will round to 3.0 and 2.94 will round to 2.9.
3. Election to membership in a national scholastic honor society--Applicants can be considered eligible based on membership in one of the national scholastic honor societies listed below. These honor societies are listed in the Association of College Honor Societies: Booklet of Information (1992-95) and/or Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (1991). Agencies considering eligibility based on any society not included in the following list must ensure that the honor society meets the minimum requirements of the Association of College Honor Societies. Membership in a freshman honor society cannot be used to meet the requirements of this provision. (UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix F1; Human Resources Specialist Qualification Standards GS-0201. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.

Contacts

• Address VHA VISN 10 Human Resources 11500 NORTHLAKE DRIVE SUITE 200 CINCINNATI, OH 45249-1642 US
• Name: Erika Bond
• Phone: 317-225-3905
• Email: [email protected]