Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within Office of Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO), Human Capital Policy and Programs (HCPP), located in Springfield, VA. This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first.

Duties

This position starts at a salary of $132,368.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $172,075.00 (GS-14, Step 10) with promotion potential to $172,075 (GS-14 Step 10). GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table. Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position.Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts. As a Human Resources Specialist, you will serve as a senior policy analysts and key advisor to the HCPP Director, Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO), and DHS Components on a variety of human capital issues related to HCPP's program and policy responsibilities. Typical work duties include: Providing advisory and consultation services on matters involving employee and/or labor relations issues. Developing and executing policies and programs related to conduct, performance, attendance, and dispute resolution. Reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting regulations, directives, and reports pertinent to HR matters. Researching and analyzing specific issues and questions involving the personnel management functional specialties for which HCPP is responsible.

Requirements

Qualifications

Experience: You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Applying a wide range of employee relations concepts, laws, policies, practices and analytical/diagnostic methods and techniques to address substantive technical issues or problems within the agency. Negotiating techniques and methods of presentation, and standardizing fact-finding and analytical techniques sufficient to preparing inputs for inclusion in agreements. Identifying performance management problems and issues as characterized by their breadth, importance, and severity and ability to express recommendations in oral and written form. Ensuring compliance with regulations, guidelines, procedures, directives, and instructions. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements. 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. You must: Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 10/16/2023. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Background Investigation: To ensure the accomplishment of its mission, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requires each and every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully complete a background investigation for a Secret clearance as a condition of placement in this Non-Critical Sensitive position. This review includes financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs. Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period. Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible. View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibilityon OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this announcement.

Education

Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.

Contacts

• Address Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS #0170 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-0170 US
• Name: CBP Hiring Center HR Contact
• Phone: 952-857-2932
• Email: [email protected]