About the Position: You will perform as a Workforce Specialist in assisting the Workforce Manager on a variety of substantive, procedural, and policy matters pertaining to personnel functions such as recruitment, position management and classification, employee/management relations, employee entitlement, awards, and training.

Duties

Represent Branch/Section Chiefs when discussing personnel matters with CPAC staff such as status of recruitments, reassignments, promotions, or details. Coordinate with CPAC on issues requiring further clarification or interpretation of regulations/laws. Assist management in preparing a variety of products to include training plans and awards Identify critical manpower shortages both current and projected with recommendations for recruitment. Track performance appraisal schedule and reminds supervisors of requirements for completing initial, mid-point and final counseling. Serve as the point of contact for annual training, PROSPECT, and new employee in-processing training activities.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• May be selected at any grade level with non-competitive promotion potential to target grade. Non-competitive promotion potential to the target grade based on time-in-grade requirements and demonstrated ability to perform the higher graded duties.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Civilian Employees of the OrganizationCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas EmploymentNon-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify at the GS-07 grade level, you must have: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes preparing personnel actions, reports, letters, and responses to inquiries; assisting on a variety of substantive, procedural, and policy matters pertaining to personnel functions such as recruitment, position management and classification, employee/management relations, employee entitlement, awards, and training. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05) OR Degree: Successfully completed one full academic year of graduate-level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of education and experience: Successfully completed all the requirements for a bachelor's degree and am claiming Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in B above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: (1) Class Standing - You 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; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - You must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your 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 (b) 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.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership - You may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achsnatl.org/). (NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts and/or verification of class standing for further verification.) OR Have the specialized experience as described above, but less than one year; and have some graduate education as described above, but less than the required one year. Have computed the percentage of the requirements that I meet, and the total is at least 100% (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.). To qualify at the GS-09 grade level, you must have: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes preparing personnel actions, reports, letters, and responses to inquiries; assisting on a variety of substantive, procedural, and policy matters pertaining to personnel functions such as recruitment, position management and classification, employee/management relations, employee entitlement, awards, and training; coordinating with other organization and administrative staff to develop, review, propose, and enforce administrative polices, guidance, and tools. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07) OR Degree: Successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as Business Administration. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of education and experience: Have the specialized experience as described above, but less than one year; and have at least one year of graduate education as described above, but less than the required two years. Have computed the percentage of the requirements that I meet, and the total is at least 100% (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingWorkforce Planning Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05) for GS-07.. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07) for GS-09. To be referred, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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 further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address RE-W2SM03 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-NASHVILLE DO NOT MAIL Nashville, TN 37203 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk