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Job opening: Human Resources Specialist (Employee Benefits-Retirement)

Salary: $112 015 - 145 617 per year
City: Herndon
Published at: Oct 31 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
You will serve as a Human Resources Specialist (Employee Benefits-Retirement) for the Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Capital Access (OCA), People Operations Disaster Division (PODD). The employee serves as a Senior Retirement Human Resources Specialist, assisting with managing the Retirement function within the Employee Benefits Program. THIS IS A READVERTISEMENT. IF YOU APPLIED TO MP-24-OCA-PODD-12176240, YOU MUST REAPPLY TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION.

Duties

As a/an Human Resources Specialist (Employee Benefits-Retirement) at the GS-0201-13, some of your typical work assignments may include: Conducts and administers the retirement program for Agency employees. Analyzes retirement laws, rules, and regulations to determine retirement options and entitlements. Provides expert guidance and consultation to employees regarding retirement, insurance, and health benefits. Provides employees with definitive answers involving complex benefits questions on Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), CSRS Offset, and Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS). Assists the supervisor in managing the benefits program for the serviced OCA offices and DR&R IMPORTANT NOTES: SBA ranked in the Top 10 in the 2022 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government for midsize agencies. Mandatory Overtime: In order to respond quickly and efficiently to disaster survivors, substantial compensated overtime hours may be required during heightened disaster activity. By applying for this position with SBA's Office of Capital Access (OCA), you can enjoy challenging but satisfying work and join a highly motivated and diverse team that helps families and businesses rebuild their lives after a disaster. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 180 days from the closing date. This position is also being announced under Delegated Examining Procedures, announcement # DE-24-OCA-PODD-12109216, open to the general public. This position is not included in a bargaining unit.

Requirements

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government travel credit card.
  • Favorable background investigation and credit check are required.
  • Credit score below 500 may negatively impact consideration in the hiring process.
  • You may be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
  • You must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date, if applicable.
  • Mandatory Overtime: In order to respond quickly and efficiently to disaster survivors, substantial compensated overtime hours may be required while on assignment (up to seven days a week and ten to fourteen hours a day)
  • This position is not included in a bargaining unit.

Qualifications

Generally, time in Non-Pay status is not creditable towards the specialized experience requirement listed below. Federal status applicants must meet both Time-In-Grade AND experience requirements by the closing date of this announcement. However, if you have separated from the Federal Government for at least 52 weeks, you are not subject to the Time-in-Grade requirement. Time-In-Grade Requirement: GS-13 GS-00: Must have held grade GS-12 for 52 weeks You may qualify based on experience. Experience: To receive credit, you must indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer. Average work hours must be stated on the resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. You must address the specific specialized experience required for each grade level of this position on your resume or application or you will be rated "Ineligible" for that grade level.GS-13: To qualify you must have at least 1 full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-12 level in the Federal service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skill, and ability to perform successfully in this position. This experience may have been gained in a Non-Federal service position. In addition, this Specialized Experience must demonstrate the following: Analyzing/interpreting changes in benefit laws or regulations and determining their impact on an organization' s benefit program; and, Communicating information about existing, new and/or changed benefit policies and programs to a diverse audience; and, Dealing with matters related to retirement and benefits; and Performing quality control reviews on various retirement documents and processes to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable regulations. 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. If qualifying based on related unpaid (e.g. volunteer service) experience, you must provide hours worked per week and beginning/ending dates (mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy). OR

Education

GS-13: There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Qualification Standards:
Human Resources Management Series 0201 (opm.gov)

Contacts

  • Address People Operations Disaster Division - PODD 13221 Woodland Park Road, 5th Floor Herndon, VA 20171 US
  • Name: Pamela Nicastro
  • Email: [email protected]

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