You will serve as a Human Resource Specialist (Employee & Labor Relations) in the Human Resource Office, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA.

Duties

You will be responsible for developing and recommending policies on management-employee and labor relations issues and implementing actions concerning employee-management communications, grievances and appeals. You will be responsible providing overall advice and assistance on management employee relations, discipline, adverse actions, grievances, performance management, employee counseling and related management relation matters. You will provide guidance on employee recognition and awards programs, provide guidance on workplace flexibilities, to include work schedules and telework. You will explain rules and procedures to employees and managers to help them understand their rights and obligations, while maintaining and engaging objectivity in situations that may be charged with emotion or involve erroneous assumptions. You will provide labor-relations support to assigned organizations. You will interface with the local union as necessary to assist management in the partnership process. You will perform special projects as tasked by the Human Resource Director (HRD), who outlines perceived problems and desired goals or end state.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• You will be required to meet any applicable credentialing or privileging requirements prior to appointment.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final CONFIDENTIAL security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

GS-09: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Assisting with providing advice on employee-management relations, discipline, adverse actions, grievances and management-employee relations matters. GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: providing advice and assistance on employee-management relations, discipline, adverse actions, grievances and management-employee relations matters and developing and recommending policies on management-employee and labor relations issues. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

GS-09
master's or equivalent graduate degree

or

2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.B. or J.D., if related

GS-11
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.M., if related

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA MCAS Yuma, AZ 85369 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]