You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (RECRUIT/PLACEMENT/COMPENSATION) in the Business Operations Management Department, Office of Civilian Human Resources (OCHR). ***This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, HOW TO APPLY, and WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT sections below for instructions.***

Duties

You will strategize with hiring managers on hiring options for filling OCHR enterprise positions in accordance with regulations, guidance, policies, procedures, and the unique staffing needs of the organization. You will collaborate with senior leadership to develop short- and long-range staffing plans to forecast recruitment numbers and types of positions necessary to meet mission requirements. You will serve as a management consultant in designing and planning a current and future workforce that is responsive to dynamic changes in mission and/or business practices. You will research and develop solutions to recruitment and retention problems using innovative methods and strategies to resolve problems of job turnover, long-term and short-term workforce planning, downsizing, etc. You will conduct job analysis through review of position descriptions, classification and qualification standards, and discussions with hiring managers and subject matter experts to determine requirements applicants need to be determined qualified. You will research and apply pay setting and compensation laws, regulations and policies to ensure complex compensation issues such as special salary rates, highest previous rate, changes between pay systems, and incentives are calculated correctly. Ensures recruitment activity is conducted in compliance with all priority placement or mandatory consideration programs such as the PPP, ICTAP, RPA, Reasonable Accommodation, Priority Consideration List, etc. You will assess and make recommendations on proposed regulatory changes, designs and execute implementation strategies of new policies, including development and participation in communication and briefing plans.

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.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final 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.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

For GS-12 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 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 human resources advisory services on staffing and placement actions (eg. recruitment, qualifications requirements, hiring authorities, position management and pay setting); by analyzing Human Resources laws, policies, and processes in order to recommend workforce planning strategies, create vacancy announcements and provide resolution or advisement on complex HR problems. For 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 technical human resources guidance on complex staffing and placement actions (e.g., recruitment, qualifications requirements, hiring authorities, position management and pay setting) by conducting research and applying regulations and policies in order to recommend workforce planning strategies, create vacancy announcements and provide resolution or advisement on complex HR problems. For 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: Providing recruitment and staffing services to include, drafting vacancy announcements, evaluating applicant qualifications, and processing personnel actions; applying civilian human resources law, rule and regulation to comply with priority consideration programs, determine pay setting, and determine eligibility of applicants and positions for particular hiring authorities in order to perform staffing and placement duties and provide resolution or advisement on HR problems. 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:

For 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

For 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 OCHR SILVERDALE OPERATIONS CENTER 3230 NW Randall Way Silverdale, WA 98383 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]