This position is located in Management Directorate, Office of Human Capital and Training, Labor and Employee Relations Division. As a Human Resources Specialist (Employee and Labor Relations), you will provide labor and employee relations advisory services to managers on a wide range of issues including negotiation and administration of labor agreements and employee conduct, performance, and dispute resolution.

Duties

Apply advanced labor relations principles, concepts, and practices, including non-traditional collaborative approaches such as labor management partnerships, alternative dispute resolution, and interest-based bargaining. Assess the potential impact and precedent-setting implications of pending disputes before third-party authorities. Serve as a technical advisor in labor and employee relations, providing advice and guidance to multiple clients on a wide variety of matters, and contributing to the development of agency policy in labor and employee relations. Apply advanced employee relations principles, concepts, and practices to provide support and understanding to agency supervisors on policies and practices that promote acceptable conduct and performance. Provide advice, assistance, and guidance to supervisors, managers, and employees on complex and sensitive issues. Conducts comprehensive studies to develop responses to management on new requirements in program operations, legislation, or USCIS regulations. Studies or projects may be conducted in order to meet departmental, OPM, GAO, DHS, or USCIS requirements. Analyze and solve complex and sensitive issues, such as those involving apparently conflicting laws or vague and untested areas of case law where policy decisions and case strategy guidance may impact the agency. Resolve unfair labor practice charges and complaints, arbitrate grievances, resolve negotiability issues, and ensure conformance of labor agreements with applicable laws.

Requirements

Qualifications

The qualifications for this position must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 11/20/2023. Time in Grade does not apply to Delegated Examining Announcements, any reference to Time in Grade in the questionnaire will not apply to the rating and ranking of applicants. This announcement is issued under the Direct Hire Authority to recruit for positions for which the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, has a critical hiring need. GS-13: You qualify at the GS-13 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, which is equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the federal government, that equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have experience performing the following duties: Providing advice, assistance, and guidance to supervisors and managers on complex and sensitive issues related to federal personnel laws, regulations, policies, and management of poor performance and misconduct. Researching and applying broad labor and employee relations concepts, principles, laws, practices, policies, and regulations in order to provide guidance and input into agency processes, procedures, policies, and directives. Coordinating with multiple stakeholders and senior levels of management in the execution of labor and employee relations related tasks, which are commonly time sensitive and complex, with tact, courtesy, and diplomacy. Drafting legally sufficient letters of counseling, letters of reprimand, disciplinary and adverse action proposals and decisions, and grievance responses. Please read the following important information to ensure you submit everything we need to consider your application: It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit your responses and appropriate documentation prior to 11/20/2023.Your resume will be used to determine your qualifications for the position advertised in this announcement. Therefore, your resume must highlight your most relevant, significant experience related to the requirements found in the qualification section of this announcement, as well as any applicable education. USCIS will only review the first 5 pages of your resume to determine your initial eligibility/qualifications for a position. As such, please be sure to include content to support your eligibility/qualifications for this position within the first 5 pages. Please note that your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Your application will be rated and ranked based on your responses to the online questions. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Duties (be specific in describing your duties) Employer's name and address Supervisor name and phone number Start and end dates including month, day and year (e.g. June 18 2007 to April 05 2008) Start and end dates for each grade/pay level if you've held a federal position. Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week) Salary Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide the above information may result in a finding of ineligible. Note: Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Federal Experience: If you are using current or prior federal experience as a basis for qualifying for this position, the grade levels and length of employment (mm/dd/year) at each grade level must be listed in your work history. This information will be further validated if selected for this position. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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 criteria 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 service. Please provide the dates and amount of time/hours worked earning this experience.

Education

EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: HROC Staffing Help Desk
• Phone: 952-697-8380
• Email: [email protected]