The position is telework eligible consistent with the Agency’s telework and remote work program policy.This position is located in the Department of Education, Office of Finance and Operations (OFO), Office of Human Resources (OHR), Workforce Relations Division (WRD). The incumbent serves as an expert benefits program advisor on employee benefits responsible for ensuring comprehensive benefit services are performed for all organizational departments.

Duties

APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 50 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 50th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first.  We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.As a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Employee Benefits), GS-0201-14, you will be responsible for:• Serving as a consultant and advisor to managers on all matters related to benefits. As a senior human resources management official in the operating office, the Human Resources Specialist works closely with key regional operating officials to ensure that employees have access to benefits and retirement information. Develops, implements, and evaluates comprehensive programs in the areas of retirement, insurance and employee benefits. This includes two primary retirement systems (CSRS and FERS), Thrift Savings Plan, health and life insurances, Social Security, Medicare, leave, and various work-life programs and tools.   • Counseling managers, employees and family members on benefit program entitlements/options and on interpretations to the law, regulations, and policies. Incumbent may process retirement cases which include the most difficult and complex such as disability cases involving sensitive and/or controversial cases involving missing records. Makes coverage determinations based on entitlements for employees, dependent family members, and ex-spouses by court decree, social security eligibility and offset provisions. Provides retirement estimates for employees.   • Serving as consultant to Human Resources Assistants and Specialists, administrative officers and program managers with regard to employee benefits including Voluntary Separation Incentive Programs, Voluntary Early Out Authorities, CSRS, FERS, and social security implications.    • Applying Human Resource principles, concepts, methods, and practices to plan and deliver large-scale HR information services to address agency-wide needs. Proposes and develops strategies and plans for the development and enhancement of HR systems and processes to improve business operations. Incumbent serves as the office and/or Education representative on interagency and intra-Education working groups, both formal and informal to present, defend, and negotiate positions as a recognized senior management official and representative of the Workforce Relations Division.• Providing leadership and guidance on policies, processes, and practices related to the most complex benefits issues. Analyzes operational effects of changes in law or regulations, identifies benefit changes, clarifies procedural problems and issues, and determines or proposes recommendations as to the best means for implementing changes and/or solving problems.

Requirements

• Relocation will not be paid.
• Males 18 and over must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Must complete a Background Investigation and Fingerprint check.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• You may be subject to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-14, if you possess the specialize experience.Specialized Experience for the GS-14 One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-13 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments: 1. Experience leading, planning, and organizing Benefits, Retirement, and Work Life programs.2. Experience providing analysis, interpretation, or documentation on technical issues in the Benefits, Retirement, and Work Life programs.3. Experience responding to high level priorities addressing Benefits, Retirement, or Work Life programs.Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement).1. Knowledge of laws, concepts, regulations, Executive Orders, court decisions, and policies applicable to employee retirement, workers' compensation, health and life insurance, and Thrift Savings Plan in order to evaluate and analyze difficult issues.2. Ability to gather, analyze, and evaluate facts on complex issues in order to provide expert guidance, recommendations, determinations, and decisions on benefits issues.3. Knowledge of the interrelationship of benefits issues with other human resource functional areas in order to integrate and coordinate activities with other Human Resources Specialists.4. Knowledge of Human Resources principles, concepts, methods, and practices to plan and deliver large-scale Human Resources information services to address agency-wide needs.5. Ability to analyze proposed regulatory policy changes and prepare written recommendations in order to present office/Department position to establish or modify agency strategic human resources management policies and objectives.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience for this position and grade level.

Contacts

• Address EDUCATION-OFFICE OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, District of Columbia 20202 United States
• Name: DeMarco L. Wharton
• Phone: 202-987-0012
• Email: [email protected]