100% Remote for highly qualified candidates!! This position is in the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Office of Human Capital Services (HCS), Office of Staff Operations (OSO). The incumbent serves as a Human Resources Specialist responsible got planning, coordinating, operating, and evaluating internal Human Resources training and programs that service customers at assigned VBA Regional Offices (RO), Districts, and VBA Central Office (VBACO).

Duties

Reviews and analyzes new policies, directives, and decisions that affect HR training and leader development programs. Identifies new competency requirements based on analysis of changes in means and methods of work to develop or revise current and future training. Develops or recommends organizational teaching tools, flexible training programs, and mechanisms directed at career development. Assesses new missions, priorities, and changes in work methods as they affect the civilian and military competency needs and competency development, to include intern/developmental programs, long term training or specialized training program requirements. Monitors effectiveness of special programs or projects such as civilian tuition reimbursement. Functions as an authoritative consultant who evaluates training and leadership development programs and uses the findings in planning, developing, and implementing new or modified training and development programs. Develops planned and systematic studies to determine the immediate and long-range training and development needs of the agency gap analysis of the required workforce. Analyzes workforce data to evaluate future workforce training and leadership development requirements as well as transformation initiatives. Designs training and development surveys to assist in determining training and development needs for HR personnel. Analyzes the data and identifies resources to meet identified training needs. Identifies costs associated with various special hiring programs. Prepares costing for proposals to meet identified training needs. Submits costing for training and leadership development programs for budget approval process. Advises supervisors and managers on Employee Individual Development Plans (IDP). Develops a process to ensure all employees have an IDP on file and updated on a regular basis. Conducts training on the preparation and use of IDPs as necessary. Coordinates training and leadership development programs with other training program managers to ensure there is no duplication of effort. Develops and maintains database of academic, commercial, and government training resources. Coordinates with the other government agencies, civilian educational institutions, and industrial firms to locate and utilize resources to meet identified training needs. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. This occupation is currently approved for a Veterans Benefits Administration Critical Skills Incentive through 4/20/24. Candidates may be eligible for a CSI for a pro-rated amount if onboard prior to the CSI expiration date. Eligible candidates will be required to sign a service agreement agreeing to an obligated service period and failure to complete the obligated service period may result in a loss of the unearned portion of the CSI. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Available; 100% Remote for highly qualified candidates!! Virtual: Not virtual Position Description/PD#: 41035A,40312A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2024/GS.pdf

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/08/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You must provide a copy of your most recent SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" showing that you are in the competitive service and the highest grade or promotion potential held. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate that you possess (1) year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates (1) year time-in-grade.General Adjustment and Award SF-50's cannot be used for time-in-grade verification purposes. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: GS-12: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: applying principles, practices and techniques of education to assess, define and meet individual learning needs in an operating HR office that provides Title 5 or other Federal civilian human resources (HR) personnel system recruitment and placement services. Ability to apply analytical methods and techniques to identify HRD and non-HRD needs to address complex and routine HR problems and issues. Experience using oral communication techniques to present findings and recommendations and experience applying written communication techniques to draft and/or prepare in final form project papers, and training material . OR, GS-13: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: providing authoritative management advisory services related to the full spectrum of Title 5 or other Federal civilian human resources (HR) personnel system. Experience must demonstrate knowledge of HR development principles, practices, laws, regulations in the area of recruitment and staffing to develop and oversee professional and developmental training plans for HR staff in various roles at all grade levels. Ability to communicate in writing to prepare materials for employee training, make formal and informal presentations, and the ability to adjust the material to meet the needs of the targeted audience. Ability to provide comprehensive and authoritative guidance, process evaluation and quality oversight, and problems solving for a variety of complex Title 5 Federal civilian personnel programs and systems. 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address VBA Human Resources Center - Des Moines 210 Walnut St Des Moines, IA 50309 US
• Name: Erica Barlow
• Phone: 515-323-7575
• Email: [email protected]