You will serve as a Human Resources Specialist (ER/LR) in the Administrative and Resources Division of HQ US MARINE CORPS. This is a RE-ADVERTISEMENT of Announcement Number:ST-12215777-24-ARD. Applicants that have previously applied NEED to re-apply to this announcement.

Duties

You will serve as a Labor and Employee Relations staff specialist with responsibility for assisting in planning and implementing of the Headquarters’ U.S. Marine Corps Employee and Labor Relations program. You will advise management officials on matters pertaining to disciplinary and adverse actions, leave, and performance management issues. Develop case strategy which takes into account relevant precedents from various forums. You will create case files and draft formal correspondence on disciplinary and adverse actions, and appeals. You will represent the Human Resources Branch in attempting to resolve employee grievances under the agency and/or negotiated grievance procedures. You will make assessments of the relevant facts in the grievance, identifying courses of action to resolve the matter and selling the solution to both management and grievant. You will analyze and resolve particularly complex and sensitive problems and issues. Assess the potential impact and precedent-setting implications of pending disputes before third-party authorities. You will assists parties in problem definition and assessment of alternative approaches to resolving problems. You will be responsible for components of the labor management relations activities, including contract administration; negotiations You will assist and perform fact finding in connection with unfair labor practice charges and complaints of limited scope and complexity; and evaluate pertinent information and make recommendations for resolution.

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.

Qualifications

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: performing duties such as drafting formal correspondence on disciplinary and adverse action notices, performance-based problem notices, processing grievances and appeals; dealing with complex and sensitive conduct issues, and directly advising managers or supervisors on preparing disciplinary and adverse actions. 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: performing duties in employee relations to include representing an entity in preparing of proposed disciplinary actions, assisting with decision letters in disciplinary cases, and conducting oral meetings relative to discipline and/or conducting or reviewing personnel misconduct investigations involving complex and sensitive conduct 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

GS-11:
In lieu of specialized experience listed in the Qualifications section, applicants may qualify based on education OR equivalent combination of experience and education, as follows:

I have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

OR

I have successfully completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree

OR

I have successfully completed an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled.

OR

I have a combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

Contacts

• Address HQ US MARINE CORPS 3280 Russell Road Quantico, VA 22134 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]