This position is in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Office of People Science (OPS), Human Resources (HR), Recruitment and Placement (R&P). The position provides technical and administrative oversight of the R&P and onboarding functions. You will serve as a supervisor and senior staff member and is responsible for providing technical advice to multiple R&P sections and to all levels of management.

Duties

The Office of Information and Technology (OIT) thrives on diversity. We recruit, develop, and sustain a 16,000+ team of employees and contractors who use their talents and backgrounds to deliver technologies and services that improve the Veteran experience. With Fortune 500 executives, lifelong public servants, government leaders, and service members transitioning out of the military - we have built a team whose primary motivation is to serve. That motivation drives us to identify improvement areas, become change agents, and transform OIT into a lean, agile, Veteran-focused enterprise. We are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and strongly encourage people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, women, minorities, people with disabilities, system-impacted people, Veterans, and people of all ages to apply. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Specialist Total Rewards This is a non-bargaining unit position. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Available upon supervisor's discretion Telework: Available upon supervisor's discretion Duty Location Status: If you are selected for Washington, DC, you will be required to report to a VA-owned or leased space. You will work remotely from home if you are selected for location negotiable. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement)/PD70003A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary and does not require any special physical effort. Applicants selected for this position may be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period. Failure to successfully complete the supervisory probationary period will result in the employee being reassigned to a position in the agency of no lower grade and pay than the one the employee left to accept the supervisory or managerial position. Major Duties: Supervises multiple R&P sections performing recruitment, placement, and onboarding functions. Working through subordinate supervisors, plans, organizes, and assigns work to subordinate HR Specialists. Revises assignments or details employees to other duties as necessary to meet changing work situations, deadlines, or priorities. Develops and implements procedures and methods for accomplishment of assigned functions in accordance with directives and regulations. Determines methodologies and approaches for staff use in successfully completing assigned functions. Evaluates the overall effectiveness of the operation in terms of mission accomplishment; quality and quantity standards met; procedural, policy, and regulatory compliance; and technical competence. Plans, leads and/or carries out projects and studies to identify and resolve problems and responsible for the implementation of effective programs related to R&P and onboarding. Provides technical advice, assistance, and consultation to customers (face-to-face and telephonically) on a broad range of ongoing cases, problems, and policy questions involving subject matters relating principally to functional area. The initial application review cut-off for this job announcement is 50 applications. The first 50 applications received will be considered first. Applications received after the initial cut-off number (50 applications) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management.

Requirements

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-14 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. 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. The BASIC REQUIREMENT for the HR Specialist GS-0201 series is presumed met if found qualified at the GS-0201-7 level and above. To qualify for this position at the GS-14 level, you must meet one of the following listed Criteria: Criteria 1- Graduate Degree and Specialized Experience: Successful completion of a graduate-level degree or higher and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical, or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes: Evaluate and provide oversight for a nationwide federal recruitment and placement program; Participate as a recruitment and placement consultant in organizational design and future workforce planning; Provide advisory services to the entire organization on issues that impact recruitment and placement programs; Utilize HR systems to deliver recruitment and placement services. ~OR~ Criteria 2- Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in federal service that demonstrates HR management knowledge, concepts, and principles and the performance of work in one or more of the HR specialty areas. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical, or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes: Develop, execute, evaluate, and provide oversight for a complex nationwide federal recruitment and placement program; Participate as a senior recruitment and placement consultant in organizational design and future workforce planning; Provide advisory services to the entire organization on issues that impact recruitment and placement programs; Utilize HR systems to deliver recruitment and placement services.

Education

Qualifying education for the GS-0201 series includes courses and programs in HR, HR development, HR management, business, business management/administration, industrial relations, labor relations, industrial psychology, organizational psychology, organizational development, management, organizational behavior, pre-law/law, legal studies, health care management/administration, public administration, public policy, human services, leadership and/or humanities.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix F1; Human Resources Specialist Qualification Standards GS-0201. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.

Contacts

• Address DAS Information and Technology - 103 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]