This position is in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Office of People Science (OPS), Human Resources (HR) Office. You will serve as an authoritative figure in HR program planning, collaborating directly with the HR Officer in formulating policies, procedures, and strategies for the OIT HR Office, focusing on policy formulation and strategy.

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 Schedule: 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#: Human Resources Specialist/PD700020 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Physical Demands: The work is primarily sedentary. There are no special physical demands for this position. Major Duties: Developing and overseeing comprehensive long-range work plans and schedules for HR functions within OIT, including annual, multiyear, and similar types of plans. Ensuring the successful implementation of goals and objectives for the HR program segment within OIT, exercising delegated managerial authority. Maintaining oversight of progress, quality, and performance of HR services, including decisions on the acceptability, rejection, or correction of work products or services affecting Service Level Agreement payment. Implementing HR automation initiatives and conducting regular workload analyses to enhance resource management. Revising and improving OIT HR guidance, procedures, and mission objectives to align with strategic goals and enhance productivity. 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: Provide oversight and management of operations and administration of a federal HR program Assist with the daily operations and the development of strategies to support the organizational HR priorities and goals Provide HR advisory service and policy interpretations Ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of enterprise-wide HR program operations Evaluate current HR operations and analyze HR activities and internal control procedures to ensure compliance with existing regulations, policies, directives, and procedures. ~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: Provide direction, oversight, and management of operations and administration of a federal HR program Guide daily operations and develop strategies to support the organizational HR priorities and goals Provide authoritative HR advisory service and develop policy interpretations Apply evaluative methods and techniques to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of enterprise-wide HR program operations Evaluate current HR operations and serve as a recognized senior advisor by other senior HR staff and program managers Analyze HR activities and internal control procedures to ensure compliance with existing regulations, policies, directives, and procedures.

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]