Job opening: Human Resources Specialist
Salary: $59 966 - 140 713 per year
Published at: Jan 03 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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Duties
WHAT IS THE WAGE AND INVESTMENT DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions
Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Wage and Investment Operation Support
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.
Provides information and/or advice to human resource support staff, program managers, operating officials, and applicants on legal or regulatory requirements relating to assigned HR functions.
Works directly with the IRS Human Capital Office on complex issues in the assigned areas of discipline and maintains a regular working relationship with HCO Corporate policy on policy development and proposals surrounding the assigned areas of discipline. Focuses on issues that affect the assigned BOD relative to the incumbent's areas of expertise.
Establishes and maintains a cooperative working relationship with managers; meets with managers to discuss various HR strategies. Provides strategic consultative advisory services on a wide range of initiatives, issues and problems with management and customer human resources offices.
Regularly participates in process review teams, projects and business improvement efforts to contribute to the continuous improvement and streamlining of human resources processes, procedures, approaches and systems. This includes reviewing existing guidelines and procedures and proposing improvements and modified or new practices/procedures. May perform in a representative role within the assigned BOD, and occasionally lead individual projects within the BOD or crossing organizational lines.
Ensures that all human resource actions are processed in accordance with Title 5, United States Code; 5 CFR; OPM; and agency rules, regulations, and guidelines. The incumbent is accountable for the accuracy of the human resource action. The incumbent is responsible for Business Division compliance to IRS-Service-wide guidelines.
Qualifications
Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-09:
You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
Experience assisting customers and/or management on a wide range principles, practices, and advisory services, part of a Human Resources (HR) specialization such as, but not limited to, HR Systems, Compensation, Classification, Recruitment, Employee Benefits, Organizational Development, Performance Management and Employee Labor Relations.
Experience applying recruitment and placement regulations, laws, and OPM guidance.
Experience providing comprehensive recruitment and placement staff assistance.
Experience assisting with conducting a variety of analytical studies and/or projects involving complex programs, systems, or issues having impact on multiple IRS locations and/or organizations. Assisting with special projects and programs.
Experience utilizing HR information systems (e.g., HR Connect, USA Staffing, Career Connector.)
OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: a master's or equivalent graduate degree in a related field of study;
OR
2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent graduate degree in a related field of study.
OR
LL.B. or J.D., if related.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-11:
You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
Experience assisting customers and/or management on a wide range principles, practices, and advisory services, part of a Human Resources (HR) specialization such as, but not limited to, HR Systems, Compensation, Classification, Recruitment, Employee Benefits, Organizational Development, Performance Management and Employee Labor Relations.
Experience applying recruitment and placement regulations, laws, and OPM guidance. Providing comprehensive recruitment and placement staff assistance.
Experience assisting with conducting a variety of analytical studies and/or projects involving complex programs, systems, or issues having impact on multiple IRS locations and/or organizations to persuade, negotiate and provide technically sound information in a highly effective and clear manner. Assisting with special projects and programs.
Experience utilizing HR information systems (e.g., HR Connect, USA Staffing, Career Connector) to resolve errors, verify data, and quality review.
OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field of study;
OR
3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field of study;
OR
LL.M., if related.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-12:
You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
Experience assisting customers and/or management on a wide range principles, practices, and advisory services, part of a Human Resources (HR) specialization such as, but not limited to, HR Systems, Compensation, Classification, Recruitment, Employee Benefits, Organizational Development, Performance Management and Employee Labor Relations. Conducting training and presenting information on recruitment and placement regulations, laws, and OPM guidance. Providing comprehensive recruitment and placement staff assistance.
Experience assisting with conducting a variety of analytical studies and/or projects involving complex programs, systems, or issues having impact on multiple IRS locations and/or organizations to persuade, negotiate and provide technically sound information in a highly effective and clear manner, assisting with special projects and programs.
Experience utilizing HR information systems (e.g., HR Connect, USA Staffing, Career Connector) to resolve errors, verify data, and quality review.
For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.
Education
For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to
Department of Education Accreditation page.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click
here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.
Contacts
- Address WI - Operation Support
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
- Name: IRS Kansas City External
- Email: [email protected]