About the Position: Serves as a Human Capital Specialist for the Headquarters, Department of the Army, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, Field Operating Agencies and Staff Support Agencies on the procedures and documentation associated with initiating and processing civilian personnel actions.

Duties

Reviews all actions processed by the CPAC to ensure correctness of title, series, grade, salary, budget, and paragraph and line number. Reviews, recommends, and implements appropriate business processes to gain efficiency in management operations. Coordinates personnel actions with the division and staff and field office. Coordinates the processing of Requests for Personnel Actions (RPAs) with organizational leadership. Administers all aspects of personnel management within ODCS, G-3/5/7. Develops solutions to complex problems and recommends program and procedural changes when systemic problems are identified. Adheres to the internal procedures, controls, and tracking systems relative to all civilian awards. Provides guidance, interpretations, training and/or briefings on current and proposed policies for assigned personnel action programs to a wide variety of individuals, managers, and key officials. Serves as the point of contact for incoming civilians to G-3/5/7 and serviced agencies.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• You may be expected to travel up to 15% for this position. up to 15% of the time.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. GS-11 Specialized Experience Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: providing a variety of management services essential to the organization; preparing and processing personnel actions; and advising leadership on a variety of substantive, procedural and policy matters pertaining to such functions as recruitment. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business Administration, Human Resources Management, or other related degree. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-12 Specialized Experience Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: providing guidance on proposed policies for assigned personnel action programs to a wide variety of individuals, managers, and key officials; developing written standards of performance and proposed job descriptions; and coordinating the processing of Requests for Personnel Actions (RPAs) with organizational leadership. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementManaging Human ResourcesPlanning and Evaluating GS-11 Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09). GS-12 Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address HT-APF-W0Z2AA DCS FOR OPNS AND PLANS DO NOT MAIL Arlington, VA 22202 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk