This is a temporary position, expected not to exceed 90 days. This temporary promotion may be terminated at any time without recourse. Upon termination, you will revert to your former grade and earned salary rate.

Duties

VISN 15 is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. Together, we strive to create and maintain a working and learning environment that promotes professional growth and teamwork. We offer an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment where we celebrate our individual differences and unite as a team toward a common goal of providing outstanding service to our Nation's Veterans. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Specialist Total Rewards The Senior Strategic Human Resources Business Partner reports directly to the VISN Chief Human Resources Officer. The role of the Senior Human Resources Strategic Business Partner contributes to overall VISN performance by providing tactical and strategic consulting on people and organization development strategies in support of business objectives. The Senior Strategic Human Resources Business Partner is an experienced local labor market expert advisor to executive leadership on all HR matters at a designated facility. Incumbent will execute delegated responsibilities for the local labor market in the following functional areas: employee relations consultation; strategic talent acquisition and management (staffing); policy interpretation, application, and implementation; and performance and compensation management consultation. NOTE: The SSBP position may be responsible for covering more than one facility within their VISN. Duties include, but are not limited to: The incumbent will serve as a key member in various VISN committees and activities working directly with leadership to develop an HR strategy that closely supports and facilitates meeting local organizational goals. The Senior Human Resources Strategic Business Partner produces comprehensive workforce analyses and strategies that drive a cohesive and focused HR organization. This position directly advises, communicates, and supports the execution of Human Capital Management (HCM) programs, products, and services into the organization. Leads the succession planning process and coordinates expert services in performing analyses of the workforce to identify succession plan priorities. The incumbent will lead and manage the HR Employee Relations section of the HR Strategic Business unit. Establishes trust and credibility with leaders and acts as a valuable sounding board on organizational and talent issues. Addresses and resolves difficult and complex problems that have a direct impact on the Department mission. Works with leadership, staff and operational officials, employee groups, etc., to develop and explore labor relations alternatives to improve policies, techniques, and procedures. Works collaboratively with the all levels of leadership and the Compensation Center of Excellence (CCOE), by establishing strategy for the utilization of Special Salary Rates, Nurse Pay Schedules, Physician, Dentist, and Podiatrist Pay, Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP), Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention (3Rs) incentives, and any associated facility-wide advisory boards. Provides expert management consultative service involving the full spectrum of HR functions (e.g., recruitment and placement, employee performance, and conduct issues) on highly complex VISN-wide or equivalent issues. Works in collaboration with VHA-wide stakeholders to align HCM strategies and objectives to achieve agency/HCM goals. Provides consultation and advice on ways to address process, structure, culture and people challenges or opportunities with initiatives that are aligned with the HCM policies and strategies. Utilizes organizational expertise to analyze systemic issues or address particularly difficult structural or capability issues. Fosters understanding and acceptance of findings and recommendations. Presents, explains, and defends controversial policies to persuade organizational leaders with widely differing goals and interests to follow a recommended course of action consistent with established policies, objectives, and regulations. Work Schedule: 8:00am CST - 4:30pm CST, Monday - Friday Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position is authorized for ad-hoc telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Assistant Human Resources Officer (Senior Strategic Business Partner)/PD99991S Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/17/2024. 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 grade level. 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: Serving as advisor and consultant to executive leadership Formulating and implementing human resources polices involving at least one core human resources function (i.e. recruitment, staffing and placement, position management, manpower, classification, pay administration, employee and labor relations, employee training and development) Providing advice/guidance to management/supervisors on human resource management principles, techniques and acceptable practices, as well as technical advice on propriety of statutory, regulatory and procedural requirements Collaborating with facility executives and VISN leadership to execute and align human capital goals and priorities Supporting VA leadership by participating in organizational goals such as Resource Management Services, Succession Planning, Emergency Management, Diversity and Inclusion, Activations Planning, etc. Advising leadership and provides responses to proposed legislation, policies, and standards of higher authority regarding human resources issues to include requests from members of Congress, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Providing analysis and recommendations to senior management officials on various Human Resources programs and issues Working knowledge of recruitment/placement rules and regulations, employee and labor relations, and succession planning, and performs internal management of HR staff Applying consensus building, negotiation, coalition building, and conflict resolution techniques sufficient to establish and maintain effective relationships and to interact appropriately in highly charged emotional situations for the purpose of influencing managers or other officials to accept and implement findings and recommendations for justifying and resolving matters involving significant or controversial issues. ~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: Serving as advisor and consultant to executive leadership Formulating and implementing human resources polices involving at least one core human resources function (i.e. recruitment, staffing and placement, position management, manpower, classification, pay administration, employee and labor relations, employee training and development) Providing advice/guidance to management/supervisors on human resource management principles, techniques and acceptable practices, as well as technical advice on propriety of statutory, regulatory and procedural requirements Collaborating with facility executives and VISN leadership to execute and align human capital goals and priorities Supporting VA leadership by participating in organizational goals such as Resource Management Services, Succession Planning, Emergency Management, Diversity and Inclusion, Activations Planning, etc. Advising leadership and provides responses to proposed legislation, policies, and standards of higher authority regarding human resources issues to include requests from members of Congress, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Providing analysis and recommendations to senior management officials on various Human Resources programs and issues Working knowledge of recruitment/placement rules and regulations, employee and labor relations, and succession planning, and performs internal management of HR staff Applying consensus building, negotiation, coalition building, and conflict resolution techniques sufficient to establish and maintain effective relationships and to interact appropriately in highly charged emotional situations for the purpose of influencing managers or other officials to accept and implement findings and recommendations for justifying and resolving matters involving significant or controversial issues.

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 VHA VISN 15 Human Resources One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, Second Floor Kansas City, MO 64106-2149 US
• Name: Aisha Moody
• Phone: (314) 939-8849
• Email: [email protected]