About the Position: Supports the Defense Health Agency Center of Excellence, Labor Management Employee Relations (LMER) Servicing Center by providing authoritative advisory services on labor relations activities and management-employee relations.

Duties

Provides authoritative advisory services on management-employee relations actions such as leave administration, performance management, and discipline. Provides guidance on appropriate level of discipline to correct problems, implications of grievance procedures, or impact of third party reviews and alternative dispute resolution. Researches, analyzes, and interprets relevant case law. Provides authoritative advisory services on labor relations activities. Advises management on comprehensive Labor Relations services, to include negotiating contract, monitoring the labor climate, analyzing negotiated grievances, representational filings, and Unfair Labor Practice claims. Advises management and represents the agency during third party reviews. Represents management in communications with unions on negotiations, policy, procedural changes impacting bargaining, and contract administration. Assists in problem/complaint resolution by utilizing appropriate partnering techniques/principles. Provides guidance and renders decisions on complex determinations unresolved by subordinates on a continuous basis through review of completed work and production goals.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Tier 1 security investigation or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• This position may require the incumbent to complete a one-year supervisory probationary period.

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. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic 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-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePostal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique AuthoritiesPriority 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 EligibleReinstatementVeterans 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes applying the full range of Human Resources Management advisory and technical services specific to Labor Management Employee Relations (LMER), supporting specialist and leadership by advising and providing guidance on complex or unprecedented issues; researching, interpreting and analyzing laws, regulations and policies; performing complex studies, data analysis and/or special projects; and providing high level written and oral communications for agency-wide policies and procedures to commands and/or leadership. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). 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: Employee RelationsLabor RelationsOral CommunicationPartneringProblem Solving 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-12).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-W0JLAA CIV HUMAN RESOURCES AGCY-DHA COE DO NOT MAIL Rock Island, IL 61299 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk