This vacancy will close at 11:59 p.m. on the closing date or at 11:59 p.m. on the day in which 100 applications have been received, whichever comes first. This position is in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Office of People Science (OPS), Human Resources (HR), Recruitment and Placement (R&P). The position provides technical and administrative oversight of the R&P and onboarding functions.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Specialist Total Rewards Major Duties Include: Developing plans, milestones, and policy for the accomplishment of assigned functions on an immediate and long-range basis. Making decisions on recruitment and placement problems presented by subordinate supervisors. Evaluating the overall effectiveness of the operation in terms of mission accomplishment; quality and quantity standards met; procedural, policy, and regulatory compliance; and technical competence. Developing guidance, procedures, and standards for new and/or changing program areas and developing and issuing clarification of guidance to alleviate existing or potential problems. Supervising multiple sections performing recruitment, placement, and onboarding functions. Recognizing problems/problem areas and recommending and implementing solutions to complex or unusual issues. Providing advisory services to all levels within the service and its field organizations on specific and agency-wide issues that impact recruitment and placement and onboarding programs. Providing technical advice, assistance, and consultation to customers (face-to-face and telephonically) on a broad range of ongoing recruitment and staffing cases, problems, and policy questions involving subject matters relating principally to functional area. Developing and implementing policy on workforce downsizing and reshaping. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Compressed/Flexible: May be available 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 may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Selected applicant must have secured office space at a VA/government facility prior to receiving an official offer. Virtual: This is not a virtual/remote position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized 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. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.

Requirements

Qualifications

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. You must meet the time-in-grade requirement within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement. 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: Preparing vacancy announcements in an automated recruitment system; making qualification and eligibility determinations, issuing certificates of eligibles; processing a variety of requests for personnel action (RPAs); providing custom recruitment strategies and consultative services; conducting job analyses; researching laws, regulations, and policies to analyze, evaluate, and recommending appropriate resolutions to recruitment and placement 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: developing, executing, evaluating, and providing oversight for a complex nationwide federal recruitment and placement program; participating as a senior recruitment and placement consultant in organizational design and future workforce planning; providing advisory services to the entire organization on issues that impact recruitment and placement programs. This position has a Quality Ranking Factor (QRF). A QRF is a job related skill, knowledge, or ability that are expected to significantly enhance performance-but are not essential. The QRF for this position is: "Experience developing, executing, evaluating, and providing oversight of a complex nationwide Recruitment & Placement (R&P) program."

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 OFFICE OF PEOPLE SCIENCE HR 810 Vermont Ave, NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: Cassie Noon
• Phone: 412-588-3926
• Email: [email protected]