About the Position: The incumbent will serve as a Human Resources Specialist with the Manpower and Personnel Directorate-Civilian Personnel Division in Miami, Florida.

Duties

Provide guidance to personnel regarding specialized aspects of civilian personnel programs. Coordinate with leadership regarding program planning to increase organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Determine candidate eligibility for specific training to ensure funding and open availability. Provide technical support to organizational managers pertaining to civilian human resources performance management computerized systems. Serve as a liaison to the civilian human resources servicing center and the various support activities. Ensure official case files are properly maintained in accordance with all regulatory guidance to support proposed or final actions. Advise hiring managers regarding civilian resource management issues relating to future vacancies and recruitment, including work year utilization, civilian pay, personnel levels, workforce performance, and funding. Develop strategic civilian human resource plans to integrate new organizational policies and procedures. Coordinate civilian human resource personnel actions with management involving organizational realignments, position description classifications, and recruitments.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and/or maintain a secret security clearance.
• Occasional Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) away from home station.

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)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency 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 EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. To qualify a GS-12: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1). Coordinate civilian human resource management programs involving recruitment and placement to ensure the accomplishment of multiple organizational missions; 2). Conduct research pertaining to civilian human resources procedures to provide guidance to organizational leadership and new, prospective employees; 3). Review civilian personnel position descriptions to ensure accuracy prior to implementation of reorganizations involving mission changes and realignments pertaining to the table of distribution and allowances; 4). Examine requests for human resource personnel actions to verify and confirm correct regulatory appointing authorities are documented. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11 or above). To qualify a GS-11: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1). Provide hiring officials with updates regarding civilian human resources policies and procedures to ensure situational awareness and regulatory compliance throughout the organization; 2). Review civilian requests for personnel actions to verify and confirm accuracy regarding position details prior to submission for recruitment; 3) Serve as a liaison to the servicing personnel office and the various support activities to provide the status of civilian personnel hiring actions; and 4). Prepare travel orders for newly hired civilians to document transportation authorizations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09 or above). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to DetailPersonnel and Human ResourcesPlanning and Evaluating To qualify a 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). To qualify a 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).

Education

To qualify using education for a GS-11:

Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Human Resources.

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.

To qualify using education for a 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.

Contacts

• Address FR-APF-W096AA HQ USSOUTHCOM DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk