About the Position: Serves as a senior HR Specialist performing Staffing and Recruitment and Placement assignments in the Civilian Human Resource Agency (CHRA).

Duties

Serve as a senior Human Resource Specialist performing operational and advisory services on complex staffing matters to managers, supervisors, and employees. Provide guidance on merit system principles, prohibited personnel practices, and the development and use of valid selection criteria. Advise supervisors on staffing requirements, resources, and problems in assigned offices involving a high degree of complexity. Develop, interpret, and analyze data extracts and reports from automated personnel databases. Use automated personnel systems to manage daily operations. Mentor and conduct informal on-the-job training for lower graded human resource personnel.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• One -year probationary period may be required.

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.) 13473Priority 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Performing the full range of federal civilian recruitment and placement; providing advisory services in recruitment and placement program activities; utilizing automated human resources systems such as USA Staffing and Defense Civilian Personnel Data Systems (DCPDS); coding personnel actions in accordance with established laws and regulations; extracting and analyzing personnel reports; and conducting internal audits of personnel actions to ensure compliance with regulatory and legal requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade level position in the federal service GS-11. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsDeveloping OthersHR Information SystemsStaffing & RecruitingTechnical Competence 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

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 RA-W6D4AA CHRA USACE DIRECTORATE-HQ USACE DO NOT MAIL Washington, DC 20314 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk