Who May Be Considered: Status Candidates Veterans Land Management Eligibles under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement.

Duties

This position is located in the Office of Human Resources (OHR), Office of the Deputy Chair for Management & Budget, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The incumbent reports to and receives day-to-day technical guidance from the Deputy Director of Human Resources. The function of the OHR includes setting personnel policy for the NEA, directing the HR management program, conducting related technical operations, providing advisory services, maintaining personnel and payroll records and preparing required reports. In this position, you will: -Provide day-to-day servicing of personnel needs for NEA employees. -Perform duties in a wide range of specialized human resources management areas to include any or all of the following: classification, staffing, training, benefits, performance management, pay administration, payroll and employee and labor relations services. - Ensure the accurate and timely processing of a full range of personnel and payroll actions, including appropriate data elements and codes for the National Finance Center (NFC) automated system. -Make necessary arrangements for meetings (virtual and in-person), including space and time, and notifying participants. -Read all incoming correspondence (including all OHR shared email boxes), determining proper action and at times preparing responses before referring to the supervisors.

Requirements

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Specialized Experience and/or Education requirements as noted below. GS-09: A.You qualify for the GS-09 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing at least three of the following duties: 1) Applying federal HR rules, procedures and technical methods concerning recruitment and staffing; 2) Utilizing automated personnel/payroll systems to process personnel actions; 3) Making travel arrangements and maintaining travel documentation for staff and senior level management; 4) Serving as timekeeper, maintaining agency time and attendance records; and 5) Maintaining office filing systems. OR B. Have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., in a related field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the work of the position. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted at the time of application. OR C. Have a combination of specialized experience as described in "A" and graduate education as described in "B" that, when combined, equals 100% of the total requirement. (Please note that only graduate education in excess of the first 18 semester hours may be used in this calculation.) NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted at the time of application. GS-11: A.You qualify for the GS-11 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing at least three of the following duties: 1) Researching, interpreting, and applying federal HR rules, procedures and technical methods concerning recruitment and staffing; 2) Utilizing automated personnel/payroll systems to process personnel actions and provide guidance on payroll and pay processing; 3) Making travel arrangements and maintaining travel documentation for staff and senior level management; 4) Serving as timekeeper, maintaining agency time and attendance records; and 5) Establishing and maintaining office filing systems. OR B. Have successfully completed a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or equivalent doctoral degree, or three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education (54 semester units or equivalent) leading to such a degree that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform this work. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted at the time of application. OR C. Have a combination of graduate education and specialized experience as described in "A" and "B" above. If your education is currently described in quarter hours, convert the quarter hours into semester hours by multiplying the quarter hours by the fraction 2/3rds. To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours or equivalent earned towards a graduate degree, in excess of 36 semester hours, and divide by 18 semester hours or equivalent. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted at the time of application. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the advertised grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the dates worked and total number of hours per week. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS resume template. However, if you do not use the template you must ensure that your resume contains ALL required information which includes hours worked, starting & ending month and year, and if Federal employment (series, pay plan, and grade). Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Education must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For additional information, refer to the U.S. Department of Education web site at http://www.ed.gov.

Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) or you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the courses.

Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. For example, specific courses accepted for college-level credit by an accredited U.S. college or university, or foreign education evaluated by an organization recognized for accreditation by the Department of Education as education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. college or university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for more information.

All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

Contacts

• Address Office of Human Resources 400 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20506 US
• Name: Philadelphia Services Branch
• Email: [email protected]