About the Position: This position is based out of the US Army Civilian Human Resources Agency (CHRA), Army Material Command (AMC) Human Resources Directorate, LMER Civilian Human Resource Service Center.

Duties

Apply Employee Relations laws, rules, and/or regulations to effectively deal with employee relation matters. Analyze/evaluate controversial and complex projects and cases; developing new or interpreting existing employee and labor relations policies. Respond to Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) violations and provide technical advice to management regarding rights and obligations in ULP cases, third party actions (MSPB, EEO, and FLRA) and contract administration/negotiation. Advise managers and executive leadership on complex matters of employee conduct and discipline, employee appeals, grievances and management employee communication. Provide technical advice to supervisors regarding methods of dealing with poor work performance or behavior problems.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• Business travel up to 10% is 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 EmployeesDomestic 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) TransferPriority 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: 1) advising management on disciplinary or other corrective techniques for conduct and performance problems; (2) advising management on labor-management matters, such as contract interpretation, existing precedents, grievances, and unfair labor practice charges; (3) negotiating labor agreements; (4) utilizing negotiation procedures and techniques such as mediation and interest-based bargaining to resolve problems; (5) utilizing on-line resources to research case law related to areas such as employee conduct, performance, attendance, and dispute resolution; (6) utilizing written communication to formulate arguments and advisory opinions, and/or prepare legal and case documents; (7) providing training/briefings on topics such as Labor Relations, Disciplinary and Adverse Actions, Performance Management and Leave Administration. 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: AccountabilityEmployee RelationsLabor RelationsOral CommunicationProblem 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-11).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address CA-W6D6AA CHRA AMC HR DIRECTORATE DO NOT MAIL Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk