This position is located in the Center for Payroll, Placement, and Staffing (CPPS). The employee is responsible for providing delegated examining and merit promotion staffing services and serves as a technical expert in staffing. In this capacity, the employee works closely with SSA management in identifying effective staffing strategies and resolving complex personnel issues.

Duties

Leads a technical area: information technology (IT), HR automation, automated staffing systems, personnel systems such as FPPS and Onboarding Manager, staffing procedures, assessment tool development, eOPF, job analysis, or delegated examining. Serves as a technical expert on merit promotion and/or external hiring and provides authoritative advice and services to SSA management. Provides direction and guidance to other team members on issues related to internal and/or external hiring. Initiates and develops procedures and guidelines in staffing and other areas of responsibility and expertise. Analyzes the impact of any changes in policy or regulation by OPM and recommends necessary revisions to local guidelines and policies. Provides ongoing evaluation of activities in staffing and other areas of responsibility. Identifies the need for changes in operation, emphasis, priorities, training or methodologies and makes recommendations to remedy the situation. Reviews the impact of various personnel programs on SSA components to analyze their effectiveness. Identifies any need for changes in operations, emphasis, priorities, training, or methodologies and makes recommendations to remedy the situation. May attend meetings with other high-level federal organizations to explain SSA personnel program operation policies and procedures. Serves on intra-agency, SSA-wide committees, task forces and workgroups as assigned.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Selective Service Registration: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov
• Fingerprinting and background and/or security investigation may be required.
• Job offers are contingent on fingerprinting and background / security investigation results.
• Federal employees must be in good standing.
• Federal employees must have a successful performance rating.
• Selectees may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period.
• All application materials must be received by the closing date.
• Official Personnel Folders will not be reviewed.
• Requests for copies of application documents will not be accepted.
• All application forms submitted become the property of SSA Human Resources.

Qualifications

To qualify for the GS-13, the applicant must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-12 level, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled, that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience includes knowledge of personnel policies and regulations; interpreting and applying delegated examining procedures, merit promotion plans, and various hiring flexibilities; technical expertise in automated staffing systems and personnel processing systems or personnel reporting systems; and providing technical guidance on complex human resources issues. NOTE: Your resume and supporting documents must specifically address the evaluation criteria for the position. This information is instrumental in determining the highest quality candidates to be referred to the Selecting Official. If your application materials do not demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience needed for this position, your application will be ineligible for consideration. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants for promotion must have 52 weeks at GS-12. Time in grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Contacts

• Address DCHR - OPE 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21235 US
• Name: OPE Staffing DCHR
• Email: [email protected]