You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (CLASSIFICATION) in the Fleet Civilian Personnel Programs Office of DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. Vacancies will be filled at the following locations: Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, HI: SALARY TABLE 2024-HI (opm.gov) *A Cost-of-Living-Allowance of 8.90% will be added to the salary and subject to change. Bremerton, Kitsap, WA: SALARY TABLE 2024-SEA (opm.gov) Broadway Complex, San Diego, CA: SALARY TABLE 2024-SD (opm.gov)

Duties

You will advise managers on the use of position classification options (e.g., accretion of duties, position re-descriptions, position reviews, impact of the person on the job). You will interpret human resources regulations, policies, and procedures related to position classification and position management. You will evaluate position management to improve the structure of assigned organizations. You will Interpret position classification standards to determine the correct pay category, occupational series, title, and grade level. You will advise managers on the proper use of their Delegated Classification Authority. You will determine appropriate Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) coding for position descriptions. You will discuss position description changes with managers to determine if classification review is necessary. You will establish and maintain effective relationships with management to gain confidence and cooperation of supervisors and managers. You will provide advisory on issues related to position classification processes and specific actions. You will establish and maintain effective relationships with management to gain confidence and cooperation of supervisors and managers. You will write detailed synopses of human resources-related investigative results.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Qualifications for the GS-12 Grade Level Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing federal classification authoritative advice and consultative service to customers; and interpreting and applying position classification standards to professional, administrative and interdisciplinary positions to determine appropriate pay plan, occupational series, title and grade level for civilian positions. Qualifications for the GS-11 Grade Level Your resume must demonstrate at least 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. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Interpreting civilian human resources laws to provide advice on classification functions; and recommending solutions to resolve civilian human resources problems/issues with organization design or providing advisory or guidance to management on classification or position management. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

For the GS-11:
Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:
- Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree;
-OR-
- Successfully completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree;
-OR-
- Successfully completed an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled; -OR- a combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY Washington Navy Yard Washington, DC 20003 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]