You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (LABOR & EMPLOYEE RELATIONS) in the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of NAVMEDSUP DET SAN DIEGO.

Duties

You will provide Labor Relations (LR) and Employee Relations (ER) services to the employees, supervisors, managers and senior leaders at assigned commands. You will provide support to the merit and requirement for successfully initiating the effecting disciplinary and adverse actions. You will provide extensive research on legal issues and original analysis, including obtaining and evaluating expert testimony and advice. You will coordinate and/or prepare responses to external program review findings and recommendations regarding sensitive issues.

Requirements

• This position may require occasional travel from normal duty station.
• 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 is a local remote approved position. Selectee must be located within the commute area of the command upon entry to duty.

Qualifications

For the GS-09: Your resume must demonstrate at least 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. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying labor relations and personnel management theories, laws, and procedures to perform a variety of employee relations/labor relations assignments (i.e., gathering/interpreting information and data for assessing complex problems, issues and unusual circumstances, and to determine the most effective and efficient approach to meet customer needs); Experience performing research on legal issues and original analysis, including obtaining and evaluating expert testimony and advice. Experience preparing and presenting findings/recommendations relevant to difficult/controversial issues to develop and present third parties cases, Experience developing and/or providing training as required to both technical and non-technical audiences; AND Experience drafting concise, cogent position papers, legal briefs, letters, memorandum and other documents for senior officials. For the GS-07: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying labor relations and personnel management theories, laws, and procedures to perform a variety of employee relations/labor relations assignments (i.e., researching legal issues and original analysis, including obtaining and evaluating expert testimony and advice); Experience administering/utilizing complex fact-finding, analytical and problem solving methods and techniques; Experience using automated tools, both off-the-shelf (word processing, spreadsheet, database, etc.) programs and specially designed (Personnel Process Improvements (PPI's)) programs to produce work products, extract/compile data, and to communicate. 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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0200/human-resources-management-series-0201/ 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 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.

Education

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience, provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position:

FOR GS-09: SUCCESSFUL completion of a Master's or equivalent graduate degree - such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work - Your transcripts must be attached.) Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts with your application will result in an ineligible rating.

OR

SUCCESSFUL completion of TWO "2" full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree - such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work - Your transcripts must be attached.) Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts with your application will result in an ineligible rating.

OR

Possession of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to this position being filled.

OR

A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience

FOR GS-07: SUCCESSFUL completion of one full year of graduate level education - such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work - Your transcripts must be attached.) Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts with your application will result in an ineligible rating.

OR

You have successfully completed a bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement

OR

A combination of education and experience that equates to one year of experience.

Superior Academic Achievementhttp://www.opm.gov/qualifications/policy/ApplicationOfStds-04.asp

If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, (Your transcripts must be attached.)Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts with your application will result in an ineligible rating.
A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address NAVMEDSUP DET SAN DIEGO BUMED San Diego, CA 92136 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]