You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (LABOR/EMPLOYEE RELATIONS) in the LABOR/EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BRANCH of MARINE CORPS BASE.

Duties

You will apply a wide range of laws, policies, regulations, and guidelines related to the administration of Performance Management and Awards programs. You will apply a wide range of employee and labor relations theories, concepts, practices, laws, rules, regulations, precedents, and procedures to perform a variety of difficult and complex assignments. You will provide in-depth guidance and advice to management on difficult aspects of negotiated agreement implementation and application. You will perform and/or guide others in the negotiations of labor agreements. You will establish and maintain effective relationships with and gain the cooperation of employees, supervisors, managers, and union officials on difficult issues and with full consideration of the bilateral nature of labor relations. You will apply complex fact finding, analytical, and problem solving methods and techniques sufficient to draw conclusions and recommend actions in all areas of labor/employee relations and performance management.

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.
• This position is eligible for part time, substantial or ad-hoc telework at the discretion of management.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.

Qualifications

GS 9: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS 7 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Performing duties such as drafting formal correspondence on disciplinary and adverse action notices, performance-based problem notices, processing grievances and appeals; dealing with complex and sensitive conduct issues, advise managers or supervisors on preparing disciplinary and adverse actions; and provide guidance on the process and procedures of appraisal program. GS 11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS 9 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Performing duties in employee relations to include representing an entity in preparing of proposed disciplinary actions, assisting with decision letters in disciplinary cases, and conducting oral meetings relative to discipline and/or conducting or reviewing personnel misconduct investigations involving complex and sensitive conduct issues; and provide guidance on the process and procedures of appraisal program. 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:

GS 9:

• I have successfully completed master's or equivalent graduate degree or
• I have successfully completed 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or
• I have successfully completed LL.B. or J.D., if related to the position being filled https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ or
• I have a combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

GS 11:

• I have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or
• I have successfully completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree or
• I have successfully completed an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled.https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ or
• I have a combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

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

Contacts

• Address MARINE CORPS BASE PSC Box 20185 Camp Lejeune, NC 28542 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]