You will serve as a HR SPECIALIST (MILITARY) in the Manpower and Personnel (M1) in the Military Personnel, Plans and Policy Department (M13) of BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY.

Duties

You will provide technical advice and guidance regarding a wide variety of military personnel management programs that include Special Pay plans, programs, training and policies that support Navy Medicine’s missions. You will provide guidance and assistance to military and civilian personnel regarding special pays, and active duty obligations. You will review and validate special pays eligibility for Medical Department officers as well as ensures that maintenance and updates are maintained in the automated personnel database system. You will serve as the Subject matter expert on all facets of Military Pay and Allowances. You will provide technical/general guidance in inquiries and audits to include such actions as promotions, changes in entitlements/allotments, special pays, previous corrections, deployments, and conflicting information in the military pay record. You will be responsible for various internal surveys and audits of the pay activities to determine compliance with applicable standards and organizational goals.

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.

Qualifications

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 and processing of military compensation and special pays; Experience working with various computer systems and Microsoft applications, such as the BUMED Information System (BUMIS), MS Teams, MS Word, MS Excel etc.; Experience working with various Navy Medical Organizations and terminology; and Analyzing complex issues and identifying, interpreting, and applying legislative, regulatory, or procedural requirements to resolve problems. 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 Human Resources Management Series 0201 (opm.gov) 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-09: SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience: Master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.B. or J.D., if related (You must submit a copy of your transcripts.)

If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.

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

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

Contacts

• Address BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Falls Church, VA 22042 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]