This position is located in located in USDA, National Finance Center, Office Of the Director (NFC-OCFO), Human Resources Systems and Payroll Branch (HRSPB). This is a developmental position leading to the full performance level Human Resources (HR) Specialist (Information Systems), GS-0201-12.

Duties

Communicates effectively in writing and orally to interpret system requirements for users.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt
• Satisfactory Background investigation and/or fingerprint check
• Successful completion of one-year trial period
• Direct Deposit – Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/

Qualifications

To be eligible, applicants must meet one the following requirements: Completed all requirements for an associate, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational, or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution within the previous two (2) years; OR Individuals who, due to military service obligation, were precluded from applying to the Recent Graduates Program during any portion of the 2-year eligibility period described above shall have a full 2-year period of eligibility upon release or discharge from active duty. This eligibility period cannot extend more than 6 years from the date on which the requirements for the academic course of study were met. In addition to meeting the eligibility requirements above, applicants must possess the experience requirements as follows: In addition to meeting the eligibility requirements above, applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including experience and/or education, as defined below. GS-05 General Experience: Have at least three (3) years of general experience, one (1) year of which was equivalent to GS-04 or equivalent grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector) performing the following duties: 1) Assists co-workers with operation of the Human Resources automated systems and applications under the guidance of a higher graded specialist; 2) Assists co-workers with providing advice and guidance to HR personnel users on HR automated systems; and 3) Enters, extracts, reviews, and summarizes information relative to the functions and processes of the automated human resource and support systems and receives and answers telephonic, automated and written inquiries concerning current or former employees, position records, training history, benefits information and related data, or information related to one or more aspects of basic HR operations. Note: Experience may have been gained in administrative, professional, technical, investigative, or other responsible work. OR Four (4)- academic years of post-high school education leading to a bachelor's degree or equivalent degree (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcript). OR Have an equivalent combination of successfully completed general experience, GS-04 grade level experience and post high school education described above that makes up 100% of the qualifications required for the position. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcript) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Pathways: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/students-recent-graduates#url=Pathways-FAQs Individual standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0200/human-resources-management-series-0201/ Group Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification- standards/#url=GS-ADMIN

Education

Education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university. If any education was completed at a foreign institute, you must submit with your application evidence that the institute was appropriately accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as equivalent to U.S. education standards. There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service. For a list of private organizations that evaluate education, visit the NACES website. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.

Education may be substituted for experience: GS-05 : Successfully completed 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree. (Transcripts are required at the time of application)

Combination of Education and Experience may be substituted for experience in the following: GS-05: You may combine education and experience to meet the requirement. It must total at least 100 percent. Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade level, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. (Transcripts are required at the time of application).

Contacts

• Address Office of the Chief Financial Officer 13800 Old Gentilly Road New Orleans, LA 70129 US
• Name: Andra Busby
• Phone: 2253646092
• Email: [email protected]