You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST in the Department of the Navy of Office of Civilian Human Resources (OCHR) OPERATIONS CENTER. ***This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, HOW TO APPLY, and WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT sections below for instructions.***

Duties

You will lead and/or participate in special projects that encompass a variety of business improvement strategies in all functional areas of Federal Civilian Human Resources (HR). You will respond to difficult issues involving complex projects and/or problems and collaborate with all levels of management within the organization to determine a solution. You will develop, plan and perform HR program development and evaluation for integrated programs and evaluate program execution. You will develop guidance, procedures and standards for new and changing program areas. You will draw inference from analyses conducted to determine the degree to which the Office of Civilian Human Resources (OCHR) is achieving program goals and objectives and advise senior leaders on areas for improvement. You will collaborate with other Action Officers to organize OCHR strategic planning by organizing and developing the strategic plan to include workforce data, environmental scan, and monitors progress towards the Operations Directorate goals. You will apply analytical, evaluative and statistical methods to analyze work processes and develop effective process improvement strategies and assess a full range of complex and diverse program issues.

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 SECRET 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.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.

Qualifications

GS-13: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: advising managers on Human Resources Management (HRM) programs and recommend improvement opportunities based on results of program studies or projects; developing analytical reports based on consolidated findings and information from project teams for management review and action; and preparing a wide variety of written materials (e.g., memoranda, statistical data, presentation materials, point papers, instructions) for an organization to brief senior leadership on findings and recommendations. GS-12: 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: conducting analyses of Human Resources (HR) servicing and work processes in order to develop guidance, procedures or standards or provide advice to senior leaders on areas of improvement (e.g., evaluating data from HR automated systems to support recommendations or decisions; analyzing business processes to assess the effectiveness of HR services or products); and conducting management focus groups, reviews and research projects. 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

This position has no education substitute for specialized experience.

Contacts

• Address OCHR SILVERDALE OPERATIONS CENTER 3230 NW Randall Way Silverdale, WA 98383 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]