About the Position: The NCR-Network Office is located at 6000 MacArthur Blvd in Bethesda MD. The team works together and collaborates to ensure mission success. Work/life flexibilities are important, e.g., the option to telework eight days a pay period and a Regular Day Off (RDO) during the pay period is available as well. While working in this network office you can expect to receive a wide array of civilian HR opportunities, professional growth, and career broadening experiences.

Duties

Serves as a subject matter expert and provide advice on the use of Federal compensation flexibilities required to recruit, manage, and retain employees in critical healthcare occupations. Provide authoritative interpretation and instructions on compensation laws, regulations, policies, and procedures, and develop guidance on appropriate courses of action to resolve difficult and unusual compensation issues/problems. Provide guidance regarding compensation policies and issues and promote the development and execution of compensation program objectives. Analyzes, develops, and/or implements Federal law, regulations, policies, and guidance involving compensation administration to determine the impact to the healthcare readiness mission. Provides assistance and guidance to Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs) on DHA regional-wide compensation policies and issues. Participates in special projects, comprehensive studies, and/or working groups in other functional areas of human resources to identify and examine problems or operating issues that may impact DHA Regional medicine’s healthcare mission priorities. Provides oversight, review and advice on the use of Federal compensation flexibilities that include Recruitment, Relocation, Retention and Enhanced Retention Incentives, required to recruit and retain employees in critical healthcare occupations. Provides oversight, review and advice on Title 5 Special Salary Rates, Title 38 Additional Pay Authorities, and Physician, Podiatrists, and Dentists Pay Plan, required to recruit, manage, and retain employees in critical healthcare occupations.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security investigation or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes reviewing and analyzing new, proposed, or recent legislation(s), policies, directives, and decisions on compensation; providing advice on the use of Federal compensation flexibilities required to recruit, manage, and retain employees in critical healthcare occupations to include compensation flexibilities such as: Recruitment, Relocation, Retention, and Enhanced Retention Incentives, Title 5 Special Salary Rates, Title 38 Additional Pay Authorities, and the Physicians, Podiatrists, and Dentists Pay Plan; providing authoritative interpretation and instructions on compensation laws, regulations, policies, and procedures; and developing guidance on appropriate courses of action to resolve difficult and unusual compensation issues/problems to stakeholders and medical treatment facility staff. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer ServiceDecision MakingPlanning and EvaluatingWritten Communication Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DDAAFE DHA-NCR MARKET DO NOT MAIL Bethesda, MD 20889 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk