This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs' Central Office (VACO) in the Human Resources Service Center (HRSC). This position serves as a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist in the capacity of Associate Director for the Recruitment and Staffing program, and has the overall responsibility to provide the leadership, direction and consultation required for the recruitment, hiring and onboarding of employees for VACO Staff Offices.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Specialist Total Rewards Delegated examining certification preferred however, must obtain DE certification within 1 year of appointment. Major Duties Include: Planning, organizing, coordinating, and reviewing program activities to assist management in the day-to-day and long-term staffing needs of Staff Offices. Serving as a senior advisor and consultant to senior leadership and executives regarding HR functional areas that include Recruitment & Placement, Technical Review, On-boarding, and Compensation. Developing methods of measurement to assess the success of new programs and/or initiatives in accomplishing established goals and objectives. Analyzing impact of new initiatives, creating project plans and/or organizing teams to implement directives, addressing concerns, and solving problems. Planning and overseeing work to be accomplished by subordinates. Planning and initiating human resources improvement actions on a continuing basis for implementation and quality. Executing the strategic plan for assigned functional areas and working with functional area chiefs and supervisors to identify long and short-range needs, formulating proposals for top management consideration, and planning and initiating improvement actions. Special Salary Rate: HR Specialists in the VA are on a Special Salary Rate Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Compressed/Flexible: May be approved. Telework: A supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process Virtual: This is a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Staffing)/PD09065-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized. Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/13/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. The BASIC REQUIREMENT for the HR Specialist GS-0201 series is presumed met if found qualified at the GS-0201-7 level and above. To qualify for this position at the GS-14 level, you must meet one of the following listed Criteria: Criteria 1 - Graduate Degree and Specialized Experience: Successful completion of a graduate level degree or higher and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes: preparing vacancy announcements in an automated recruitment system; making qualification and eligibility determinations, issuing certificates of eligibles; processing a variety of requests for personnel action (RPAs); providing custom recruitment strategies and consultative services; conducting job analyses; researching laws, regulations, and policies to analyze, evaluate, and recommending appropriate resolutions to recruitment and placement issues.. ~OR~ Criteria 2 - Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in federal service that demonstrates HR management knowledge, concepts and principles and the performance of work in one or more of the HR specialty areas. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e. Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience, in addition to the specialized experience at the GS-12 listed above, includes: developing, executing, evaluating, and providing oversight for a complex nationwide federal recruitment and placement program; participating as a senior recruitment and placement consultant in organizational design and future workforce planning; providing advisory services to the entire organization on issues that impact recruitment and placement programs.

Education

Qualifying education for the GS-0201 series includes courses and programs in HR, HR development, HR management, business, business management/administration, industrial relations, labor relations, industrial psychology, organizational psychology, organizational development, management, organizational behavior, pre-law/law, legal studies, health care management/administration, public administration, public policy, human services, leadership and/or humanities.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix F1; Human Resources Specialist Qualification Standards GS-0201. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.

Contacts

• Address VA Human Resources Service Center 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: Kristen Banks
• Email: [email protected]