This position is located in the Office of Human Resources (OHR) Division of Human Resources Operations and Systems (DHROS) in Rockville, Maryland. The incumbent in this position serves as the functional lead for staffing, recruitment, and placement with full responsibility for administering staffing and recruitment initiatives and programs for the Indian Health Service. The incumbent reports to the Director, DHROS.

Duties

Provide expert advisory, consultative, and technical services to IHS HQ managers on a broad range of HR subjects, including position management, position classification, recruitment, staffing, delegated examining, performance management, awards, benefits, payroll, timekeeping, and processing programs. Coordinate and review staffing and classification activities and provide advice on complex and multi-faceted issues in accordance with applicable rules and regulations; and ensure that management and employees are kept informed of new changes in Federal, DHHS, and IHS HR policies, procedures, and programs. Ensure adherence to Indian Preference law and policies. Coordinate employee benefits/payroll/timekeeping/Office of Workers Compensation (OWCP) functions on an agency-wide basis. Provide advisory, consultative, and technical services to HR staff and managers on issues affecting the full range of employee benefits and compensation issues. Oversee work of branch, assign work, and monitor assignments. Interview candidates for positions within the Branch and recommends or selects employees. Hear and resolve complaints and effects disciplinary measures as needed. Approve work schedules, leave, and other administrative matters. Advise employees on career development plans and training. Develop performance evaluation criteria for all branch staff and evaluate employee performance.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S):https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0200/human-resources-management-series-0201/ In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector. Qualifying examples of specialized experience must include but are not limited to leading and/or supervising the performance of work/tasks in at least three (3) of the (4) below functions: Experience developing and implementing new or revised policy and procedure documents to include standard operating procedures related to federal human resources. Experience serving as authoritative expert on personnel laws, regulations requiring analysis, and evaluation of facts to recommend approaches to address emergent issues. Experience developing and/or improving major human resources program areas due to changes in requirements or special need. Experience leading or supervising at least three (3) of the following human resources functions: staffing and recruitment, classification, pipeline programs, program analysis, oversight and accountability. QUALITY RANKING FACTOR: Quality Ranking Factors (QRFs) are KSAs/competencies that correlate expected outcomes of high performance, skill and/or ability, with an applicant possession of desired/defined KSAs/competences. The QRF for this supervisory position is possession of 1) Delegated Examining Certification and/or 2) Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Certification - (SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP). Applicants who possess defined quality ranking factors may be ranked above those who do not, but no one can be rated ineligible solely for failure to possess a quality ranking factor. Note: Applicants may be subjected to participate and complete secondary rating assessments to validate, evaluate and determine possession of competences required for successful performance. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Education

There are no education requirements.

Contacts

• Address IHS Headquarters HR 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 US
• Name: Human Resources IHS Headquarters HR
• Email: [email protected]