The incumbent serves as Human Resources Officer for the Southwest Region, including the Phoenix and Tucson Areas. Responsible for providing comprehensive human resource management services, including management advisory functions, position classification, pay administration, recruitment and placement, labor management/employee relations, employee benefits/payroll liaison/employee services, and organizational design. Reports to the Deputy Director, Human Resources Operations.

Duties

Serves as the Human Resources Officer for the Southwest Region. The Southwest Region consists of Human Resources operations in the Phoenix and Tucson Areas with a geographically dispersed workforce located at the Area Offices and service units. https://www.ihs.gov/phoenix/ https://www.ihs.gov/tucson/ Provides expert advisory, consultative, and technical services to regional HR staff and IHS managers/supervisors in the assigned Area Offices on a broad range of HR issues that involve complex and controversial issues. Services involve solving sensitive and multi-faceted issues in a variety of HR functional areas, including employee/labor relations, pre-clearance process for employment and personnel security and suitability adjudications, compensation, leave and pay administration, benefits and employee services, position management/reorganizations, recruitment and placement, performance management, succession planning, and employee engagement. Consults with and advises senior HR and Area Office management officials on Federal and IHS recruitment, examination, and selection processes, regulations, and requirements and advises on routine classification policy, reviews, and implementation processes. Provides expert advice on major organizational planning issues, such as the expected impact of reductions in workforce, reorganizations, or other mass changes or situations involving a broad perspective on complex, interrelated actions. Defines and forecasts long and short-range staffing requirements and develops recruitment strategies to fill positions. Participates in management meetings to discuss organizational changes, turnover, changes in skills requirements, position allocations/authorizations, and other issues impacting recruitment programs. Oversees regional employee benefits/payroll liaison/timekeeping/employee services functions. Provides region-wide advisory, consultative, and technical services to HR staff and all levels of managers on issues affecting the full range of employee benefits and compensation issues.

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 FOR GS-15 GRADE: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-14) in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Experience in overseeing a human resources program, in a leadership capacity including substantive experience in any of the following: recruitment and staffing under both delegated examining and merit promotion, excepted service and various hiring flexibility plans; position management/position classification; performance management; employee benefits/payroll; workforce development; workforce planning: employee/labor relations; and management advisory services. 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: Nathan Anderson
• Phone: 605-681-4940
• Email: [email protected]