The Human Resources Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, is seeking a highly skilled individual to serve as a senior employee relations specialist. This position is responsible for providing expert policy and advisory services in the employee relations program area with a focus on employee performance and conduct.

Duties

Serves as subject matter expert and advises management on appropriate disciplinary or other corrective techniques to assist in responding and resolving a wide range of complex issues for conduct and performance problems. Consults with managers, supervisors, employees, etc. to interpret and apply laws, regulations, and policies on various employee relations functions including grievances, appeals, adverse actions and other issues. Develops proposal and decision memorandums for management's use for resolution of employee relations matters that have visibility with agency’s senior leadership. Develops written policies, advisories, etc. on management-employee relations functions. Utilizes a wide range of subject matter practices, laws, regulations, policies, and precedents and analytical methods to identify, evaluate, and recommend appropriate employee relations solutions. Develops and delivers briefings, project papers, status/staff reports, and correspondence to peers, supervisors, and managers to foster understanding and acceptance of findings and recommendations. Researches applicable laws, policies, and agency precedents to recommend appropriate disciplinary or corrective techniques for conduct or performance problems. Investigates, discusses, and analyzes issues, complaints and problems and devises solutions as resolutions, including researching precedents through databases, software, and traditional record systems. Applies knowledge of labor relations policies and regulations in order to answer questions in the absence of the Labor Relations Specialist. Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champions NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity and teamwork.

Requirements

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation.
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• This position may require a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Providing in-depth consultation and strategic guidance on matters related to employee relations policy and programs; Making recommendations for complex and controversial employee relations issues based on sound interpretation of guidelines and practices; Developing and issuing decisional memorandums, informative briefings and presentations to a broad audience on technical human capital programs and initiatives; Applying mastery in a wide range of advanced employee relations concepts and practices and seasoned consultative skills, and serving as an expert consultant to management and peers. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Goddard Space Flight Center 8800 Greenbelt Rd Greenbelt, MD 20771 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]