About the Position: Join us at the United States Southern Command. We provide direct support to a four-star unified Combatant Commander, but are compact enough that our staff also works with senior leadership representatives of our inter-service, inter-agency and (public and private) international partner organizations. Our contribution to furthering our country's relationships with South and Central American nations and peoples are substantial.

Duties

Plans, develops, directs and administers a comprehensive human resource program for USSOUTHCOM with approximately 500 civilian personnel and a total strength of approximately 2500 personnel located CONUS and OCONUS. Directs the Civilian Personnel Division through a staff of six human resource specialists performing the complete range of human resource management functions. Serves as the Human Resources Officer with full responsibility of executing daily operations of the US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) Human Resources Management Program for civilians.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires incumbent to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• This position requires travel away from the duty station up to 20% of the time.

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. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActNon-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority 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 EligibleReinstatementVeterans 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 experience applying a wide range of advanced Human Resources (HR) principles, theories, concepts, and practices, as well as seasoned consultative skills to provide management consultative service involving the full spectrum of HR functions (e.g., recruitment and placement, position classification, employee performance and employee relations). Experience rendering expert advisory service and/or authoritative policy interpretations on highly complex agency-wide or equivalent programs (e.g., reengineering and improving HR processes). Experience advising other senior HR staff and program managers and develop appropriate interventions for management on significant HR issues and concerns. Experience communicating, orally and in writing, to provide advisory services, convey a wide variety of information to diverse audiences in an understandable and acceptable manner, develop policies, procedures, prepare reports and present conclusions and recommendations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Managing Human ResourcesPerformance ManagementStrategic Workforce PlanningTechnical CompetenceWorkforce Development 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-13).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address SE-W096AA USSOUTHCOM DO NOT MAIL Miami, FL 33172 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk