About the Position: This position is with the Defense Health Agency, Directorate of Administration, located at Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu Hawaii.

Duties

Serves as Military Treatment Facility advisor and liaison on the full range of personnel actions. Assists and advises supervisors and administrators on personnel action procedures. Initiates all recruit/fill Requests for Personnel Action (RPAs) to ensure positions are supportable. Briefs management on status and requirements in completing personnel actions on approved requests. Prepares a variety of reports and develops command overview of personnel actions for review and analysis purposes. Responsible for managing all DCPS actions such as, retroactive adjustments, and a wide variety of other transactions which affect pay, leave, taxes, benefits, and other deductions. Assists the assigned HR Assistant (Military) in performing military personnel functions. Receives and processes evaluations and awards to ensure accuracy and procedurally correct.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is subject to annual vaccination.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.

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. Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority 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 EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. This Position is being filled at the GS-07 target GS-09 level. Duties described reflect the full performance GS-09 level. Duties will be performed in a developmental capacity under supervision. Management may select at either grade with the full performance being at the GS-09 level. Specialized experience GS07: One year of specialized experience which includes using web databases and automated systems such as Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS), Employee Management Processing and Recruitment System (EMPReS), AutoNOA, and Microsoft Office to maintain and organize personnel information; initiating personnel actions; and audits accuracy of documents for completeness, accuracy and regulatory compliance. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position with general experience (GS-05). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Human Resource, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration or other related field.(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Superior Academic Achievement is based on:(1) Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achsnatl.org/). OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS09 Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service which includes apply human resources guidelines, policies and standard for operating procedures; manage records to maintain personnel data form civilian personnel data bases such as Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS), Employee Management Processing and Recruitment System (EMPReS), AutoNOA; assist HR military assistant with military actions for service members such as leave, pay and awards; and creates reports for tracking personnel actions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Human Resources Management, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration or other related field. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer ServiceManages and Organizes InformationProblem Solving Time in Grade Requirement GS 07: 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-05). Time in Grade Requirement GS 09: 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-07).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DD83DF DHA INDO PACIFIC MARKET DO NOT MAIL APO, AP 96224 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk