Who may apply: current permanent competitive service Federal Civilian Employees, Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA), Priority Placement Program DoD Military Spouses Preference (MSP), and PPP applicants; current Federal VRA Employees, eligible Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan applicants (ICTAP). Duty location may be Indianapolis, IN; Columbus or Cleveland, OH; Rome, NY, Limestone, ME; or Alexandria, VA. Pay will be set in accordance with entry grade and duty station.

Duties

Serves as a senior-level labor specialist responsible for providing the full range of advisory services to federal agency supervisors, managers, and executives regarding agency-wide labor relations polices and procedures. Provides guidance for journey-level and developmental-level level labor relations specialists providing one-on-one and group training, and reviewing and editing work products. Serves as point of contact on labor-management matters regarding issues such as grievances, arbitrations, unfair labor practice charges, information sharing, contract interpretation, and preparation and conduct of negotiations. Represents management in unfair labor practice (ULP), arbitration, and representation hearings and proceedings. Prepare and present management interests in response to union interests at the bargaining table which may have Agency wide impact on operations and/or employees. Develops and guides management in building cooperative, productive relationships with union representatives and leaders. Duties as described above reflect the full-performance level (GS-12) for this position. Duties assigned to entry grade of GS-11 will be developmental in nature.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S Citizen or National
• Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959)
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Time after Competitive Appointment: Candidates must have served 3 months after latest competitive appointment in the Federal service.
• This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
• Time in Grade Requirement - see the Qualifications field below for more details.
• New employees to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov.

Qualifications

For GS-11 consideration, one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-09) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized experience is defined as advising and assisting management in responding to negotiated grievances; participate in or assist senior level specialists with meetings with labor and management officials such as committees or labor management forums; and interpreting and applying labor and employee relations case law, executive orders, regulations, policy and negotiated agreements in support of labor relations programs. For GS-12 consideration, one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-11) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized experience is defined as providing a range of advisory services to managers and supervisors regarding complex labor relations issues. Resume must illustrate experience in two or more of the following: notifying the union of local and agency-wide workplace changes in compliance with legal and contractual requirements; assisting management in responding to unfair labor practice allegations or grievances; participating as a part of a management team in negotiation of contracts or other union issues; representing or participating as a management representative in meetings with local or agency-wide labor management forums and other committees; interpreting and applying labor and employee relations case law, executive orders, regulations, policy, and negotiated agreements. Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. For GS-11 consideration, applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-09 or higher grade in Federal Service. For GS-12 consideration, applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-11 or higher grade in Federal Service. You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Education

GS-11 Substitution of Education for Experience: Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed higher-level graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html).

There is no substitution of education for Specialized Experience at the GS-12 grade level.

Contacts

• Address DFAS - HUMAN RESOURCES 8899 E. 56th Street Indianapolis, IN 46249 US
• Name: HR Customer Care Center
• Phone: (317) 212-0454
• Email: [email protected]