See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

If selected at the GS-11 level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity: Serves as a senior Human Resources Specialist, responsible for standardizing and coordinating audit readiness concepts and related products internally and across J1 offices. Provides technical advice to management in resolving difficult and/or controversial HR problems related to internal processes, employee pay, audit readiness reviews, projects, and initiatives. Analyzes audit and program review reports and audit findings and recommendations to identify deficiencies, adverse trends, or additional areas for review. Participates in cross-office and multifunctional project teams tasked with researching and resolving complex and interrelated HR vulnerabilities. Monitors, researches, and analyzes new and changing guidelines, regulations, decisions, and directives to determine effect on human resources operations programs and internal/external review programs and mandates. Prepares letters, memorandums, PowerPoint presentations, briefs, directives, audit/review responses, and standard operating procedures in proper and final format for signature. Develops and delivers briefings and conducts training to convey information, gain consensus, foster understanding and advise on changes and updates to audit readiness requirements/programs. Presents arguments and advisory opinions and coordinates activities related to HR audit readiness between diverse activities, offices, teams, and individuals.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): GS-11: Non-Exempt; GS-12: Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: No

Qualifications

To qualify for a Human Resources Specialist your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: GS-11: Providing assistance to an HR servicing team and customers in areas of staffing and recruitment, data integrity, and/or other HR program areas; identifying and correcting errors affecting employee pay; recommends improvements for work procedures; researching HR vulnerabilities. GS-12: Providing technical advice and assistance to an HR servicing team and customers in areas of staffing and recruitment, data integrity, and/or other HR program areas; Performing quality control checks to identify and correct HR deficiencies affecting employee pay; Recommending ideas for more efficient work processes; Researching and resolving HR vulnerabilities; Assisting with audit preparation, coordination, and response processes. B. Education Substitution: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx. If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess: GS-11: Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. GS-12: There is no education substitution at this level. C. Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade level GS-11, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-11. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for only the GS-12 grade level.

Are you using your education to qualify? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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.

Contacts

• Address DLA Human Resources Operations 3990 East Broad Whitehall, OH 43218-3990 US
• Name: DLA Human Resources (J1)
• Phone: 614-692-0323
• Email: [email protected]