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. Pay will be set in accordance with duty station.

Duties

Serves as a senior-level employee relations specialist responsible for providing the full range of advisory services to federal agency supervisors, managers, and executives regarding agency-wide employee relations policies and procedures. Provides guidance for journey-level and developmental-level level employee relations specialists providing one-on-one and group training, and reviewing and editing work products. Advises supervisors and managers on all aspects of employee relations, including formal and informal disciplinary actions, performance issues, leave, hours of work, pay, and other related matters. Prepares all documents associated with employee relations actions, ensuring compliance with applicable statutes, regulations, agency policies and instructions, case law, and collective bargaining agreements. Serves as an expert witness for the agency on labor or employee relations matters before the Merit Systems Protection Board, Federal Labor Relations Authority , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the courts. Prepares and delivers training to supervisors, managers or employees on labor and employee relations matters.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S Citizen or National
• Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959)
• Suitable for federal employment
• 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
• 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.
• Time in Grade Requirement - see the Qualifications field below for more details.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience- 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 or controversial Federal civilian labor or employee relations issues to include grievances, performance management, conduct, or disciplinary matters; investigating specific issues, interpreting and applying labor and employee case law, Executive Orders, regulations, policy and negotiated agreements to provide comprehensive guidance or training to managers in support of employee and labor relations programs. 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-12 consideration, applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-11 or higher grade in Federal Service.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the qualifying 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]