You will serve as a Human Resources Specialist in the STAFFING AND CLASSIFICATION (Code 1013) of NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV NEWPORT RI. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The NT-4 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-11 and GS-12.

Duties

You will utilize your knowledge of Human Capital laws, Demonstration Project and General Schedule regulations, DOD/DON regulations, personnel concepts and principles to perform a variety of HR tasks. You will provide expert advice and counsel to all levels of management with regard to law, rules and regulations pertaining to Title 5, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Department of Defense (DoD), and Navy Regulations. You will provide advisory services regarding staffing, recruitment, and placement actions to serviced Codes which will require the incumbent to interacts with senior management officials and selecting officials. You will provide direction to selecting officials with regard to Prohibited Personnel Practices and Merit Systems Principles, to ensure the integrity of the hiring and merit promotion selection processes. You will utilize DEMO pay setting regulations to provide guidance and advice on pay issues for new hires, as well as promotion pay setting for active employees. You will be required to utilize the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS), and other electronic systems to process Human Resource related actions. You will provide position classification advisory services to managers and supervisors. You will analyze and classify individual positions descriptions in the form of Level Descriptor Addendums and determine the correct classification by comparison to existing standards related to the work. You will explain the standards, classification decisions, impact of designated duties on classification, and complaint and appeal procedures to employees, supervisors and managers. You will make determinations with regard to Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) status and Bargaining Unit Status (BUS) Code assignments. You will provide preliminary advice/guidance to management officials on general Employee Relations issues.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy 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
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-03 (GS-9/10) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: applying methods, principles, and practices of the human resources functional areas of recruitment, position classification, or employee relations to interpret regulations or assist management in making decisions for workforce. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree
OR
Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree
OR
Possession of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to this position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/
OR
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV NEWPORT RI 1176 Howell Street Newport, RI 02841-1708 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]