You will serve as a SUPERVISORY HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS) in the Civilian Benefits Directorate of Office of Civilian Human Resources (OCHR) OPERATIONS CENTER. ***This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, HOW TO APPLY, and WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT sections below for instructions.***

Duties

You will ensure consistent application of all Civilian Benefits Center (CBC) administrative and operational policies and procedures. You will plan overall work requirements and staffing needs, considering resourcing and levels of anticipated work. You will provide expert advice and guidance and/or renders decisions on specific CBC operations assuring maximum efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of operations. You will conduct on-going statistical analyses of the workload and internal work processes to maintain and increase productivity and prepare reports for Operations senior leadership. You will implement functional proposals to enhance timeliness and quality of work products and resolves problems encountered in day-to-day operations. You will participate in the development of internal CBC policy and procedural development and operational changes. You will draft or review draft responses to written inquiries regarding the benefits program areas supervised from a variety of interested parties. You will write internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and marketing material to customers regarding changes and important upcoming employee benefit events. You will brief senior managers regarding benefits and participate in high level meetings to strategize on the handling of key initiatives. You will support audits, assessments and assist visits, as required, ensuring requested documentation and data are provided. You will provide administrative support employee benefits programs and ensure corrective action is taken as required.

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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.
• 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.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final SECRET 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.
• You will be required to report to the duty station location a minimum of twice in each biweekly pay period, or more, as required.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: developing, directing, and administering a comprehensive federal civilian benefits program (e.g., ability to create and implement internal policies, enhance procedures, and manage operational changes effectively); providing solutions for problems encountered in day-to-day operations and offer policy guidance on various aspects of the federal civilian benefits program (e.g., encompasses support for current and former civilian employees, annuitants, survivors, and programs such as the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB), Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), and injury compensation). 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

This position has no education substitute for specialized experience.

Contacts

• Address OCHR SILVERDALE OPERATIONS CENTER 3230 NW Randall Way Silverdale, WA 98383 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]