For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/ As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team serving as a Human Resources Specialist in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio. Typical work assignments include, but are not limited to: Researching, interpreting, and applying human resource related laws and regulations to individual situations and questions raised by employees and supervisors; Providing management with a wide range of flexible and innovative strategies in administering staffing and placement activities in the District; Reviewing applications and applying qualification standards; Assisting with the personnel security and background investigation program; Providing advice and assistance on performance management; Providing advice and assistance in the administration of benefits programs; Processing personnel actions in an automated payroll/personnel system ensuring accurate processing and recording of all personnel actions, and researching and resolving errors as needed; Maintaining personnel records; Providing guidance to staff on the availability and appropriateness of training opportunities; Planning and conducting employee orientations and exit briefings. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See http://www.sss.gov/.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

GS-9: To be eligible at the GS 9 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in Federal service which is defined as experience providing technical and procedural assistance to managers and employees on human resources laws and regulations; resolving moderately complex, recurring human resources issues; applying standardized analytical and evaluation techniques; and interpreting regulatory material related to two or more of the following human resources specialty areas: position classification, staffing and recruitment, employee relations, performance management, personnel and payroll action processing, and employee benefits. Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Human Resources): a Master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR LL.B. or J.D,. if related; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position. Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination of education and experience, graduate education must be in excess of 1 full year. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov
OR
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address Southern District of Ohio 303 Marconi Blvd. Columbus, OH 43215 US
• Name: Jessica Gourley
• Phone: (614) 469-5715
• Email: [email protected]