This position is located in the Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA), Office of the Executive Director (EX), Human Resources Division (HRD). CA/EX/HRD's Employee Relations Branch provides advice and guidance to management on a variety of employee relations and labor relations issues concerning adherence and interpretation of applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements. The incumbent serves as a HR Specialist specializing in Awards Programs. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CONSULAR AFFAIRS, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

Duties

Consults with the Bureau of Global Talent Management on the Department’s award program; promotes employee award and recognition program Process all awards actions in GEMS Stay up to date on all awards policies, guidance, and regulations Provide training on awards and participate in multiple awards committees Maintains liaison with the Department’s central HR offices on HR functions within the scope of the work duties by providing statistics, background information, justifications, and other related data as required Responsible for the planning, organizing and implementation of the annual and/or bi-annual Awards Ceremony

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application.   NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants applying for the GS-11 grade level must meet one of the following requirements: Have at least 1 full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Process all awards actions in GEMS Stay up to date on all awards policy and regulation, provide training on awards, be the main point of contact for multiple awards committees Be responsible for tracking all awards data to include: actions processed in GEMS, certificates ordered, mailed out and picked up Be responsible for planning and organizing the annual and/or biannual Awards Ceremony OR B. Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M. from an accredited college or university. OR C. Have a combination of graduate level education and specialized experience (as described above), which is equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal Service. This experience and education together meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. Combination of Experience and Education: When an applicant has less than one year of specialized experience as described in the announcement, he or she may combine successfully completed graduate-level education with experience to meet the total qualification requirements. Generally, 18 graduate semester hours is equivalent to 1 full-time year of graduate study (your school and department determine what constitutes 1 full time year of graduate study). The percentage of specialized work experience and the percentage of graduate study must total at least 100%. Note: All applicants WILL BE required to submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement. If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you may lose consideration for this position.

Education

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements.

Contacts

• Address U.S. Department of State 600 19th Street, N.W. Attn: CA/EX/HRD Washington, District of Columbia 20520 United States
• Name: Eddie Williams
• Phone: 771-204-4721
• Email: [email protected]