HR Specialist (ER/LR)

Full Job Description

This position is part of the International Development Finance Corporation,Office of Human Resources Management.

You will serve as a senior HR specialist responsible for the DFC-wide employee and labor relations programs.

Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).

Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements no later than the closing date of this announcement.

TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b).

You may qualify at the GS-14 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirements: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your ability to advise managers and senior management on the handling of conduct and performance issues; interpret and apply complex employee relations laws, regulations, principles, precedents, and policy; and experience in applying broad labor relations concepts, principles, and practices, including non-traditional collaborative approaches to labor relations, labor-management partnership, alternative dispute resolution, interest based bargaining, and facilitation.

Note: Education is not substitutional at this grade level.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. This announcement may be used to fill similar positions, if additional vacancies occur.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.

Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.

If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision.

You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.

(https://appsupport-usastaffing.opm.gov/hc/en-us/sections/45063131363475-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information) Major Duties:

As an HR Specialist (ER/LR) you will: -Handle a broad range of conduct and performance issues.

-Serve as an advisor to managers on interpretation of employee relations policy and procedures to ensure consistency in the application of policies and practices. -Handle administrative investigations.

-As necessary, appears as an expert witness for the agency. -Serve as the principal focal point providing labor relations advisory services on DFC-wide issues.

-Serve as the technical authority on developing policies, processes and guidelines for the operation of the DFC Labor Relations Program.

-Assess potential impact and precedent setting implications of pending disputes before third party authorities.

-Resolve unfair labor practice charges, arbitration of grievances, resolutions of negotiability issues, and conformance of labor agreements with applicable laws.

-Respond to requests for interpretations of new regulations or laws on labor relations policies and/or significant deviations from standard practices.

-Serve as a consultant and technical advisor, negotiating issues not previously negotiated and advising management on the potential impact of negotiations.

-Maintain program oversight and develop methods of measurement of program success. Please Note: This is not a Bargaining unit position