Human Resources Specialist

Full Job Description

The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida's (USAO-SDFL) mission is to enforce and defend the laws of the United States of America through the prosecution of criminal cases brought by the Federal government; the prosecution and defense of civil cases in which the United States is a party; and the collection of debts owed to the Federal government that are administratively uncollectible.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying: To qualify at the GS-11 level, you must possess: Specialized Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service performing (obtained in either the public or private sectors) (2) of the (3) duties listed below: Providing technical advice and assistance in at least two or more of the following areas of human resources: recruitment and placement, position classification, employee relations, performance management, employee benefits, and/or human resource development; Serving as a consultant to management on human resources matters to provide effective solutions to a variety of difficult human resources cases or problems; Researching new human resources policies and procedures to assist senior specialists with preparing procedures or instructions.

OR Successful completion of one of the following types of education in a related field, such as (list fields): a Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or possession of a LL.M degree.

Graduate level education must demonstrate the competencies necessary to do the work of the position.

(MUST SUBMIT YOUR COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS.) OR A combination of the above described graduate education and specialized experience.

To combine education and experience, determine the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level.

Then determine the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level. Finally, add the two percentages.

The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Note that only graduate education in excess of 2 years can be used in the combination.

(MUST SUBMIT YOUR COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS.) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience for the respective grade level in which you are applying: To qualify at the GS-12 level, you must possess: Specialized Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service performing (obtained in either the public or private sectors) (3) of the (4) duties listed below: Providing technical advice and assistance in at least two or more of the following areas of human resources: recruitment and placement, position classification, employee relations, performance management, employee benefits, and/or human resource development; Serving as a senior consultant to management on personnel management matters to resolve controversial, complex, and very difficult types of human resources problem cases; Coordinating and/or preparing responses to external program review findings and recommendations regarding sensitive human resources issues; Reviewing and/or interpreting new human resources standards and guidelines to determine organizational procedure updates.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

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.

If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here.

TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible.

One year at the GS-09 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. One year at the GS-11 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level.

You must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade.

No award SF-50 will be accepted; recommended SF-50s include promotions and step increases (within grade increases).

All applicants will be reviewed to ensure they meet minimum qualification and eligibility requirements before carrying out the rating and ranking process.

Applicants will not be further considered who will not meet within 30 days after the closing date of the vacancy announcement all qualification and eligibility requirements.

NOTE(s): Experience: Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement.

If you are basically qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire.

If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.

If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. Major Duties:

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing Human Resources Specialist support in the U.S.

Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida, located in Miami, Florida, focusing in the areas of recruitment and placement, position classification, employee relations and performance management, employee benefits, labor relations, and human resources development.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Typical work assignments will include: Provides management with a wide range of flexible and innovative strategies in administering staffing and placement activities for the district.

Provides a full range of classification and position management services for the district.

Provides advice and assistance on the processes and procedures of performance management systems, the incentive awards and beneficial suggestion programs, and/or other productivity measurement and improvement programs.

Provides assistance to employees, managers and beneficiaries in the administration of Federal employee retirement, group life insurance, health benefits, and Thrift Savings Plan programs.

Plans, develops, and administers programs to train and develop district employees. Provides advice on basic pay, premium pay and leave administration laws and regulations.