Human Resources Specialist

Full Job Description

This position is within the Executive Resources and Performance Management Division, Office of Civil Service Talent Management, Bureau of Personnel and Training (PERT/CSTM/ERPM).

ERPM oversees four major programs: Senior Executive Service (SES) recruitment staffing; SES & General Schedule/Prevailing Rate performance management; Presidential Appointee with Senate Confirmation, Non career SES and Schedule C's; Position Management & Classification for serviced employees and Executive Development.

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.

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 must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience implementing program objectives and procedures governing the Department's Senior Executive Service (SES) and Senior Level (SL) positions.

Experience advising senior leadership on policies and regulations that affect the administration of the Department's Performance Management program for SES and SL positions.

Experience consulting on one of the following HR Functions, as it relates to senior executive level positions: Recruitment and Staffing that includes initiating personnel actions in GEMS, preparing announcement packages for vacancies posted to USAJOBS and for Executive Resources Board (ERB) clearance OR Position Management services and Classification determinations for Senior Executive Service (SES) positions.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position. Major Duties:

• Serves as a chief strategist and advisor, providing guidance on a range of policy, administrative, and operational support functions. Responsible for immediate and long-term development of the Department's executive talent management enterprise.
• Provides guidance on significant or unusual problems and frequent precedent setting recommendations to recruitment/placement, performance management, development of Presidential appointees, career and non-career SES, and Schedule C appointees.
• Conducts in-depth analysis of program policy and develops recommendations for new, revised or termination of executive resources management programs/procedures in response to legislative changes, regulatory updates and operational challenges.
• Serves as a principal liaison and point of contact for ERPM. Advises bureau management and HR offices on SES position management, organizational design, and classification strategies to improve overall program effectiveness and efficiency.
• Develops and establishes SES position classification controls, procedures, and processes and provides technical guidance to assist in classification actions to ensure consistent, and accurate interpretation of statutory, regulatory, and evaluative.