Human Resources Specialist (Human Resource Development)

Full Job Description

About the Position: Serve as a Human Resources (HR) Specialist performing Human Resources Development (HRD) in the Headquarters US European Command (HQ USEUCOM), Directorate of Manpower and Personnel (J-1), Human Capital Division (HCD) as a command expert and senior staff officer to the Commander and other senior leadership on command and HR programs.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Facilitating the execution of succession planning to build leadership pipelines to ensure workforce continuity; 2) Assisting in standardizing career ladders to help align workforce requirements with an organization's mission; AND 3) Applying human resource principles to analyze an organization's development programs, policies, and processes.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).

Major Duties:

• Provide expertise and consultation to management on integrating human capital (HC) strategies and succession planning into the command and US Army North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) elements' missions and programs.
• Foster the development and sustainment of a diverse cadre of highly capable, high-performing, and results-oriented civilian leaders to lead effectively in increasingly complex environments.
• Exercise independent judgment in the interest of the agency to effect one or more of the following: hire, direct, assign, promote, reward, transfer, furlough, discipline, or remove civilian employees; adjust their grievances.
• Utilize a broad knowledge of HR functions and processes to support and develop command and US Army NATO approaches to achieving strategic human capital planning (SHCP) initiatives.
• Represent the command as an Army Civilian Training, Education, and Development System (ACTEDS) Intern Executive Resources Board (AIERB) member.
• Create a variety of complex HC management reports, utilizing various Microsoft suite applications (e.g., VISIO, Excel, PowerPoint) and other analytical tools to professionally develop HC reports, statistical data, and findings.