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Posted: January 7, 2026 (8 days ago)

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HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (LABOR AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS)

Commander, Navy Installations

Department of the Navy

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$121,785 - $158,322

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GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves advising on workplace issues like employee discipline, performance reviews, and handling complaints in the Navy's human resources team.

You'll help managers resolve conflicts, analyze programs for effectiveness, and develop plans to support staff across naval installations.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in HR who enjoys guiding leaders through tough personnel situations and improving workplace policies.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in federal, private, or public sector
  • Ability to advise management on employee and labor relations, including progressive discipline, adverse actions, and performance-based actions
  • Knowledge of performance improvement plans, administrative grievances, and Merit Systems Protection Board hearings
  • Skills in analyzing the effectiveness and quality of performance management programs
  • Experience writing critical elements and resolutions for performance management issues
  • Proficiency in reviewing disciplinary actions and grievances for procedural compliance and alignment with negotiated agreements
  • Ability to develop, implement, and evaluate long-range plans for labor and employee relations programs

Full Job Description

You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (LABOR AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS) in the TOTAL FORCE MANPOWER (N1) DEPARTMENT of COMMANDER - NAVAL INSTALLATIONS.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Advise management on employee and labor relations and performance management issues such as doctrine of progressive discipline, adverse actions, performance-based actions, performance improvement plan, administrative grievances, and Merit Systems Protection Board hearings; 2) Analyze the effectiveness and quality of a performance management program; and 3) Write critical elements and resolutions of performance management issues.

NOTE: Your experience must be demonstrated in your resume.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:

  • You will review completed disciplinary actions and formal grievances for procedural compliance or conflict with negotiated agreements.
  • You will serve as the principal expert advisor to CNIC regions through HROs and LR/ER Specialists on Labor and Employee Relations matters.
  • You will performs studies and analyses on the impact of new LR/ER programs guidelines or systems on mission performance and accomplishment.
  • You will develop, implement and evaluate long-range plans and specific project to accomplish CNIC-wide delivery of labor and employee relations programs and services.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/7/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/7/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12859819-26-LLC