Lead Human Resources Specialist

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is with the Human Resources (HR) Division, Human Capital Management (HCM) Branch, Strategic Workforce Planning Team located at the Mark Center Building in Alexandria, VA.

The Mark Center is the new location for the Washington Headquarters Services of the United States Department of War and a number of other DoW agencies.

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 Competitive Service Civilian DoWEA Employee within the Commuting Area Current Department of War (DoW) Civilian Employee Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Non-Department of War (DoW) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoW MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoW 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.

Specialized Experience for GS 13: One year of specialized experience which includes providing technical advice for developing an agency recruitment plan; advising customers to facilitate understanding of human resources policy; and reviewing human resources regulations and/or procedures to determine best practices.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12 or above).

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-12).

Major Duties:

• Monitor work production to ensure compliance with regulations and procedures.
• Provide technical advice on agency recruitment plans.
• Resolve daily work problems in accordance with established standards.
• Prepare and present reports and briefings on human resources program status.
• Analyze human resources management issues to develop recommendations.