Supervisory HR Specialist

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Administration, Office of Human Resources headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

This vacancy will close at 11:59pm on the date that 50 applications have been received. Please review the "How you will be Evaluated" section for additional information.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position.

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following: Providing oversight of multiple programs and operations by evaluating effectiveness, assessing performance, identifying deficiencies, and developing program improvement recommendations..

Developing and executing policies, requirements, and innovative strategies by establishing and maintaining standard operating procedures and implementing mechanisms, tools, and repeatable processes to support the intake, tracking, and systematic dissemination of documents.

Providing executive-level personnel management by planning and directing work for subordinate staff, setting workforce priorities, and ensuring effective deployment of human capital to accomplish complex organizational missions.

Exercising senior supervisory authority by establishing and enforcing performance standards, ensuring equity and consistency in evaluations, serving as the rating and reviewing official for subordinate supervisors, advising executive leadership, coordinating with external organizations, and resolving complex personnel and work-related issues with organization-wide impact.

Executing strategic human capital authorities by approving and recommending staffing and supervisory selections, resolving significant employee relations matters, approving major personnel-related expenditures, and recommending awards, bonuses, and position classification actions affecting the organization.

Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience.

In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time.

As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.

Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description.

Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment.

The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed.

It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record.

In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.

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; community; student; social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment.

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

If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.

OPM Qualification General Policies Website Major Duties:

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist, you will use your knowledge to optimize business results and customer experience by: Responsible for development, execution, evaluation, coordination, and oversight of a comprehensive HR program.

Initiates and conducts research, benchmarking studies, pilot programs, and other initiatives to identify and address current and emerging workforce competency gaps.

Assesses, analyzes, and delivers critical data related to the assigned area of focus to key leaders and stakeholders across OHR.

Exercises significant authority in advising senior management; establishes and ensures equitable performance standards; evaluates subordinate supervisors; resolves work issues and employee grievances; approves staffing actions, expenditures, and travel; and recommends awards, bonuses, and position classification changes.