U.S. Army Civilian Human Resources Agency

Utilize a wide range of HR practices, laws, regulations, policies, and precedents sufficient to provide expert HR management advisory and technical services on complex and wide-impacting customer functions and work practices.. Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible. 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).. Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR. Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (

human resources specialist

Duties <ul><li>Utilize a wide range of HR practices, laws, regulations, policies, and precedents sufficient to provide expert HR management advisory and technical services on complex and wide-impacting customer functions and work practices.</li><li>Provide position management and classification support to assigned organizations under various personnel systems.</li><li>Provide technical advice to managers in exercising their delegated classification authority.</li><li>Explain the standards, classification decisions, impact of designated duties on classification, and complaint and appeal procedures to employees, supervisors, and operating officials or managers.</li><li>Acts on a variety of classification programs including Fair Labor Standards Act, Environmental Differential Pay, Hazard Pay, Locality Wage Survey, draft classification standards, competitive level descriptions and various DA/MACOM initiatives.</li><li>Respond to customer requests for assistance on civilian human resources issues. </li></ul>Requirements Conditions of Employment <ul><li>Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. </li></ul>Qualifications 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 <ul><li>Current Department of Army Civilian Employees</li><li>Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce</li><li>Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan</li><li>Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473</li><li>Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible</li><li>Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible</li><li>Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement</li><li>Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible</li><li>Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 </li></ul>In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 General Experience for GS-05: Three years progressively responsible experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level, which includes applying basic human resources rules, procedures, and operations to accomplish work within an organization; communicating orally and in writing; utilizing office automation to prepare documents and/or reports; and using a database system to query and retrieve information. This definition of general experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). OR Education: Four-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 36. Then divide your total number of completed undergraduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 120. Add the two percentages. 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-04) Specialized Experience GS-07: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) researching administrative regulations to develop position descriptions; (2) advising management, support staff, and employees on human resource functions, such as: determining appropriate occupational series, title and grade (3) analyzing and resolving human resource issues. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: human resources, business administration or other related field. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Superior Academic Achievement: Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: <ul><li> Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR</li><li> Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR</li><li> Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achsnatl.org/). </li></ul>OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. Time in Grade Requirement for GS-07: 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-05) Specialized Experience GS-09: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) interpreting and applying HR administrative regulations, policies, and practices to provide advice and guidance to managers and supervisors; (2) analyzing and resolving civilian human resource classification issues; (3) applying established guidelines to resolve a variety of civilian human resources issues such as: determining appropriate occupational series, title, grade and FLSA. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: as human resources, business administration or other related field. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. Time in Grade Requirement for GS-09: 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-07) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: <ul><li>Customer Service</li><li>Personnel and Human Resources</li><li>Position Classification</li><li>Technical Competence</li><li>Written Communication</li><li>QUALIFICATIONS CONTINUED IN "EDUCATION" SECTION BELOW </li></ul>Education Qualifications Continued Specialized Experience GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) interpreting and applying classification laws, regulations, policies, and practices to provide advice and guidance to managers and supervisors; (2) analyzing and resolving civilian position management issues; (3) advising management on civilian human resource issues, such as: complex HR issues; position management, desk audits and organization restructure. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph. D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: human resources, business administration or other related field. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Time in Grade Requirement for the GS-11: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the second lower grade or equivalent (GS-09). FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: Additional information <ul><li>Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.</li><li>You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.</li><li>One year trial/probationary period may be required.</li><li>Direct deposit of pay is required.</li><li>Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.</li><li>If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the </li><li>This is a(n) Civilian Human Resources Management Career Field position.</li><li>Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.</li><li>Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.</li><li>Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. </li></ul>This is a developmental position to the GS-11. You may be selected at the GS-05, GS-07, GS-09, or GS-11 grade level. Promotion to the full performance level is not guaranteed. You may be eligible for non-competitive promotion to the target position upon meeting time-in-grade restrictions and the following requirements: Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. <ul><li> Incumbent demonstrates ability to perform at target grade level;</li><li> Higher level work exists at target grade level;</li><li> Increased responsibilities are assigned;</li><li> Supervisor recommends promotion;</li><li> Incumbent completes all required training and conditions of employment, and;</li><li> Incumbent completes all regulatory requirements for career ladder promotions.</li><li>A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.</li></ul>

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