Summary You will serve as a Human Resources Specialist in the STAFFING AND CLASSIFICATION (Code 1013) of NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV NEWPORT RI. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The NT-4 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-11 and GS-12. Responsibilities You will utilize your knowledge of Human Capital laws, Demonstration Project and General Schedule regulations, DOD/DON regulations, personnel concepts and principles to perform a variety of HR tasks. You will provide expert advice and counsel to all levels of management with regard to law, rules and regulations pertaining to Title 5, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Department of Defense (DoD), and Navy Regulations. You will provide advisory services regarding staffing, recruitment, and placement actions to serviced Codes which will require the incumbent to interacts with senior management officials and selecting officials. You will provide direction to selecting officials with regard to Prohibited Personnel Practices and Merit Systems Principles, to ensure the integrity of the hiring and merit promotion selection processes. You will utilize DEMO pay setting regulations to provide guidance and advice on pay issues for new hires, as well as promotion pay setting for active employees. You will be required to utilize the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS), and other electronic systems to process Human Resource related actions. You will provide position classification advisory services to managers and supervisors. You will analyze and classify individual positions descriptions in the form of Level Descriptor Addendums and determine the correct classification by comparison to existing standards related to the work. You will explain the standards, classification decisions, impact of designated duties on classification, and complaint and appeal procedures to employees, supervisors and managers. You will make determinations with regard to Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) status and Bargaining Unit Status (BUS) Code assignments. You will provide preliminary advice/guidance to management officials on general Employee Relations issues. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-03 (GS-9/10) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: applying methods, principles, and practices of the human resources functional areas of recruitment, position classification, or employee relations to interpret regulations or assist management in making decisions for workforce. 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. Education In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree OR Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree OR Possession of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to this position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP Applicants: PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference Applicants: Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
