HR SPECIALIST (COMPENSATION/RECRUITMENT/PLACEMENT) (T5, TEMP)

Summary

This position is an Open Title 5 Excepted Service Non-Uniformed Personnel position, open to the Public and to Veterans following the MN National Guard Merit Placement plan. AGENCY: MN Air National Guard LOCATION: St. Paul, MN SELECTION OFFICAL: Frie, Bryant; 651.282.4551 Membership in the National Guard is not required for employment. Competitive service employees may apply however will be converted to Excepted service if hired.

Duties

Major Duties: This is not an all-inclusive list A HR SPECIALIST (COMPENSATION/RECRUITMENT/PLACEMENT) (T5, TEMP), GS-0201-9/11, 1. Performs developmental assignments of moderately difficult and complex nature consisting of well-precedented tasks designed to orient the employee in the application of Human Resource programs and activities. Assignments are combined with training to develop analytical skills and techniques used to resolve issues or problems of a procedural or factual nature. Individual projects can be performed utilizing established, commonly applied methods. Work includes various duties involving different and unrelated tasks. Independently plans and carries out successive steps and handles problems and deviations in work assignments in accordance with instructions, policies, previous training, or accepted practices. Decisions are made based on subject analysis, phase, or issues involved for each assignment, and may be selected from multiple alternatives. Incumbent uses judgment in interpreting and adapting guidelines, such as agency policies, regulations, precedents, and work directions for application to specific cases or issues. Incumbent analyzes results and recommends changes. Completed work is evaluated for technical soundness, appropriateness, and conformity to policy and requirements. Supervisor or a higher-graded specialist assists in problem solving when necessary. (30%) 2. Performs recurring assignments. Independently performs work assignments which gradually increase in difficulty and complexity. Incumbent determines the practices and procedures to use in accomplishing conventional tasks and interprets and adapts guidelines in order to resolve procedural or factual issues. Recommends solutions or a course of action for problems not covered by instructions, policies, or accepted practices as a Human Resource Specialist. The work consists of different and unrelated processes and methods requiring the employee to recognize conditions and elements that must be identified and analyzed to discern interrelationships. Searches technical literature, reports, and other reference material to locate information requested by senior personnel. (30%) 3. Carries out special projects and participates in special initiatives and studies. Performs special assignments in support of the organization; e.g., researching policy and comparing to new or modified guidelines to assess impact; analyzing and providing substantive evaluation of data affecting program operations; developing reports and briefings outlining study findings and recommendations; preparing and coordinating reference papers and documentation to support project initiatives; presenting reports to a variety of audiences; and performing analysis and providing recommendations to resolve issues. Works with other specialists in planning and conducting studies. Remains aware of emerging technologies and professional developments to stay current in the field and for application to work assignments. (20%) 4. Prepares written correspondence and other documentation. Drafts or prepares a variety of documents to include newsletter items, responses to routine inquiries, reports, letters, and other related documents. Uses software such as word processing, spreadsheets, program language, plotting software, etc., to facilitate work. Uses automated system to effectively process personnel actions in accordance with the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions and local personnel systems checklists as required. (20%) Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

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. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: Work performed is in administrative positions that manage, supervise, administer, advise on, or deliver human resources management products or services. Specialized Experience: GS-9: 1 year equivalent to at least GS-7 GS-11: 1 year equivalent to at least GS-9 For all positions, 1-year specialized experience must be equivalent to at least the next lower grade. Specialized experience is experience that prepared the applicant to perform the duties of the position. The applicant's educational-degree study program or military or civilian academic courses may substitute for some specialized experience. An applicant must demonstrate the specialized experience competencies (skills, knowledge, abilities and behaviors) to qualify for a position identified by its position grade and career level. Specialized experience factors encompass human resources program's business competencies, familiarity with the subject matter or processes used in human resources programs associated with DoD, U.S. Army, or U.S. Air Force.

Education

EDUCATION: If using Education to qualify: GS-9: master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related GS-11: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.