Human Resources Assistant (Benefits)

Summary

This position is in the Retirement and Employee Benefit Branch (REBB), Office of Human Resources (OHR), Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH). The REBB is responsible for the administration of employee benefit and entitlement programs, including retirement, health insurance, Federal employees' group life insurance, long term care insurance, and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).

Duties

The Retirement and Employee Benefit Branch (REBB) provides direct benefit and entitlement counseling to employees and their families and survivors, as appropriate. As a Human Resources Assistant (Benefits) with the REBB, you will: Manage all employee outreach and information services, such as health and financial fairs, open seasons, and new hire onboarding activities. Process benefits actions for NIH staff. Provide benefits support and assistance for employees, serving as a liaison with health carriers and payroll as necessary. Provide individual counseling to managers, employees, and family members on the legality, timeliness, appropriateness, requirements, Options, and potential problems of various benefit options. Research and explain interrelated employee-benefit related issues such as health benefits conversion, or continuing

Qualifications

In order to qualify for a Human Resources Assistant (Benefits), GS-0203 position at the GS-06 level, you must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: applying HR rules, procedures, and operations to perform administrative work; reviewing benefits forms for accuracy; researching and identifying employee-benefit related issues and processing personnel actions through automated HR systems. In order to qualify for a Human Resources Assistant (Benefits), GS-0203 position at the GS-07 level, you must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: providing benefits support and assistance for employees; applying human resources rules, procedures, and operations concerning employee benefits to research benefit-related problems; arranging for and providing information for benefits programs; researching, identifying, and explaining interrelated employee benefit-related issues. In order to qualify for a Human Resources Assistant (Benefits), GS-0203 position at the GS-08 level, you must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: applying employee benefit practices, policies, laws and regulations in order to research and resolve employee benefits issues and problems; providing assistance on the full range of employee benefit programs; and responding verbally or electronically to inquiries from staff regarding statuses. Preview application questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13094186