Human Resources Specialist

Summary

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 26-MD-13041271-MS.

Duties

If selected for this position, you will serve as a Human Resources Specialist in the United States Attorney's Office, District of Maryland, located either in Baltimore or Greenbelt, MD. You will provide a variety of human resources management services in two or more of the following functional areas: recruitment and placement, position classification, employee relations and performance management, employee benefits, labor relations, and human development. You will serve as a consultant to management on personnel management matters with independent responsibility for resolving controversial, complex, and difficult cases. Servicing areas include numerous support roles classified in different occupational series, which include clerical, technical, administrative, and professional positions. Assignments include both day-to-day case processing, advice and assistance to management and staff, and special projects and studies. You will be expected to obtain/maintain delegated examining unit certification. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Qualifications

*Delegated Examining (DE) certification preferred but not required. The individual selected for the position will be required to obtain DE certification. GS-11: To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions: Specialized experience, education, OR a combination of education and experience. Specialized Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: advising managers on Federal civilian human resources laws and regulations related to one or more of the following functional areas: recruitment and placement, position classification, employee relations and performance management, employee benefits, compensation, and human resources development. Examples of specialized experience include: advising management on recruitment methods and strategies; generating vacancy announcements; issuing certificates of qualified candidates; coding and processing personnel actions; applying basic classification principles to review position descriptions; administering guidance on pay and leave; providing advice regarding employee benefits and retirement; and conducting research to solve complex human resources situations. Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Human Resources): a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (such as an LL.M.); OR, 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. Education at the graduate level must be from an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position. Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 2 full years. GS-12: To be eligible, you must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing a variety of assignments requiring the application of HR concepts, principles, regulations and policy; planning recruiting approaches for medium and large-scale recruitment efforts and specialized positions; serving as an advisor to managers and other personnel on complex staffing issues and identifying and recommending solutions; performing the full range of examining functions including conducting job analyses and identifying competencies, creating assessment tools, creating vacancy announcements, reviewing applications, creating certificates of eligible applicants, and applying provisions of compensation and pay systems and coding personnel actions. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov OR Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.