HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST

Summary

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Duties

Summary: The primary purpose of this position is to serve as Human Resources Specialist, responsible for personnel program management duties at the installation level, to include planning, developing, and carrying out all aspects of the fitness and suitability program, to ensure that fitness and suitability requirements for certain civilian personnel, contractors, and volunteers are accomplished. Duties: Manages the Automated Suitability and Security Clearance Process. Manages assignments and/or projects. Evaluates and analyzes all available information, determines its authenticity and pertinence. Prepares and delivers oral presentations such as briefings, training sessions, consultations, and strategy sessions with other staff service functions and activities to secure cooperation, resolve controversial matters, and convey information relative to proposed changes in assigned programs.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions, GS-0201 Series. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-07, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of HR staffing and recruitment principles, concepts, laws, regulations, techniques, and guidelines sufficient to support an organization's recruitment and placement program; knowledge of and ability to interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, and practices to provide advice and guidance to officials, supervisors, and employees on a variety of recruitment processes and procedures; knowledge of personnel security investigation and suitability/fitness determination laws, regulations, policies, processes, procedures, and automated systems. OR EDUCATION: Successfully completed a 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. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position. NOTE: You must submit copies of your college transcripts. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: Having less than the full amount of specialized experience described in the job opportunity announcement; however, at least one year of progressively higher level graduate education, but have not obtained a master's or equivalent graduate degree. Note: You must submit a copy of transcripts. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of personnel security investigation and suitability/fitness determination laws, legal precedents, regulations, policies, processes, procedures, and automated systems (e.g., DCPDS, e-QIP, JPAS, CVS, NP2 Portal, SWFT, etc.) in order to develop, implement, and improve processes and procedures to maximize program accuracy and efficiency. Knowledge is used to in order to make suitability/fitness adjudicative determinations, develop guidance, work methods, and standardized processes for completing program operations and administrative support functions and ensure Freedom of Information/Privacy Act requirements are met. Knowledge of personnel security database systems in order to assist in preparing and implementing guidance, training programs, and briefings concerning personnel security issues. Knowledge of Federal HR management functions, theories, and techniques and the basic relationships of various HR disciplines (e.g., employee management relations, staffing, classification etc.) sufficient to advise management and employees regarding rules and procedures and their obligations and entitlements. Knowledge of legal research methods, information-gathering techniques, and analytical capabilities sufficient to locate, interpret, and analyze for applicability and appropriateness, precedent and substantive decisions, and/or legal opinions that various courts and administrative bodies have rendered. Knowledge of conflict resolution techniques sufficient to interact in highly-charged, emotional situations which may arise due to delicate or highly contested case matters and determinations. Knowledge and skill in gathering facts and using effective, analytical, and evaluative methods to accurately assess information and make sound decisions. Ability to communicate with others, both orally and in writing, sufficient to formulate and present arguments and advisory opinions and prepare case documents. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.