HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (LABOR RELATIONS/EMPLOYEE RELATIONS)

Summary

You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (LABOR RELATIONS/EMPLOYEE RELATIONS) in the PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY DIVISION of FLEET HRO NORFOLK. Before applying, you're encouraged to learn more about federal human resources careers by visiting the HR Career Compass at: www.OPM.gov/HRCareerCompass.

Duties

• •You will serve as an advisor to management in all stages of disciplinary and adverse actions, employee relations and provide input on decisions which have an impact on overall HR policy at serviced commands.
• •You will serve as a “troubleshooter" or "consultant" to management on all Employee and Labor Relations (ER/LR) issues, resolve controversial, complex problems, provide authoritative assistance and solutions to novel and obscure problems/issues.
• •You will coordinate and/or prepare responses to external program review findings and recommendations regarding sensitive issues and assist the supervisor in conducting internal assessments of the ER/LR functional program.
• •You will be developing agreements between management and labor organizations, alternative dispute resolutions (ADR), contract negotiations, arbitration hearings, unfair labor practice (ULP) complaints, etc.
• •You will advise managers on union organizing and recognition, establishment of the management negotiating teams, evaluate and prepare responses to grievances, train and prepare managers to effectively deal with labor organization representatives.
• •You will provide technical assistance to employees and managers on all aspects of ER problems/issues, relating to leave, hours of work, medical issues, performance issues, and pay (as applied under 5 USC and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
• •You will serve as a negotiating team member or chief spokesperson on contract renegotiation, midterm bargaining, and impact and implementation negotiations.
• •You will serve as an agency management representative and technical advisor in hearings before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Virginia Employment Commission (VEC), and grievance arbitrators.

Qualifications

FOR THE GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying knowledge of general human resources management. Experience assisting with writing documents to prepare findings in labor and employee relations. Experience gathering and evaluating case facts, developing recommendations for and assuring the implementation of appropriate corrective actions. Experience conducting research to identify courses of action after problem identification. Experience and skill in written and oral communication to prepare and present findings in a logical and clear manner. FOR THE GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying knowledge of general human resources management. Experience assisting with writing documents to prepare findings in labor and employee relations. Experience conducting research to identify courses of action after problem identification. Experience and skill in written and oral communication to prepare and present findings in a logical and clear manner. 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

There is no education substitution for the GS-12. FOR THE GS-11: In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: 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 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.