Supervisory Human Resources Specialist
What you'd do
This vacancy is for a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist position in the Human Resources Division located at the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Suitland, Maryland. The Census Bureau is accessible from the Metro Rail Green Line - Suitland Station. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Supervisory Human Resources Specialist, 0201-15, FPL None positions within the Census Bureau in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.
Major duties
Participates with the Division Chief in planning, directing, and managing the full HRM program and its major operational components. Assists in allocating division resources to meet evolving demands, special initiatives, and expansion of agencywide HR programs. Addresses agency level operational problems affecting HR program implementation. Maintains close liaison with higher level management and the Executive Staff to ensure timely awareness of HR initiatives, priorities, program performance, and emerging issues. Provides authoritative HR advice to executives, managers, and employees on all aspects of HRM. Ensures HR programs effectively support broader Census Bureau management objectives. Manages and oversee the following core areas: Benefits Administration, Payroll and Personnel Processing, and Decennial and Field HR Programs Supervises subordinate supervisors, specialists, and assistants performing HR operational work. Plans, assigns, and evaluates work; sets performance standards; ensures program objectives are met. Delegates assignments based on complexity and employee capability. Interviews candidates and recommends selections, promotions, reassignments, and other personnel actions.
What you need to qualify
Specialized Experience: For the GS-15, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes: Experience for this position includes: experience managing two or more major HR operational functions such as payroll and processing, benefits administration (health, life insurance, retirement, TSP), HR automated systems, compensation authorities (e.g., special pay systems, Title 13 or excepted service programs), field or decennial HR programs, or other high-volume, highly regulated HR operations; experience advising executives, managers, and employees on complex HR issues, and communicating HR initiatives, priorities, program performance, and emerging issues; interpreting and applying federal HR laws, regulations, OPM policies and agency directives to develop new or revise existing HR policies, procedures or long-range plans; and experience supervising subordinate supervisors or professional HR staff. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer.
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