Supervisory Human Resource Specialist (Labor Relations)
What you'd do
This position is located at Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer. This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement 26-HUD-12993012. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.
Major duties
HUD's Mission The mission of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people. The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country. This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO), Office of the Chief Performance Officer (CPO). CPO supports and strengthens HUD's performance culture with services, policies, systems, and strategies to engage, inspire, and retain a high-performing workforce that achieves mission objectives. CPO provides the following Department-wide functions: Performance Management; Employee Recognition and Awards; Employee Engagement; Labor Relations; Employee Relations; and the full range of Executive Resources Management. As a/an Supervisory Human Resource Specialist (Labor Relations), you will: Plans, directs, and oversees all activities of the Labor Relations Division. Establishes the strategic direction for Department-wide labor relations programs and ensures effective administration of collective bargaining, contract interpretation, and labor-management relations consistent with statutory requirements and Departmental objectives. Serves as HUD's principal functional expert and authoritative advisor on labor relations. Interprets and applies labor relations statutes, Executive Orders, Office of Personnel Management guidance, case law, and regulatory requirements. Develops, issues, and authoritatively interprets Department-wide labor relations policies, directives, and guidance to ensure consistency, legal sufficiency, and alignment with HUD's mission priorities. Acts as HUD's Chief Negotiator for the most complex, high-profile, and strategically significant collective bargaining negotiations. Exercises full authority under 5 U.S.C. § 7114(b)(2) to bind the Department in enforceable agreements. Independently formulates and executes bargaining strategies within established policy objectives, makes authoritative negotiability determinations, and commits the Agency to contractual provisions with significant fiscal, operational, and long-term workforce implications.
What you need to qualify
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-15 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Serving as a lead or chief negotiator in bargaining union contracts and memorandums of understanding; AND Leading or supervising a team of labor relations professionals; AND Drafting labor relations policies that have organization-wide impact; AND Providing labor relations guidance to all levels of management, including senior executives; AND Experience processing labor relations actions with a regulatory labor relations authority (e.g., FLRA, NLRB, etc.). The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.
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