Supervisory Human Resources Specialist
What you'd do
This position is for a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist located in the Employee-Management Relations Division, Employee Relations Branch of NNSA Human Resources. You will serve as the supervisor over a variety of federal programs such as, but not limited to, employee relations, performance management, reasonable accommodations, security, suitability, anti-harassment, and drug testing.
Major duties
As a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist, you will: Serves as a senior Human Resource Management (HRM) consultant, expert, and advisor responsible for applying extensive knowledge and expert understanding on a broad range of Human Resources (HR) areas, with particular focus on providing technical and administrative services for suitability, security, accountability, performance, and reasonable accommodation services to the workforce. Recommends appropriate solutions and resolves novel and extremely complex challenges where management's needs may be in direct conflict with existing policies or regulations, or where there are significant gaps in existing policies and regulations requiring the development of new or innovative approaches. Provides special briefings to management on HR management issues, initiatives, and programs; renders guidance, advice, and assistance; and works with agency attorneys as a technical expert witness in providing testimony. Prepare proposal and decision letters ensuring documents are prepared in accordance with applicable statutes and/or procedures. Leads, inspires, and manages a high-performing professional team by championing strategic initiatives, aligning workflows with organizational goals, and directing resource allocation; drives team success through proactive guidance and performance optimization; and cultivates future leadership capability by mentoring team members to foster a culture of excellence and collaboration.
What you need to qualify
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA Demonstration Project pay band or GS grade level in the Federal service, i.e., NQ-02 or GS-12. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: providing expert advice and guidance to senior leadership officials, managers, and managers on a wide variety of employee relations matters such as (i.e., performance issues, conduct actions, grievances, investigations, researching, interpreting, and applying federal civilian employee relations practices, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Enforcement Guidance, Department or Agency policies and procedures, and current case law); collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to deliver effective HR solutions, and leading and directing human capital teams to achieve strategic goals; plans and prioritizes workloads to optimize performance, implements efficient employee relations and performance management processes; and provides expert guidance to align activities with organizational objectives. Examples of Specialized Experience: (but not limited to) 1. Providing expert technical advice, support, and recommendations to agency management officials, human resources staff, and employees on developing and interpreting policies, programs, regulations, and statutes concerning performance management, adverse actions and disciplinary actions. 2. Experience in researching applicable laws and regulations to make determinations on complex employee relations and/or performance management related issues. This could include a variety of issues stemming conduct and/or performance-based matters. 3. Demonstrate advanced written and oral communication skills by preparing regulatory guidance and training materials, and delivering briefings to ensure agency-wide compliance with employee relations and performance management laws. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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 experience. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. If you are eligible for career transition assistance plans such as ICTAP or CTAP, you must meet the definition of "well qualified" which is defined as having a score of 85 or better. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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