Senior HR Specialist (ER)
What you'd do
Are you seeking a rewarding and challenging career? Join the SBA Office of Inspector General as a Senior Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations), where you will advise leaders on complex conduct and performance matters, manage disciplinary and adverse actions, and support fair, consistent, and legally supportable personnel decisions.
Major duties
This position will serve as a Senior Human Resources Specialist (ER) and, as such will: Serve under the direction and oversight of the Human Resources Officer, providing senior-level employee relations advice and support to OIG executives, managers, and supervisors on complex and sensitive matters involving conduct, performance, leave, attendance, and workplace issues. Manage complex employee relations casers from initial review through final resolution, including disciplinary and adverse actions, performance-based actions, grievances, and probationary or trial-period actions. Conduct comprehensive case analyses by evaluating evidence, applicable laws and regulations, due process requirements, penalty considerations, procedural compliance, and organizational risk, and recommends appropriate courses of action to the Human Resources Officer and management officials. Draft and review proposed and final action notices, performance improvement plans, reprimands, grievance decisions, settlement agreements, case analyses, and other employee relations documents for completeness, consistency, and procedural compliance. Coordinate with OIG Counsel regarding employee relations cases, administrative investigations, third-party proceedings, and the defensibility of proposed personnel actions. Assist the Human Resources Officer in developing and evaluating OIG-wide employee relations policies, procedures, templates, guidance, training, internal controls, and program improvements that promote accountability and consistent application of federal requirements.
What you need to qualify
Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Providing authoritative advice to senior leaders, managers, and supervisors on complex employee relations matters involving employee conduct, performance, leave, attendance, grievances, or workplace issues; Managing complex disciplinary, adverse, or performance-based actions, including analyzing evidence and applicable requirements, evaluating procedural and organizational risks, and recommending appropriate courses of action; Interpreting and applying federal employee relations laws, regulations, case law, policies, and precedents; and Drafting or reviewing legally and procedurally supportable employee relations documents, such as proposed and final action notices, performance improvement plans, grievance decisions, settlement agreements, case analyses, or agency responses for third-party proceedings. These qualifications must be clearly referenced in your resume. TIME-IN-GRADE: If you are a current career or career-conditional federal employee applying for promotion under Merit Promotion you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in positions at the next level lower than the position being filled. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on OPM's Qualifications web site: Human Resources Management Series 0201 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 experience. Generally, time in Non-Pay status as a federal employee is not creditable towards the specialized experience requirement listed above. All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 08/21/2026.
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