Lead Human Resources Specialist
What you'd do
About the Position: This position is located at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. The incumbent serves as a senior Human Resources specialist responsible for conducting manpower and workforce studies; performing comprehensive analyses of clerical, technical, administrative, and professional staffing needs; leading workforce planning and organizational assessments.
Major duties
Conduct manpower studies, workforce planning and analysis, organizational assessments, and provide placement and advisory services. Utilize automated staffing tools to monitor the status of Request for Personnel Actions (RPAs), extract data, and prepare reports. Review pay histories, evaluate grade and classification factors, and ensure recommendations align with federal pay policy and organizational compensation objectives. Evaluate and recommend incentives, strategic outreach methods, and target recruitment solutions to strengthen the organization’s ability to attract highly qualified candidates. Review work products, identify areas for improvement, and coach team members to enhance proficiency and ensure consistent HR service delivery.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the Experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes in providing guidance and technical support to Human Resources (HR) staff; conducting organizational assessments to determine staffing needs; advising management on recruitment strategies and hiring authorities, and performing compensation analyses to support fair and competitive pay decisions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS11). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).
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