Detail - Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Compensation)

This position serves as a VISN 20 Supervisory Human Resources Specialist -Compensation Center of Excellence Unit (CCOE) located in the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) HR Shared Services Unit (SSU). This is being offered as a Detail or Temporary Promotion not to exceed 120 days, it may be extended in 120-day increments up to one year. If selected for a Temporary Promotion, the position may be made permanent without further competition pending approval to hire.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/02/2025. Time-In-Grade Requirement (Applies to eligibility for Temporary Promotion Only): Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. The BASIC REQUIREMENT for the HR Specialist GS-0201 series is presumed met if found qualified at the GS-0201-7 level and above. To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, you must meet one of the following listed Criteria: Criteria 1- Graduate Degree and Specialized Experience: Successful completion of a graduate level degree or higher and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes: Knowledge of compensation concepts, principles and practices, including pay and compensation flexibilities. ~OR~ Criteria 2- Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in federal service that demonstrates HR management knowledge, concepts and principles and the performance of work in one or more of the HR specialty areas. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes: Analyzing, interpreting, developing, and/or implementing laws, regulations, policies, and/or guidance involving subject matter areas within compensation administration and advising leadership on the use of compensation flexibilities to help recruit, manage, and retain employees. Provide advice and guidance to officials, supervisors, and employees on the full range of pay administration policies principles and practices, including pay administration policy, salaries and wages, special rates, pay benefits, non-foreign area cost-of-living allowances, compensation decisions, and computation of interest on back pay systems, to include but not limited to locality pay, special rates, back pay, pay limitations, premium pay, grade and pay retention, severance pay, and cost-of- living allowances (COLA)..