Human Resources Specialist

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Job description

Summary

These positions are located in the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO), Associate Director for Human Resources Operations and Policy (ADHROP), Operations Branch (OB) and Workforce Management Branch (WMBB), in Rockville, Maryland.

These are Non-Bargaining Unit positions.

Selectees will not be subject to Office of Government Ethics Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements.

* Multiple selections may be made from this vacancy announcement.

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates
  
  07/12/2021 to 01/10/2022
• Salary
  
  $87,198 - $134,798 per year
• Pay scale & grade
  
  GG 12 - 13
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  Location
  
  • N Bethesda, MD few vacancies
• Telework eligible
  
  Yes-as determined by the agency policy.
• Travel Required
  
  Occasional travel - Minimal travel may be required to participate in training or attend meetings and conferences.
• Relocation expenses reimbursed
  
  Yes-Expenses associated with relocation will be paid to the extent allowed by Federal Travel Regulations.
• Appointment type
  
  Permanent
• Work schedule
  
  Full-time
• Service
  
  Excepted
• Promotion potential
  
  13
• Job family (Series)
  
  0201 Human Resources Management
• Supervisory status
  
  No
• Security clearance
  
  L Access Authorization
• Drug test
  
  Yes
• Announcement number
  
  OCHCO/HROP-2
• Control number
  
  

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This job is open to

• Individuals with disabilities
• Federal employees - Competitive service
  
  Current or former competitive service federal employees.
• Federal employees - Excepted service
  
  Current excepted service federal employees.
• Military spouses
• Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista
• Special authorities
  
  Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
• Veterans

Clarification from the agency

This is an Open Until Filled Vacancy Announcement. It will be used to fill positions as vacancies occur. Over the course of the open period, applications will be reviewed and referred for positions as they become available. The first set of applications will be reviewed and made available for referral on TWO WEEKS FROM THE OPENING DAY. Therefore, applicants are encouraged to apply early to receive the broadest consideration.

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Duties

As a Human Resources Specialist, you will provide advice, guidance, and assistance in assigned offices to staff, supervisors, and managers in the areas employment, staffing, merit selection, position management and classification, pay setting, awards, performance management, employee benefits, and/or executive resources. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Providing responsive advice and assistance to management on a wide range of human resources issues and problems.
• Providing professional assistance in arriving at acceptable alternatives for accomplishing immediate and future human resources requirements of the office.
• Preparing and disseminating vacancy announcements and offering suggestions and recommendations for fulfilling current and future resource needs.
• Providing day-to-day staffing services for the staff and employees of assigned offices and programs
• Reviewing and analyzing positions to determine proper title, series, and grade and advising managers on position management issues.
• Conducting and responding to desk audit requests and advising managers on the adequacy of position descriptions.
• Evaluating and processing personnel action requests such as promotions, reassignments, and separations utilizing various human resources information technology systems.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• This is a Drug Testing position.
• Background investigation leading to a clearance is required for new hires.

You must meet the qualifications for this position by no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

PLEASE NOTE: Although NRC has operated under full time telework for most staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, the position advertised in this vacancy announcement will not be approved for post-pandemic full time telework and the selectee will be expected to relocate to the stated duty station.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

Demonstrated knowledge in the application of a wide variety of Federal and agency human resources regulations, policies, practices, and procedures in the areas of staffing and placement. Examples may include experience in recruitment, workforce restructuring and reshaping, workforce analysis and data analytics, strategic workforce planning, or executive resources.

Demonstrated knowledge in the application of a wide variety of Federal and agency human resources regulations, policies, practices, and procedures in the areas of position management and classification. Examples may include experience in workforce restructuring and reshaping, workforce analysis and data analytics, strategic workforce planning, and/or position classification evaluation.

Demonstrated ability to solve human resources challenges and problems by conducting research, interpretation, and analyses of applicable laws, regulations, and polices. Resolves problems by developing recommendations and proposing innovative solutions.

Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate technical human resources issues in a clear, concise, and logical manner to all levels within or outside an organization (i.e., employees, managers, and agency senior leadership). Examples may include: writing standard operating procedures or other instructions, writing reports to the Office of Personnel Management, writing classification evaluation statements, informal or formal presentations to audiences of different sizes and levels.

Demonstrated knowledge of utilizing human resources information systems and software applications (e.g., automated hiring systems and assessment tools, Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), automated on-boarding systems (WTTS/EODS), personnel action processing systems (DOI, FPPS, NFC), electronic SF-52 systems, personnel reporting systems (staffing plans, FTE reports, recruitment tracking systems), etc.).

To qualify for this position you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

FOR GG-12: One year of specialized experience at the GG-11 grade level or equivalent.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as: Experience which provided knowledge in Federal human resources operations and policy in the areas of: 1) staffing and placement OR 2) position management and classification (e.g., recruitment, workforce restructuring and reshaping, workforce analysis and data analytics, strategic workforce planning, position classification evaluation, executive resources). This experience must demonstrate a thorough knowledge of Federal human resources regulations, policies, practices, and procedures.

FOR GG-13: One year of specialized experience at the GG-12 grade level or equivalent.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as: Experience which provided knowledge in Federal human resources operations and policy in the areas of: 1) staffing and placement AND 2) position management and classification (e.g., recruitment, workforce restructuring and reshaping, workforce analysis and data analytics, strategic workforce planning, position classification evaluation, executive resources). This experience must demonstrate a thorough knowledge of Federal human resources regulations, policies, practices, and procedures.

A description of how you possess the specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications desired in an ideal candidate should be addressed in your resume. You may also provide additional information related to your qualifications in the vacancy question provided for supplemental response.

Education

None.

Additional information

The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Individuals with disabilities may contact the Selective Placement Coordinator for assistance with the application or hiring process via . Deaf applicants may contact the Disability Program Manager by calling the NRC videophone at .

Individuals who are eligible for non-competitive appointment under an OPM special appointing authority may apply for consideration under a comparable NRC non-competitive appointing authority. Veterans, please visit:

***PLEASE NOTE: Although NRC has operated under full time telework for most staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, the position advertised in this vacancy announcement will not be approved for post-pandemic full time telework and the selectee will be expected to relocate to the stated duty station.***
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