HR SPECIALIST

Summary

This position is located in the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC),Office of Operations (OOO), Human Resources Department (HRD), Customer Relations & Business Analytics Division (CRBAD). More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement.

Duties

The candidate selected for this position will: Performance Management Program Administration Serve as the agency's senior technical expert responsible for managing and administering the agency-wide performance management program for General Schedule and Senior Level employees. Lead the development and review of employee and executive performance plans. Conduct quality reviews of performance plans, progress-review documentation, rating recommendations, and related. Develop agency directives, standard operating procedures, templates, technical guidance, and management tools. Coordinate performance review, calibration, and approval processes. Design and deliver performance management training. Human Resources Data Analytics and Executive Reporting Serve as senior HR data analytics expert responsible for collecting, validating, analyzing, and interpreting complex workforce and program data. Develop dashboards, statistical reports, trend analyses, forecasts, and executive-level presentations. Integrate information from multiple automated HR systems, identify data quality concerns, and translate complex findings into actionable recommendations. Lead the development, review, interpretation, and implementation of agency-wide HR policies, directives, standard operating procedures, and related guidance. Evaluate new or revised laws, regulations, OPM requirements, and organizational priorities. Develop policy recommendations, implementation strategies, and management guidance. Coordinate policy development. Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the announcement closing date. To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications and/or education for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the private sector performing senior-level human resources program management work that includes developing, interpreting, or implementing HR policies and guidance; administering or evaluating performance management programs; analyzing workforce or HR program data; and providing authoritative advisory services to management on complex HR matters. Examples include: managing agency-wide performance management requirements; developing or reviewing employee or executive performance plans and appraisal processes; developing HR directives, standard operating procedures, or technical guidance; conducting complex HR data analyses and preparing executive-level reports or dashboards; and advising senior leaders on the interpretation and implementation of HR laws, regulations, policies, or OPM requirements. Time-In-Grade Requirement: In order to be eligible for this position, all current Federal employees must provide proof of meeting the time-in-grade requirement (i.e., at least 52 weeks of experience at the next lower grade level in the Federal service). This information must be in both your resume and on an SF-50. Those who do not provide proof of having met the time-in-grade requirement will be deemed ineligible for this position. 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.

Education

NO EDUCATION IS REQUIRED. How You Will Be Evaluated

Referral: You will be assigned to one of three quality groups. Each group represents a quality level (i.e., Best Qualified, Qualified, Minimally Qualified). Candidates will be considered in quality group order. If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring policies). If your resume does not support the answers you gave on the assessment questionnaire, you may be rated Not Qualified or you may be placed in a lower quality group.Your name will be placed in one of the three following quality groups: Best-Qualified - highly proficient regarding the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) related to this position. Qualified - competent regarding the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) related to this position. Minimally Qualified- possessing only the minimum qualifications required for this position. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs): Skill in Federal performance management principles, laws, regulations, OPM requirements, and agency policies Skill in developing, evaluating, and improving performance plans, performance management policy, quality-assurance processes, and technical guidance. Skill in collecting, validating, integrating, analyzing, and presenting complex HR and workforce data Skill in Federal HR laws, regulations, policies, and analytical methods Candidates who apply under Competitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are best qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the assessment questionnaire. The best qualified candidates will be referred if all other requirements are met. Candidates who apply under Noncompetitive and Special Hiring Authorities procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are minimally qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the assessment questionnaire. The minimally qualified candidates will be referred if all other requirements are met. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application. Benefits

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To be considered under a special hiring authority such as the Schedule A appointing authority for persons with disabilities; the direct-hire authority to appoint veterans with service-connected disabilities of 30 percent or more; Peace Corps or VISTA service; or another excepted service/special hire authority, you must submit documentation to support your claim for eligibility with your application package. PBGC encourages qualified applicants with disabilities to apply. If you are requiring reasonable accommodations, please contact PBGC's Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator, Denorse Prince, at (202) 286-4026 or [email protected] If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. All Veterans are encouraged to visit CareerOne for resume writing tips and skill conversion terms. If you believe that you have been subjected to discrimination, you may contact the PBGC Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO): OEEO Main Office Phone: 202-229-4363 Email: [email protected]