
HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST
Suitland, MDFull-time$122–158K/yrPosted 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Naval Intelligence Activity seeks a GG-13 Human Resources Specialist to advise managers and customers on labor and employee relations, leave programs, and personnel policies. The role includes consulting with management and legal staff on conduct and performance issues and coordinating with external entities on sensitive matters. Applicants must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GG/GS-12 level or comparable experience.
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Summary
You will serve as a GG-13 HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST for NAVAL INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY. Before applying, you are encouraged to learn more about federal human resources careers by visiting the HR Career Compass at: www.OPM.gov/HRCareerCompass.
Duties
- You will provide knowledge of a wide range of concepts, principles, regulations, policies and procedures governing LER/EMR (Labor and Employee Relations).
- You will provide accurate guidance to customers on diverse leave programs under Family Medical Leave Act.
- You will participate in meetings with Management and Legal to provide accurate and effective consultation to resolve employee conduct and performance issues.
- You will advise management based on current regulatory and procedural guidance.
- You will establish a communicative relationship/collaboration with external entities regarding sensitive information involving medical issues, leave programs, workers' compensation, poor performance, and disciplinary actions.
Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following such as: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GG/GS-12) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector such as: 1. Monitoring and reviewing assigned programs/areas and develops appropriate policies, procedures, guidance, and program standards; 2. Initiating special studies, pilot programs, or other actions and follows-up to assure that the organization maintains progressive personnel support; 3. Providing policy, procedures, advice, and assistance to employees and managers on filing injury compensation forms, continuation of pay, medical certification, and compensation of pay; 4. Composing and drafting letters for management to deal with appropriate disciplinary actions, poor performance and adverse actions, in accordance with organizational guidance/procedures; AND 5. Providing clear and concise written proposal letters on disciplinary/adverse actions for management and legal review. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Additional qualification information can be found from the following DON DCIPS policy website: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni/Naval%20Intelligence%20Activity/Chapter%205%20-%20Employment%20and%20Placement.pdf
Education
N/A How You Will Be Evaluated
In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: Conflict Management Performance Management Labor Relations Written Communication Employee Relations Developing Others This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: USA Hire and Structured Interview Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility and qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Other Information
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. ICTAP does not apply to Excepted Service positions. Relocation expenses (i.e. PCS) or relocation incentives as described in 5 USC 5753 may or may not be authorized in accordance with applicable travel regulations, command policy and available command funding. Recruitment incentives may be authorized to eligible new hires. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. All Defense Intelligence positions under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) are in the excepted service by specific statue, 10 U.S.C. 1601. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status. For more information on the DCIPS occupational structure click here. For more information about career advancement in DCIPS click here.
How this job compares
Set against the 690 open Employee Relations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$122–158K/yr
- US median$84–119K/yr380 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $140K, is 38% above the US median midpoint ($101K) — in the top quarter of Employee Relations salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 10 open Employee Relations jobs in Maryland and 690 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Employee Relations postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 572 postings).
- Education
- 213 of the 690 open Employee Relations jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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