Human Resources Specialist (Human Resource Development)

Summary

WHAT IS Human Capital Office (HCO)? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s): HCO - Talent Development - Human Resource Development This job (or announcement) is open to current permanent IRS competitive service employees in Human Capital Office (HCO) business units. REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position. Serves as a performance consultant by collaborating with management and program managers to identify performance improvement needs and opportunities. Uses state of the art process models to identify, evaluate, and recommend solutions to improve job performance and which support business goals and mission priorities. Provides advisory services to all levels of staff concerning basic program policies, regulatory requirements, and procedures. Makes recommendations on communication and marketing strategies that link training efforts to individual performance and organizational goals. Collaborates with management on developing and executing training plans. Monitors and reviews budgetary performance within the centralized training plan and provides guidance on fiscal concerns relating to training plan management. Plans, coordinates, administers, and implements training programs and classes. Decides or, in some cases, makes recommendations to program managers regarding delivery strategies, distance learning methodologies, and coaching/OJI needs. Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates training programs and instructor performance and makes recommendations to program managers to increase program quality and overall effectiveness. STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD94801 and PD94802 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions. Requirements

Probationary Period - A person who is required to go through a probationary period and then is transferred, promoted, demoted, or reassigned before he or she completes such period is required to complete the remainder of the probationary period in the new position. Government Credit Card - Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHOWN IN QUALIFICATIONS SECTION Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: GS-9 QUALIFICATIONS: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience applying basic human resources development (HRD), practices, laws, regulations, policies, and precedents to provide HRD management advisory, and technical services on non-controversial factual, procedural, and/or recurring issues relating to learning and employee development. Experience applying instructional design principles and the processes used in designing and delivering learning products to assist other specialists in developing routine training material; applying principles, practices and elementary techniques of education, adult learning theory, and employee development to assess, define and meet individual learning needs. Experience applying basic analytical methods and diagnostic techniques to identify HRD and non-HRD interventions to address routine HR problems and issues. Experience applying oral and written communication techniques to present findings and recommendations and draft or prepare -in final form- project papers and training material. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: A master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields. OR Two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a graduate degree in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields. OR LL.B or JD in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields. OR You may qualify with an equivalent combination of qualifying experience and education. GS-11 QUALIFICATIONS: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience applying a range of human resources development (HRD) practices, laws, regulations, policies, and precedents to provide HRD management advisory and technical services on non-controversial factual, procedural, and/or recurring issues to learning and employee development. Experience applying principles, practices, and techniques of education, adult learning theory, and employee development to assess, define, and meet individual learning needs. Experience applying instructional design principles and the processes used in designing and delivering standard learning products to improve employee performance, increase employee satisfaction, and facilitate management involvement in employee development. Experience applying analytical methods and diagnostic techniques to identify, evaluate, and recommend to management HRD and non-HRD interventions to resolve problems of limited scope. Experience applying oral and written communication techniques to present findings and recommendations and prepare project papers and training material. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields. OR Three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a graduate degree in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields. OR LL.M. in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields. OR You may qualify with an equivalent combination of qualifying experience and education. AND You must also meet the following requirement(s): TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens" TIME IN GRADE (TIG): For positions above the GS-05, applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for. For positions at the GS-05, you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02, 03 or 04 positions. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions. We recommend choosing an evaluator from a member organization of one of the following national associations of credential evaluation services: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE). How You Will Be Evaluated

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Oral Communication Planning and Evaluating Technology Application Writing Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Rating: Your application will be evaluated in accordance with the Service's Merit Promotion Plan. A quality group rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level groups, Superior/Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified. Referral: Eligible applicants rated in the highest quality group, may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. Candidates, if required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring practices), will be interviewed in quality group order. We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site. Performance Appraisal and Awards - Will not be used in determining your overall rating. Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process. IRS employees may obtain their most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/. If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of Highly Qualified or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority. Benefits

As a current employee, you know the great benefits we offer. Should you have any questions about benefits, please contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) at 1-866-743-5748 option #1 for ERC. Other Information

Consider each location carefully when applying. If you are selected for a location, that location will become your official post of duty. In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location. Additional jobs may be filled from this announcement or any other source to fill these vacancies. Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours may be available. Salary: General Schedule (GS) Locality Pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages. Cost-of-Living Allowances (COLA): (AK3237) 949 E 36TH AVE; (AK0029) 101 12TH AVENUE;(HI6993) 101 AUPUNI STREET SUITE 228; (HI8469) 1003 BISHOP ST SUITE 600, SUITE 1000; (HI0011) 300 ALA MOANA BLVD; (HI6575) 2200 MAIN STREET SUITE 509; (PR4066) CARR. 28 KM 2.0 BAYAMON, PR; (PR4064) 200 AVENIDA RAFAEL CORDERO; (PR3930) 7 TABONUCO STREET; (PR4001) 48 CARR 165, SUITE 2000; (PR4065) 103 ORTEGON AVENUE CORNER OREGON ST; (PR4068) LOS FRAILES INDUSTRIAL PARK 475 CALLE C; (PR4028) AVENIDA BOULEVARD, 3 NICANOR VAZQUEZ, SUITE 204; (PR4047) 35 AVENIDA HIRAM D. CABASSA SUITE 2A; (PR4069) 349 AVENIDA HOSTOS, SUITE A-15; (PR4070) PLAZA DEL CARIBE 2050 PONCE BYPASS; (PR4062) 652 AVENIDA MUNOZ RIVERA; (VI0007) VETERANS DRIVE; includes COLA. See COLA Rates 2026.