HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST

Summary You will serve as a SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST in the HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP, HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. Responsibilities You will provide authoritative, senior technical guidance to team members and internal stakeholders in position classification, recruitment strategies, and pay setting under all civilian personnel systems. You will interpret and apply merit system principles, occupational standards, classification guides, and compensation policy to support program alignment and compliance. You will serve as a senior advisor to functional managers, group heads, and command stakeholders on recruitment, classification, and pay strategies. You will draft improved standard operating procedures and proposes changes to existing policies or business rules for leadership consideration. You will coordinate with workforce data analysts to support metrics development, reporting needs, and strategic planning. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or DA-04 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Independently providing comprehensive human resources advisory and consultative services across staffing, classification, and compensation; 2) Applying advanced federal pay-setting rules, compensation authorities, and incentives to resolve complex pay actions; 3) Designing and executing recruitment strategies and assessment methods for mission-critical, specialized, or hard-to-fill positions; 4) Interpreting and applying federal classification standards and position management principles to complex or unique positions; 5) Conducting technical research and data analysis to evaluate HR processes and respond to high-priority inquiries or data calls; and 6) Participating in studies or developing operational guidance/standard operating procedures (SOPs) to optimize human capital workflows and support workforce planning. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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. Education Additional 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. 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. 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 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. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference Applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.