SUPERVISORY HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST

Summary This position serves as a Staffing Section Chief within the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). You will provide technical guidance, leadership, and supervision to a team of human resources specialists and assistants. Core responsibilities include planning, coordinating, and overseeing federal staffing and recruitment operations for all of FSIS and Shared Services customers while ensuring operations comply with federal laws, regulations, and service level agreements. Responsibilities Plan, coordinate, and direct personnel functions in the areas of staffing and recruitment. Exercise supervisory personnel management responsibilities to include evaluating employee performance; overseeing the timely and efficient work of staff; setting and adjusting staff priorities and deadlines; identifying team training needs. Interpret Federal Human Resources regulations, policies, and procedures, and provide technical guidance to staff. Mentor subordinates and team members. Prepare various reports. Research personnel regulations, laws, and policies Resolve complex work problems or complaints. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Time in grade: Applicants must meet one year at the next lower grade to be considered for the next higher grade (e.g. one year at the GS-12 grade level for consideration for the GS-13 grade level.) Specialized experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level. Resume must demonstrate at least 4 of the 6 areas below: Planning or directing the operational functions of a Human Resources Staffing and Recruitment program to include managing, supervising or leading subordinate staff. Providing advice and regulatory interpretation in the staffing or recruitment disciplines. Participating in short or long-range planning groups designed to evaluate operational effectiveness and improve Human Resources processes. Providing technical advice on Federal Human Resources statutes, regulations, laws, and policies. Representing an Agency at various levels from the Department level on down via both formal and informal presentations and/or communications. Demonstrated understanding of an organization's key personnel and stakeholders and how to cultivate relationships necessary for mission success. For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here: Human Resources Management Series, 0201 This position is subject to all applicable laws, regulations, and policies under the direction of Agency. Selection does not restrict the Agency from any future reorganization or realignment efforts. If a change in duty location is required after selection due to a directed reassignment, relocation expenses may be reimbursed. Declination of a directed reassignment could result in your removal from Federal service. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education There is no educational requirement or substitute for specialized experience for this position. Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP/ICTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. This announcement may be used to fill additional like vacancies should any occur. Veterans who are preference eligible or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after three years or more of continuous active service are eligible for consideration under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA). Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Employees: Permanent County employees without prior Federal tenure who are selected for a Civil Service position under Public Law 105-277 will be given a career-conditional appointment and must serve a 1-year probationary period. For more information on applying under special hiring authorities such as the 30 percent disabled veterans, certain military spouses, Schedule A Disabled, etc., explore the different Hiring Paths on the USAJOBS website. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary or term employees of federal land management agencies opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Refer to PUBLIC LAW 114-47-AUG. 7, 2015 for more information. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.