Supervisory Personnel Plans and Programs Specialist, SSC/S1KC
Los Angeles, CAFull-time$147–197K/yrPosted 4 days ago
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Job overview
The United States Space Force at Los Angeles Space Force Base seeks a Supervisory Personnel Plans and Programs Specialist to lead civilian personnel operations for Space Systems Command. The role supervises a team, shapes workforce strategy, advises senior leaders on complex personnel matters, and uses metrics and compliance reviews to improve programs. It also leads special projects and represents SSC in strategic working groups.
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Duties
The United States Space Force (USSF) at Los Angeles Space Force Base is searching for a Supervisory Personnel Plans and Programs Specialist to support SSC/S1KC (NH-0201-04, GS-14/15 equivalent). Description: Lead mission-critical civilian personnel operations for Space Systems Command (SSC), directing cradle-to-grave human resources support across SSC directorates. As the Personnel Management Operations leader, you will supervise and develop a high-performing team; establish priorities, performance standards, and workload plans; and drive accountability, process improvement, and customer-focused service. You will shape workforce strategy, organizational design, staffing, recruitment, position management, and resource allocation to align civilian workforce capabilities with current and future mission requirements. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, managers, and supervisors on complex civilian personnel issues, applicable laws, regulations, and policies. You will use data and performance metrics to assess program effectiveness, conduct compliance reviews, identify risks and improvement opportunities, and implement practical solutions. The position also leads special projects, prepares decision-quality briefings and written products, develops operational tools and guidance, and represents SSC in strategic working groups supporting an effective, compliant, and mission-ready civilian workforce. Ideal Candidate: The position requires a broad and progressively responsible background in civilian human resources management, personnel operations, and supervisory leadership. The incumbent must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to direct complex personnel management programs; provide authoritative advisory services to senior leaders; ensure regulatory compliance; and lead a workforce responsible for delivering timely, accurate, and customer-focused civilian personnel support. Progressively responsible experience in civilian personnel management sufficient to demonstrate mastery of personnel operations and advisory services. Experience should include applying federal civilian personnel laws, regulations, policies, and procedures involving such areas as position management and classification, recruitment and placement, staffing, performance management, employee and labor relations, workforce planning, affirmative employment, organizational design, and civilian personnel program administration. Qualifications
The 0201 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.
How You Will Be Evaluated
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here: Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position. Other Information
Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.
How this job compares
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- Pay
- This posting$147–197K/yr
- California median$130–190K/yr408 salary ranges
- US median$93–136K/yr2,954 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $172K, is 6% above the California median midpoint ($162K) — in the middle half of Human Resources salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 580 open Human Resources jobs in California and 5,931 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Education
- 1,549 of the 5,931 open Human Resources jobs (26%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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