Human Resources Generalist - Full Performance TS/SCI with Poly REQUIRED

About the role

CGI Federal is seeking Human Resources Generalists to support a USG agency in the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA).

Responsibilities

• Serves as the HR resource to directorate or office/component managers and employees.
• Provides substantive information, advice and guidance to directorate or office managers and employees on a broad range of HR issues-staffing and selection, organizational structure, performance management and evaluation, employee development, adverse action and grievance procedures.
• Advises managers and employees on state and federal employment regulations, collective agreements, benefit and compensation policies, personnel procedures and classification programs.
• Identifies and develops effective policies on the resolution of a full range of HR issues for management.
• Prepares studies on local organizational HR performance; identifies developing trends and issues based on changing workforce demographics or mission objectives; develops plans and/or policies for addressing those issues in coordination with the directorate or office management.
• Proactively seeks resolution to problems or challenges by focusing on improving processes and procedures to ensure optimal effectiveness.
• Gathers, analyzes and presents descriptive data and recommendations for use by managers in both tactical (day-to-day) and strategic decision making.
• Identifies long and short-range strategic organizational HR initiatives; develops and implements project plans and deliverables.
• Facilitates and participates in group decision making, working with managers to structure the content of discussions and actively participating and influencing discussions and decisions.
• Promotes actions and strategies that create a culture where employees are valued and respected.
• Conducts sophisticated research, collecting information from HR functional areas and/or referring to regulations, Directorate, office, or component policies, procedural instructions, or handbooks.
• Prepares moderate to complex memoranda for senior management to implement changes to HR regulations or to implement new regulations.
• Gathers, analyzes and presents data and recommendations on HR policy issues to HR and management.
• When necessary, requests a waiver from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on designated Federal regulations.
• Makes recommendations to managers on the best way to address an employee issue, balancing the needs of the employee with the needs of the Directorate, office, or component; explains issue cause and resolution to employee.
• Evaluates job positions, determining classification, exempt or non-exempt status and salary.
• Provides current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, promotions and employee benefits.
• Serves as a resource on issues related to processing employee assignments to foreign/domestic locations.
• Instills the vision of that office in the design, implementation and management of a directorate or component HR program.
• Serves as a liaison between the Directorate or component and HR on staffing and employee development.
• Ensures data integrity is accurately maintained by creating and reviewing various standard and/or tailored HR reports on a regular basis to include strength reports, promotion panel results, staffing complements and performance metrics.

  Required Qualifications

  • Working knowledge of and ability to apply analytic and diagnostic techniques sufficient to identify, evaluate and recommend appropriate HR interventions to resolve routine to moderately complex HR problems and issues.
  • Knowledge of and ability to apply project management concepts and principles to plan and implement initiatives to address customer needs and plan for contingencies.
  • Ability to interpret and apply HR business rules and use available job aids to accurately enter employee and organizational data into the Human Resource Information System (HRIS).
  • Ability to interact with managers in order to contribute to and influence decision-making.
  • Ability to prepare and deliver comprehensive briefings to senior managers on HR topics.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills to compose and deliver responses to employee questions in a clear and concise manner.
  • Ability to consult and collaborate with senior managers to identify HR issues of concern and develop an understanding of the organizational environment, desired mission outcomes and objectives.
  • Uses communication skills to persuade or convince others of need for change. Strategically leads, partners and plans within the office.
  • Identify and pursue opportunities for innovation within HR organization; analyzes relative value of alternative approaches or process improvements, which impact achievements of HR objectives.
  • Ability to obtain considerable knowledge of the USG agency’s and Human Resources regulations, policies and unique authorities in order to address organizational/business issues and questions.
  • Ability to obtain considerable knowledge of component operations to anticipate and develop human resources strategic plans in coordination with the customer's management and the USG agency’s Human Resources Office.
  • Considerable knowledge of quality assurance procedures to ensure data integrity and timeliness of the data.
  • Considerable knowledge of the data maintained in the HR systems and the relevance of this data in addressing organizational issues and questions.
  • Considerable knowledge of and ability to use information technology tools- HR databases, Excel PowerPoint and MSWord-to support decision making.
  • Ability to handle multiple demands, shifting priorities and workflow management.
  • Strong problems solving skills demonstrated by identifying the nature of the problem and impact on the organization, conducting research and analysis to ensure understanding of the problem and desired outcomes.