Human Resources Officer

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.

About the Role

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team responsible for providing human resources services to the employees of the United States Attorney's office for the District of South Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Planning, developing, and administering a comprehensive Human Resources (HR) Program in accordance with existing rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Advising Senior Management on the full range of human resources functions, analyzing issues, and devising recommendations for improvements.
• Planning, developing, and administering an effective recruitment and retention program.
• Providing guidance on position management and classification of positions.
• Providing advice and assistance on performance management.
• Overseeing employee training and development needs.
• Serving as the technical expert on all aspects of the personnel/payroll system.
• Serving as technical authority regarding compensation and leave administration.
• Maintaining personnel records and processing personnel actions.
• Administering a benefits program.
• Administering the personnel security and background investigation program and exercising demonstrable good judgement, discretion, and tact in handling confidential matters.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing.
• Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• If selected, you will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period unless this requirement has been met previously.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

GS-13: To be eligible at the GS-13 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in Federal Service. Specialized experience includes performing the following types of duties:

• Evaluating and managing a Human Resources program.
• Providing technical advisory services to senior management, including Federal civilian recruitment and placement and two or more other functional areas such as:
  • Position classification;
  • Performance management;
  • Pay and compensation;
  • Employee benefits; or
  • Employee relations.

Additional Considerations

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To receive selection priority, you must:

• Be within your ICTAP eligibility;
• Apply under the instructions in the announcement; and
• Be found well-qualified for this vacancy (score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria).

You must provide proof of eligibility, such as a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or your separation personnel action form.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority. To receive selection priority, you must:

• Be within your CTAP eligibility;
• Apply under the instructions in this announcement; and
• Be found well-qualified for this vacancy (score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria).

You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application.

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three or more years of continuous active military service. If applying under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214.

Special Employment Consideration: Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers may be eligible for non-competitive appointments. You must specify in your online questionnaire the authority under which you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility.

Benefits

The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part:

• Paid vacation;
• Sick leave;
• Holidays;
• Telework options;
• Life insurance;
• Health benefits; and
• Participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized.