Human Resources Specialist.

Responsibilities

• Utilize a wide range of human resources practices, regulations, and precedents to assist in providing human resources advisory and technical services on organizational functions and work practices.
• Serve as the first point of contact for employees and supervisors seeking information on routine, non-precedent-setting labor management and employee relations (LMER) rules, procedures, and rights.
• Assist senior specialists by gathering, organizing, and analyzing documentation, evidence, and timelines for basic employee relations cases (e.g., performance issues, attendance problems, and minor misconduct).
• Conduct a wide range of negotiation procedures and techniques, advocacy, mediation, interest-based bargaining, and other problem-solving approaches to resolve problems.
• Receive, log, and perform initial administrative reviews of formal and informal grievances, unfair labor practice (ULP) charges, and labor relations requests.

Requirements

• Must sign a mobility agreement if selected.
• Must sign an Army Fellows Participant Agreement if selected.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A Personnel Security Investigation is required.

Qualifications

To be eligible for consideration, you must meet the definition of a recent graduate:

• Recent Graduate: A person who was awarded a degree by an institution of higher education not more than two years before the date of the appointment. Exception: For a person who has completed a period of obligated service in a uniformed service of more than four years, the degree may have been awarded not more than four years before the appointment date.

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). Your resume must clearly describe your relevant education and experience.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes:

• Interpreting human resources regulations to provide advice or solve problems on labor management and/or employee relations.
• Conducting initial reviews on labor management and/or employee relations matters.
• Reviewing formal and informal grievances.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

OR Education: One full year of graduate-level education in a field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as:

• Human resources management, human relations, industrial relations, public administration, political science, business (including accounting, finance, etc.), psychology, sociology, labor relations, law, communication, data analytics/science, management science, information systems/technology/cyber, mathematics, operations research, economics, statistics, government, international affairs/relations, education, or administration/management (e.g., health care administration).

OR Superior Academic Achievement: Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement. To be creditable, this must have been gained in a qualifying curriculum, such as those listed under Education above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on:

• Class Standing: Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision.
• Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.):
  • 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.
  • 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.
• Honor Society Membership: Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achshonor.org/).

Note: Grade point averages will be rounded to one decimal point. For example, 2.95 rounds to 3.0, and 2.94 rounds to 2.9.

Note: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) was taken on a pass/fail or similar basis, your S.A.A. claim must be based on class standing or membership in an honor society, and you must provide evidence of your class standing or honor society membership with your application.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage, divide your total months of experience by 12, then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program, or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit the relevant resources.

Additional Information

• This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority for Post-Secondary Students and Recent Graduates.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1-year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• This is a Civilian Human Resources Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Payment of PCS costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.
• Recent Graduates will be appointed to a permanent, career, or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service.
• Non-competitive promotion potential to the target grade is based on time-in-grade requirements and demonstrated ability to perform the higher-graded duties.
• If selected, official college or university transcripts must be submitted. Unofficial transcripts must be submitted at the time of application.
• This recruitment provides promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when the selectee is eligible and recommended by management.
• Incumbent works under closer supervision and in a developmental capacity, performing assignments and completing training aimed at preparing the incumbent to gain the knowledge and skills necessary for the duties outlined in the job description. The incumbent receives progressively more responsible assignments as experience and training are received.
• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.