Human Resources Specialist

This position is located in the United States Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut.

Duties

• Performing position analysis to determine organizational requirements.
• Determining recruitment strategies and posting job announcements.
• Reviewing applications and applying qualification standards.
• Providing advice and assistance on performance management.
• Providing assistance in the administration of benefits programs.
• Administering guidance on pay and leave.
• Identifying training and development needs.
• Conducting evaluations of human resource program operations.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

GS-9: To be qualified at the GS-9 grade level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions:

• Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in Federal service advising managers; resolving moderately complex, recurring human resources issues; applying standardized analytical and evaluation techniques; and interpreting regulatory material related to staffing and recruitment and at least one of the following areas: position classification, employee relations and performance management, employee benefits, and human resources development.
• Education: One of the following types of education in a closely related field (e.g., Human Resources, Business Management, Organizational Leadership, etc.):
  • A Master's or equivalent graduate degree (such as an LL.B.); OR
  • 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
• Combining Education and Experience: A combination of specialized experience and graduate education which when combined equal 100% of the requirements. (Only graduate education in excess of 1 full year is creditable. To calculate your percentage of education, first determine the total number of hours that exceed 36 semester hours or your school's definition of two full years of study. Then divide the total number of your excess semester hours by 18 or your school's definition of one year of study. To calculate your percentage of qualifying experience, divide your total number of months of qualifying experience by 12. Now, add the two percentages together. The sum of the percentages must equal at least 100%.)

GS-11: To be qualified at the GS-11 grade level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions:

• Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in Federal service providing comprehensive management advisory and technical services; applying analytical and problem-solving methods and techniques; and presenting findings or recommendations related to staffing and recruitment and at least one of the following areas: position classification, employee relations and performance management, employee benefits, and human resources development.
• Education: One of the following types of education in a closely related field (e.g., Human Resources, Business Management, Organizational Leadership, etc.):
  • A Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate degree; OR
  • 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
• Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 2 full years.

Additional Information

• 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:
  1. Be within your ICTAP eligibility;
  2. Apply under the instructions in the announcement; and
  3. Be found well-qualified for this vacancy (score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria).
  Proof of eligibility may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of 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 over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To receive selection priority, you must:
  1. Be within your CTAP eligibility;
  2. Apply under the instructions in this announcement; and
  3. 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 (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If applying under VEOA, 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 are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. Specify in your online questionnaire the authority under which you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility.
• All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. Documentation must include proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency and must be in English or include an English translation.
• Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized.

Benefits

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

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