Human Resources Specialist

About the role

The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York's mission is to investigate, prosecute and deter violations of federal statutes, enforce and represent the interests of the United States in civil litigation, uphold civil, constitutional and victims' rights, and foster partnerships with other federal, state and local government agencies and community groups.

Responsibilities

• Administering recruitment and placement activities by analyzing position requirements, applying qualification standards, developing merit promotion plans, evaluating candidates, and advising management on effective staffing strategies.
• Providing classification and position management services by preparing and reviewing position descriptions, conducting desk audits, applying classification standards, and advising management on organizational structure, grade levels, and workforce efficiency.
• Advising management on employee relations, labor relations, and performance management matters including conduct, leave, awards, performance standards, grievances, union contract compliance, and sensitive or controversial personnel issues.
• Administering employee benefits, compensation, training, and development programs by counseling employees and managers on federal benefits, pay and leave regulations, training needs, and workforce development opportunities.
• Managing personnel records, systems, and HR program compliance by processing personnel actions, maintaining official records, resolving system errors, preparing reports, supporting program reviews, and serving as a senior HR technical advisor on complex personnel matters.

Requirements

Current Federal employees in permanent competitive service positions (status candidates) in the U.S. Attorney's Office, plus well-qualified surplus and displaced DOJ employees (CTAP) in the local commuting area. Internal Employees Only.

Qualifications

To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience for the respective grade level in which you are applying:

• To qualify at the GS-12 level, you must possess:
• Specialized Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing (3) of the (4) duties listed below:
• Providing technical advice and assistance in at least three (3) or more of the following areas of human resources: recruitment and placement, position classification, employee relations, performance management, employee benefits, labor relations, human resource development; compensation, and records management and administration;
• Serving as a senior consultant to management on personnel management matters to resolve controversial, complex, and very difficult types of human resources problem cases;
• Cooking and/or preparing responses to external program review findings and recommendations regarding sensitive human resources issues; and/or
• Reviewing and/or interpreting new human resources standards and guidelines to determine organizational procedure updates.