Human Resources Specialist (Generalist) - Office of Human Resources Management

About the role

As a Human Resources Specialist (Generalist), you will perform the full range of recruitment and placement and labor and employee relations services for GSA organizations. The position may be filled in various locations across the country, including Washington, DC, Kansas City, MO, Lakewood, CO, Tacoma, WA, Raleigh, NC, Atlanta, GA, New York, NY, Boston, MA, San Francisco, CA, Philadelphia, PA, and Chicago, IL.

Responsibilities

• Assists higher-graded specialists with recruitment and placement assignments by reviewing position and vacancy information; assisting with vacancy announcements, correspondence, reports, recruitment documentation, and case files; responding to routine inquiries; assisting with orientation and onboarding; processing background investigation requests; and referring unusual or technical matters for higher-level review.
• Assists higher-graded specialists with employee relations and performance management assignments by applying established guidance to limited-scope issues; gathering and analyzing facts; assisting with disciplinary actions, grievances, appeals, and related case files; preparing analytical work products; and communicating factual and procedural information while referring matters requiring higher-level interpretation.
• Assists higher-graded specialists with labor relations assignments by researching applicable laws, regulations, negotiated agreements, and precedents; applying established guidance to limited-scope issues; providing procedural assistance concerning employee rights; and assisting with grievances, unfair labor practice matters, pre-negotiation activities, FOIA requests, and other assigned matters.
• Conducts basic research and analysis supporting recruitment and placement, employee relations, and/or labor relations by locating authoritative information; gathering, evaluating, organizing, and summarizing facts; identifying routine HR issues or discrepancies; preparing analytical work products; and providing information to support higher-graded specialists in evaluating options and courses of action.
• Communicates factual and procedural information orally and in writing to managers, supervisors, employees, applicants, and other customers; responds to routine inquiries; prepares HR correspondence and reports; assists with briefings, presentations, training, orientation, and onboarding; and maintains effective working relationships while supporting assigned HR activities.

Qualifications

• To qualify at the GS-7 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level or higher in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience applying fundamental human resources (HR) concepts, laws, regulations and principles in order to analyze routine HR issues and problems in two or more of the following HR specialties: compensation, recruitment/ placement, benefits, employee relations, labor relations, employee development, performance management, and records retention.
• To qualify at the GS-9 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level or higher in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience applying HR concepts, laws, regulations, principles, practices, policies, precedents, and systems in order to identify, evaluate, and recommend solutions to HR problems/issues in two or more of the following specialties: compensation, recruitment/placement, benefits, employee relations, labor relations, employee development, performance management, and records retention.