Joint Human Resources Specialist (Military)

About the role

Manage, adjust, and reconcile joint reserve manpower requirements and database changes directly with Military Service activities, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Major Subordinate Commands (MSCs), and Headquarters leadership to align with Department of Defense (DoD) policy.

Responsibilities

• Function as the Air Force Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Unit Reserve Coordinator and Marine Corps Operational Sponsor, tracking readiness and executing diverse personnel actions (reassignments, gains/losses, and travel orders).
• Track man-day utilization, draft administrative correspondence, and monitor consolidated annual requirements for both the Reserve Personnel Appropriation (RPA) and Military Personnel Appropriation (MPA) budgets.
• Formulate mobilization operating procedures, review legislation, and provide structured officer/enlisted assignment recommendations to J9 leadership based on mission priorities and record briefs.
• Review, establish, and update all new and modified military position descriptions (PDs) within DLA to ensure logical duty compatibility and validate advanced educational requirements.
• Conduct regulatory research and develop comprehensive staff management studies to justify military staffing deviations and formulate recommendations for DLA and Service-level approval.
• Direct the officer and enlisted reserve promotion programs, coordinating vacancy submissions, conducting final packet reviews, safeguarding selection results prior to public release, and initiating required reassignments.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Tour of Duty: Flexible.
• Security Requirements: Non-critical Sensitive with Secret Access.
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt.
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Bargaining Unit Status: No.
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Joint Human Resources Specialist (Military), your resume and supporting documentation must support:

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.
• Creditable specialized experience includes:
  • Analyzed and synthesized military position authorizations to ensure organizational structures were properly manned.
  • Administered Air Force reserve personnel management by processing mobilization/training orders, assignments, promotions, and organizational structures in accordance with regulations, policies, and techniques.
  • Solved complex military HR problems by interpreting and applying a wide range of HR management practices, federal laws, and precedents.
• 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

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.

Additional Information

• Drug-Free Workplace Policy: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing. Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test.
• The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.
• Advisory: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. Under Federal law, marijuana is illegal.
• As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.