Clarification from the agency

Open to current on-board Title 5 Federal Employees or Title 32 Technicians within the HRO.

As a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (CLASSIFICATION), GS-0201-12, you will perform the following duties:

1. Manages the classification and position management program and subordinate programs, including Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Environmental Differential Pay (EDP), Hazardous Duty Pay (HDP), Locality Wage Survey, draft classification standards, competitive level descriptions, and various NGB/DoD initiatives. Provides advice and assistance on automated personnel programs/systems, inputs and retrieves data from the automated personnel system, assures accuracy of organization and position data, and initiates corrective action when necessary. Coordinates program requirements with management and other personalists as necessary. Provides continuing position classification services to support organizations which are composed of positions performing work of a mental and judgmental nature such as that typical of professional, scientific, administrative, and technical fields. Exercises classification responsibilities to develop and evaluate/certify position responsibilities for all position actions including highly complex positions. Applies classification standards and supplemental guidance to determine title, series, and grade. Applies a thorough and comprehensive understanding of classification principles and concepts to interpret and adapt classification guides to secure sound decisions on positions for which the guides are only partially applicable and few precedents exist. Provides advice and assistance with classification appeal procedures and assures that appeal packages comply with NGB/DOD/OPM requirements.

2. Provides full and responsible management advisory services to assigned organizations. Plans and performs studies to identify short- and long-range personnel needs, advising on organization structures to meet manpower requirements and authorizations/requirements while balancing management needs, and solving problems dealing with morale, turnover, job dilution or expansion. Directly involved with planning and implementing reorganizations which involve mission changes or realignment of positions and personnel. Advises on organization structures, classification changes, position/employee impact and related actions. Ensures regulatory compliance prior to implementing new structures. Anticipates problems that evolve from the complex and dynamic nature of organizations served and provides innovative solutions that accommodate manager's needs without compromising fundamental personnel management principles. Applies comprehensive knowledge of classification and position management concepts, thorough understanding of assigned organizations, sound working knowledge of other personnel fields, and broad human resource management. Identifies and analyzes problems, investigates, and determines possible solutions, effect coordination with appropriate personnel in and out of the office, and prepares and/or presents recommendations from a comprehensive management standpoint. Responsible for the accurate and timely processing of Request for Personnel Actions (SF-52), Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) for areas within their HR Office delegation memorandum. Ensures completion of supporting forms, records, and documents. Verifies personnel actions are processed. Conducts internal audit of personnel actions processed to ensure compliance with regulatory and legal requirements. Responsible for the quality assurance, maintenance, and security of the Electronic Official Personnel Folders (eOPFs) ensuring content meets regulatory requirements and is in accordance with the Guide to Personnel Recordkeeping and is safeguarded under the Privacy Act of1974.

3. Conducts position management and classification studies and surveys following established procedures to schedule, report, clear and present results, and recommendations. Coordinates with appropriate personnel to research organization and position structures. Conducts on-site or telephonic audits, and complete studies for reorganizations, application of new classification releases, consistency reviews, and other surveys for program review. Prepares written evaluation statements as required by National Guard Bureau policy, and processes individual actions. Provides technical advice to assist managers and supervisors during position reviews as it relates to classification. Interprets and explains classification criteria and prepares and/or presents advisory opinions on the classification of positions.

4. Performs other duties as assigned.

*The above duty description does not contain all details of the official position description. A copy of the entire position description can be found on FASCLASS by searching the position description PD#: (T5017P01). https://acpol2.army.mil/fasclass/search_fs/search_fasclass.asp

Conditions of employment

• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance designated at the State through the use of the Position Designation Tool.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing toa cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
• May require travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments.
• The work may require the incumbent to drive a motor vehicle; if so, and an appropriate valid driver’s license is mandatory.
• This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Applicants who have the 1 year of appropriate specialized experience, as indicated in the table, are not required by this standard to have general experience, education above the high school level, or any additional specialized experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:

1. Resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed.

2. Most current SF-50.

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