Clarification from the agency

Applicants who submit their application within the first two days of the announcement opening will receive priority referral to the hiring manager.

• Process a full range of federal personnel actions, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies.
• Review and evaluate personnel action requests, identifying discrepancies and determining appropriate corrective actions.
• Reconstruct employment histories and analyze personnel records to determine service computation dates, pay entitlements, and eligibility for HR programs.
• Provide guidance to managers, employees, and HR staff on recruitment and placement, pay administration, and personnel processing requirements.
• Utilize HR information systems (HRIS) to initiate, track, and complete personnel actions and maintain official employee records.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews, audits, and data analysis to identify trends, resolve issues, and improve HR processes.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely processing of personnel actions and proper records management.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin
• Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required
• You will be required to report to an OPM assigned office.
• This position is not eligible for inclusion in the bargaining unit.

Qualifications

To be considered qualified, the HR Office must be able to clearly verify that you meet the specialized experience requirements based on your resume. Your relevant experience must be fully supported with specific details, including the months and years worked and the number of hours per week for each position (including volunteer work). One year of specialized experience is defined as 12 months of full-time work at 40 hours per week, with part-time experience prorated accordingly. Experience that does not include exact hours per week or is listed as "varies" cannot be credited.

For the GS-09: You must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing ALL of the following:

1. Processing standardized personnel actions using HR systems and established procedures in accordance with defined guidelines; AND
2. Applying basic knowledge of federal HR policies, procedures, and guidelines (e.g., GPPA, recordkeeping requirements) to support personnel processing and records management; AND
3. Reviewing personnel action requests or employee records for completeness and identifying discrepancies for correction; AND
4. Supporting audits, mass personnel actions, or onboarding activities by collecting and validating data; AND
5. Communicating with HR staff, managers, or customers to obtain or provide information related to personnel actions and employee records.

OR
Have a Master's degree in human resources, business, public administration, or another closely related field.
OR
Have two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Master's or equivalent degree in human resources, business, public administration, or another closely related field.
OR
Have a combination of education and experience to qualify at this level. To calculate your percentage of education, divide the number of graduate semester hours earned, in excess of 18 semester hours, by 18. If your education is in quarter hours, convert to semester hours by multiplying the number of quarter hours earned by 2/3rds. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide the number of months of full-time experience by 12. If your experience was part-time, convert to full-time by dividing the number of hours worked per week by 40 then multiply by number of months worked. Add the percentages. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your college transcripts (official or unofficial) to support your claim.)

For the GS-11: You must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing ALL of the following:

1. Processing a full range of personnel actions, including those requiring application of recruitment and placement, pay administration, and hiring authority provisions; AND
2. Reviewing and evaluating personnel action packages (including non-competitive hiring authorities) to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and policies; AND
3. Reconstructing employment histories and analyzing personnel records to resolve discrepancies and determine employee entitlements (e.g., SCD, pay setting); AND
4. Providing technical guidance and consultation to managers, HR staff, or customers on personnel processing and recordkeeping requirements; AND
5. Analyzing HR data, identifying issues, and recommending or implementing corrective actions or process improvements.

OR
Have completed the requirements for a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or completed at least 3 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or LL.M, if related, (for example, human resources, business, public administration, management or other directly related field of study) that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to do the work of this position.
OR
Have a combination of education and experience to qualify at this level. To calculate your percentage of education, divide the number of graduate semester hours earned, in excess of 36 semester hours, by 18. If your education is in quarter hours, convert to semester hours by multiplying the number of quarter hours earned by 2/3rds. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide the number of months of full-time experience by 12. If your experience was part-time, convert to full-time by dividing the number of hours worked per week by 40 then multiply by number of months worked. Add the percentages. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your college transcripts (official or unofficial) to support your claim.)

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

• Accountability
• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Reading Comprehension
• Reasoning
• Self-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork

The USA Hire Assessment includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment.

Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position (obtain a score of 80 or higher on the assessments); and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp.

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

1. Your Resume showing the applicant's name, email address, work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed to include pay plan, series, and grade level for relevant federal experience. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. Only the first 2 pages of the resume/application will be used to verify minimum qualifications. Please be sure to include specific dates of employment and work schedule(s).

• Do not include the following types of information in your resume:
  • • Classified or government sensitive information
    • Social Security Number (SSN)
    • Photos of yourself
    • Personal information, such as age, sex, religious affiliation, etc.
    • Encrypted and digitally signed documents

2. Other supporting documents:
   • Cover Letter, optional
   • College Transcript(s), if qualifying based on education
   • Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP)Documentation, if applicable (e.g., Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; and most recent performance appraisal.)
   • If you are requesting a reasonable accommodation to the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, submit documentation to support your request, including the Reasonable Accommodation Request Form found here.

Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.?

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