Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations)

About this role

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below. You may qualify at the GS-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability in: Providing authoritative advisory services and policy interpretations to senior leadership, and delivering persuasive, high-level oral briefings to managers and executives on highly complex, sensitive, and precedent-setting employee relations matters; Interpreting complex, sometimes ambiguous, federal statutes and regulations-including Title 5 and Title 10, U.S.C.-to formulate agency-wide employee relations strategies, and drafting legally defensible, highly technical written documents (such as disciplinary proposals, adverse action decisions, and formal agency responses); Analyzing recurring or complex employee relations problem areas to formulate, draft, and implement new or significantly enhanced local agency program policies, component-level directives, and standard operating procedures; and Planning, organizing, and conducting complex research to resolve high-risk employee relations challenges, facilitate the resolution of formal and informal grievances, and advise on highly sensitive or unprecedented leave administration issues.

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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages.

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission..