Human Resources Specialist (ER-LR)

About this role

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirements. To qualify for the Grade 14, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13, it must include: · Experience advising and negotiating as a management representative on collective bargaining matters, master labor agreements, impact-and-implementation bargaining, unfair labor practice (ULP) disputes, and binding arbitration before the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) or independent arbitrators.

· Experience structuring and drafting formal disciplinary, adverse (5 U.S.C. Chapter 75), and performance-based (5 U.S.C. Chapter 43) actions (e.g., Performance Improvement Plans, suspensions, removals), including assisting agency counsel in defending actions. · Experience directing or conducting formal administrative investigations into employee misconduct or anti-harassment allegations, preparing findings of fact, and assessing candidate or employee suitability/conduct under Federal suitability frameworks (e.g., 5 CFR 731) to determine actionable risk.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Labor-Management Relations: Mastery of Title 5 U.S.C. Chapter 71, collective bargaining principles, interest-based bargaining, impact and implementation (I&I), FLRA precedent, contract administration, and third-party grievance arbitration. Employee Relations & Discipline: Mastery of Title 5 U.S.C.

Chapter 75, Douglas Factors, adverse action statutory requirements, administrative appeal procedures (MSPB), and settlement negotiation tactics. Performance Management: Expertise in Title 5 U.S.C. Chapter 43, appraisal cycles, development and monitoring of Opportunity to Demonstrate Acceptable Performance (ODAP)/Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs), and performance-based adverse actions. Administrative Inquiries & Anti-Harassment: Knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) principles, agency anti-harassment policies, investigative fact-finding methodology, witness examination, and evidence synthesis Suitability Review & Adjudication: Knowledge of 5 CFR Part 731, nexus requirements, risk determinations, character standards, and pre-/post-employment background suitability processes.