LEAD HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST

Summary The Staffing Branch is seeking a high-impact leader to step into the role of Lead Human Resources Specialist to guide a high-performing team, drive federal staffing strategy, and influence how the federal government hires top talent. Responsibilities Manages a staffing program for assigned organizations; Serves as consultant to hiring managers on best practices in staffing positions, advising them of options for recruitment and hiring, and the hiring process; Evaluates qualifications of candidates, adjudicating veterans preference, and referring best qualified applicants to the selecting official; Provides managers and employees with information and interpretations of the agency's staffing procedures, practices, policies, and guidelines; Identifies the nature and scope of significant HR problems, issues, and considerations; Prepares and coordinates formal correspondence on the full range of actions, coordinating with appropriate officials; Identifies the nature and scope of significant HR problems, issues, and considerations; Prepares and coordinates formal correspondence on the full range of actions, coordinating with appropriate officials; Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Time-in-grade for this announcement is one year at the GS/SK-13 level. Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. Applicants are responsible for confirming all required materials are submitted by the deadline. Please check the 'How You Will Be Evaluated' and 'Required Documents' sections carefully, as missing documents will render the application incomplete and ineligible for review. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: SK-14: Applicant must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/SK-13 level. Specialized experience includes the following: 1) Performing staffing duties, developing job analysis and reviewing job opportunity announcements; AND 2) Providing consultative service to hiring managers and senior leadership; AND 3) Participating in process improvement projects; AND 4) Using quantitative methods to analyze staffing data (e.g., using advanced excel functions to provide staffing data analysis for senior management or for audit purposes). Education Additional Information IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SURPLUS OR DISPLACED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not I/CTAP eligible. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; the questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility (2) be rated well-qualified; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. View information about I/CTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. Disability Employment: For information on disability appointments, please visit http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/disability-employment/ Reasonable Accommodation: If you are an applicant who needs a reasonable accommodation to participate in the SEC application process due to a medical disability, please contact [email protected]. For religious-based accommodations, please contact [email protected] . Please be sure to submit your request at least 5 business days in advance of the date you need the requested accommodation. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Information for SEC Job Applicants: Federal EEO laws protect all applicants from discrimination on the following bases: race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. Applicants who believe they have been discriminated against on any EEO basis can seek recourse through the SEC's administrative complaints process. To be timely, an individual must enter the EEO process within 45 days from when they know (or should have known) of the alleged discrimination. Click here for additional information. The Fair Chance Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint, or any other information, to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged non-compliance by contacting the Legal and Policy Office in the Office of Human Resources at [email protected].