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HR Specialist

Department of Defense
Office of Inspector General
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Summary

A Unified Organization Working as One Team

If you would like to be a part of a federal organization dedicated to serving our nation and those who defend it, consider a career with the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoDIG). The agency promotes integrity, accountability, and improvement of critical DoD programs and operations to support mission accomplishment and to serve the public interest. The OIG offers the full range of Federal benefits (see link below) and a flexible work schedule, depending on position requirements.

This position is located in the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General (OIG), Mission Support Team (MST), Human Capital Advisory Services (HCAS) Directorate. HCAS provides the full range of human resources management services to include talent acquisition and talent management, recruitment and staffing, employee relations, position classification and compensation, performance management, human resources information systems, workplace and work life programs, international human resources services, and benefits and pay administration through a third party arrangement.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
05/17/2017 to 05/31/2017
Salary
$94,796 to - $123,234 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 13
Location
2 vacancies in the following location:
Alexandria, VA
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-Time
Service
Promotion potential
13
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Secret
Announcement number
IG-17-10012230-MST-MP
Control number
470027000

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Duties

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Duties include but are not limited to:
Serves as a Human Resources Specialist with responsibility for providing expertise for staffing and placement and also has responsibility for other human resources functions. Typical duties are:

  • Manages or administers HR functions and processes, in addition to the specialty area, including recruitment, staffing and placement.
  • Maintains continuing awareness of and performs research in human resources law, regulation and policy; determines effect on OIG and HCAS operations and policies and recommends methods to address new requirements and integrate them into current operations.
  • Prepares assigned policies and procedures ensuring legal and regulatory compliance and responsiveness to OIG and HCAS requirements.
  • Conducts or participates in special projects or studies in areas of responsibility; develops project plans and objectives; conducts projects; documents results and provides recommendations to HCAS leadership. Participates in planning sessions with HCAS leadership and staff, advising on issues in areas of responsibility.
  • Utilizes electronic and manual information systems required for assigned functions and areas and for internal reporting requirements such as metrics, enters, retrieves, and tracks information and produces reports; identifies and documents problems and works with responsible staff to resolve problems.
  • Provides recruitment planning and advisory services, working with manages in developing recruitment strategies and decisions, job analysis and recruitment criteria and ensuring compliance with OPM standards and relevant law, regulation and policy.
  • Works with staff of the HR Onboarding branch in the selection process.
  • Works with hiring managers during selection, advising on requirements or resolving issues.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • U.S. citizenship
  • Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service
  • Security clearance required
  • Position is subject to random drug testing

Other Position Requirements
Position has been designated as Non-critical Sensitive. Incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. The incumbent of this position is required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and is subject to random drug testing for the duration of service with the DoD OIG.
If you have not previously successfully completed a probationary period with the federal government in a similar position, you will be required to serve a two-year probationary period.

The incumbent must adhere to the DoD Standards of Conduct.

Qualifications

You must meet the minimum qualification requirements as stated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp.

Specialized Experience: You must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-12 level in the federal service or at an equivalent level. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Experience involved regularly performing duties such as: working with management to develop recruitment strategies for a variety of occupations and grades in both the competitive and excepted service; 2) researching law and regulation relating to recruitment and staffing and recommending implementation; 3) developing policies and procedures; and 4) presenting training and briefings on recruitment and staffing.

Applicants who have held a non-temporary General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must meet the time-in-grade restriction.
All qualification and time-in-grade (if applicable) requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Volunteer Experience: 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 to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience at this grade level.

Additional information

Working for OIG offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Position(s) may be filled by displaced Department of Defense (DoD) employees through the Priority Placement Program. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 90 calendar days of the initial issue date of the referral list. If applicable, you may apply under the appropriate Special Appointment Authority and be considered for non-competitive appointments.
Please see link for definitions of the Special Appointment Authorities: http://www.opm.gov/hr_practitioners/lawsregulations/appointingauthorities/index.asp

Veterans' Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA): See Veterans Guide for definition. Submit a copy of your most recent DD-214 (member 4) showing length of active duty, character of service and type of discharge.
Disabled Veterans: See Veterans Guide for definition. Submit a copy of your most recent DD-214 (member 4) showing length of active duty, character of service and type of discharge and a VA Certification Letter.
Family Members Eligible under Executive Order 12721: Submit a SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, from the position and any other documentation proving eligibility.
Interchange Agreements: Submit a SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, or equivalent document providing information pertinent to your appointment eligibility for the position to which you are applying.
Military Spouse: Submit a copy of the spouse's PCS orders or VA certification of disability or death of service member, along with any other documentation proving eligibility such as a most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action.
NAF/AAFES Interchange Agreement: Submit a SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, from the position and any other documentation proving eligibility.
Severely Disabled (Schedule A): Submit proof of disability in the form of written certification from a licensed medical professional, OR a licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist, OR any Federal agency, State agency, or agency of the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory that issues or provides disability benefits.
Reemployed Annuitants: DoD policy on employment of annuitants will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available on http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/1400.25-V300.pdf.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): Provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. Applicants must be well-qualified, which is defined as meeting all of the minimum qualification standards and eligibility requirements as well as possessing skills that clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position established by the Best Qualified category definition.

How you will be evaluated

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

We will review your application package to ensure that you meet basic qualification requirements. If you meet basic qualifications, your personal, educational and work experience, will be evaluated against your responses to the questionnaire. You will be assessed to the extent to which you posses the competencies listed in the "Qualifications" section above and ultimately placed into one of three quality category levels: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified. Applicants will receive further consideration in accordance with category rating procedures.

Best-Qualified: This highest category will be used for those candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position, including all selective placement factors and appropriate quality ranking factor(s), as determined by the job analysis.
Highly-Qualified: This higher category will be used for those candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that exceed the minimum qualifications of the position, as determined by the job analysis.
Qualified: This lowest category will be used for those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications of the position and are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the position. Candidates may require extensive training and/or orientation in order to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position.

During further evaluation, you may be asked to provide additional information or participate in other methods of assessment, such as structured interviews. Individuals who are subject matter experts in the requirements of this position may participate in further evaluations.

Your responses will be carefully reviewed and must be supported by factual information in your resume. Inflating or otherwise enhancing your qualifications and errors or omissions may result in lowering your self-rated level or loss of further consideration.

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