Clarification from the agency

This position is a Title 5 Excepted position open to current on board Title 5 and Title 32 employees of the Iowa Air and Army National Guard. Military membership is not required.

As a ASST HR OFFICER (MIL), GS-0201-12, you will perform the following duties:
1. Implement and manage the state's Manager's Internal Control Program (MICP). Respond to congressional inquiries. Responsible for authoring the state annual report. Alternate program manager for JFHQ. Provides executive level support for various ARNG programs and assists in matters inherent to Command Administrative Office operations. 2. Serves as a primary staff advisor to the Chief of Staff on all matters pertaining to management, distribution, utilization, development and support of military personnel, their families and their employers. Establishes, revises, or reviews policies, procedures, organization design and mission objectives for the staff, as necessary to eliminate work problems or barriers to mission accomplishment. Promotes team building and implements quality improvements. Ensures regulatory compliance. Plans work for accomplishment by subordinate divisions and branches, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules based on consideration of difficulty of requirements and assignments such that the experience, training, and abilities of the staff are effectively utilized to meet organization and customer needs. 3. Represents the Chief of Staff in dealings with a variety of state and National Guard functional area organizations. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with all serviced organizations and all senior staff members within the state and the National level. Meets with key customers and coordinating officials to assess customer satisfaction, explain organizational policy and procedures, and to resolve significant problems that arise. Ensures subordinate staff elements provide customer guidance and training. Identifies the need for special projects and initiates milestones and goals. Evaluates reports by analyzing facts and performing appropriate research and prepares detailed responses. Determines appropriate recommendations for unresolved or questionable problems and performs follow-up. Researches and determines or recommends appropriate actions or interpretation of personnel issues that impact units, organizations or commands.
4. Performs other duties as assigned. T5016

Conditions of employment

• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Perform irregular/overtime hours in support of operational requirements and contingencies

Qualifications

In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Applicants who do not fully address the minimum/specialized experience needed for the position in their resume will not be referred for consideration.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: Experiences gained through civilian and/or military technical training schools within the human resources business programs are included as general experience qualifications. An applicant must have a validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:GS020112- Applicant must have the following experience:

1. Must have at least one year of specialized experiences at the GS-11 level or the equivalent which provided a working knowledge of National Guard missions, organizations, and federal civilian or military personnel programs.
2. Must have specialized experiences in personnel and manpower core competencies: Organization Structure, Requirement Determination, Program Allocation and Control, and/or Performance Improvement.
3. Must have experiences in executing personnel programs and Human Resources Information Systems, as applicable to the specific position and its position description.
4. Must have knowledge and understanding of the personnel and manpower core competencies: Organization Structure; Requirements Determination; Program Allocation and Control; and, Performance Improvement.
5. Experienced in performing personnel program requirements that involve advising supervisors and managers.
6. Experienced in formulating personnel plans and programs; developing and implementing policies; and, executing procedures with follow-on evaluations and reassessments.

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the minimum/specialized experience provided in the announcement and the KSA's (knowledge, skills, and abilities) listed below:

1. Skilled in applying program policies, directives, publications, and training manuals.
2. Skilled and experienced in assessing program status and advising senior leaders or commanders at all levels.
3. Skilled in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately.
4. Skilled in presenting formal training presentations and briefings.
5. Skilled in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material.