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Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Langley Research Center
Langley Research Center and California HR Office (Ames/Armstrong)
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Summary

Initial vacancies are located at Langley Research Center and the California HR Office (for Ames Research Center and Armstrong Research Flight Center). Additional selections may be made for other Centers as opportunities become available.

Serves as a Supervisory HR Specialist responsible for leading a diverse and highly motivated team, defining, developing and managing Human Resources programs, and providing HR consulting and strategic advisory services.

Overview

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Open date: 11/16/2021
Closed date: 11/22/2021
Location
2 vacancies in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$128,078 - $172,500 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 15
Promotion potential
15
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Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
Yes
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Position sensitivity and risk
Moderate Risk (MR)
Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job.
Background check type
Announcement number
LaRC-22-IMP-11287425-RW
Control number
622096100

This job is open to

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Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Clarification from the agency

Current NASA federal employee serving on a career, career-conditional, Schedule A for individuals with disabilities, or NASA term appointment that provides eligibility to convert to a permanent appointment.

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Duties

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  • Supervises employees, providing leadership; occupational specific human resources and administrative direction; assigning work; defining technical work requirements and milestones; and evaluating organization and employee accomplishments.
  • Leads and manages a team of Human Resource Specialists to communicate strategic vision, change management, and motivation to cultivate creative solutions, redesign concepts, and improvements to how HR partners with external organizations.
  • Provides advisory and consultative services on a range of HR functions, including Human Resources Business Partner services, and authoritative guidance and recommendations to Center management on human capital issues.
  • Leads or participates in special projects, analyses and/or initiatives that have a high priority for senior management.
  • Collaborates and partners with other offices within Human Resources, senior Center leaders, and counterparts across NASA to accomplish milestones, innovate new ideas, and provide quality customer service to Agency employees.
  • Communicates clearly and effectively with individuals and groups in a variety of formats such as written memos and formal reports as well as presentations.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • You must meet qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement
  • Please see the "Additional Information" section for important information about COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees.
  • If selected you may be subject to a 1 year supervisory probationary period.
  • Salary range reflects the lowest and highest potential salaries of the listed duty locations. Actual salary will be determined based on the duty location of the selectee.
  • If selected, you may discuss the possibility of remote work with the supervisor.

Qualifications

To qualify you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level leading or managing an effective and efficient HR team, function or project while fostering engagement, teamwork and innovation; delivering and evaluating HR programs; utilizing expertise in HR management principles, concepts and practices, as well as consultative skills, to resolve complex HR problems; and providing expert technical leadership and authoritative advisory services for human resources operations, strategy and initiatives such as human resources business partner services, workforce planning, staffing, organizational design, change management and policy interpretation.

Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination by November 22, 2021 or before appointment or onboarding with the agency, if after November 22. We will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required exception from this requirement.
Due to COVID-19, NASA is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement within 30 days. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agency's telework policy.

Additional selections may be made for similar positions across NASA within the local commuting area(s) of the location(s) identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) within NASA. CTAP/ICTAP will be cleared for any additional selection from this announcement. Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, and/or the Risk Designation may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.

If you are applying for a GS-12 or higher level and are a current federal employee, you must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible for this position. To be eligible, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in a position no more than 1 grade lower than the advertised position. (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. If your eligibility for both merit promotion and/or time-in-grade cannot be determined, your application will be rated ineligible. Please see Required Documents for additional information).
Note: Time-in-grade requirements also apply to applicants who have held a non-temporary, competitive service GS position in the past year.

If you have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must:
- Indicate your eligibility when applying for a position. The questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility.
- Be well qualified for this position to receive consideration. Candidates rated in the 'Best Qualified' category are considered well-qualified. Please see 'How You Will Be Evaluated' for more information.
- Submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP as indicated in 'Required Documents'

For additional information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, click here - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/#ictap.

Qualified NASA term employees who have term conversion eligibility (http://nasapeople.nasa.gov/hclwp/term-appointments.htm) under the NASA Flexibility Act of 2004 will be referred and considered equally with other NASA permanent employees under internal competitive placement procedures.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements listed in this vacancy announcement. To determine your qualifications and referral status, we may review your resume and supporting documentation and compare it against your responses to the vacancy questionnaire. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.

You will be assessed on the following competencies:
Customer Service
Human Capital Management
NASA Leadership
Oral Communication
Written Communication

NASA considers 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.

Under NASA's quality grouping process, applicants will be assessed on the position competencies and placed in one of three groups identified and defined below:

  • Best Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate a superior level of all evaluation criteria.
  • Highly Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate a satisfactory level of the evaluation criteria.
  • Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate the basic qualifications, with general knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Candidates eligible for ICTAP/CTAP, reemployment priority or priority consideration will be referred before other candidates, as necessary. If no such candidates apply or are eligible to be referred, the following candidates will be sent to the hiring official for employment consideration:
  • Best Qualified merit promotion candidates. Highly Qualified merit promotion candidates may also be referred, if additional candidates are needed.
  • Qualified candidates eligible for consideration under Schedule A or VRA in accordance with veterans' preference rules, as applicable.
  • Qualified candidates that are eligible for special hiring authorities or non-competitive hiring authorities.

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1-866-779-6772
Email
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