• Employee Lifecycle Administration: Support key phases of the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, job changes, and separations, ensuring processes are completed accurately, timely, and in accordance with organizational standards.
• Employee Support & HR Guidance: Serve as a primary point of contact for employees and supervisors, providing guidance on HR processes, policies, required documentation, and next steps related to employment actions.
• HR Compliance & Policy Application: Ensure HR activities in Central Office and the field comply with applicable federal employment laws, regulations, organizational policies, and recordkeeping requirements; apply policies consistently and escalate issues as appropriate.
• Employee Relations Expertise: Serve as the subject matter expert for complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary actions, grievances, conflict resolution, and performance management.
• Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) & Personnel Records Management: Accurately enter, update, audit, and maintain employee data in the HRIS and official personnel records to support reporting, compliance, and workforce management.
• Cross-Functional HR Coordination: Collaborate with HR partners throughout the VA network, hiring officials, payroll, IT, labor relations, and training teams to support HR processes and ensure employment actions are completed correctly and on schedule.
• Additional Responsibilities & Flexibility: Perform and adapt to additional responsibilities as needed.

Conditions of employment

As a Condition of Employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

- Your performance and conduct
- The needs and interests of the agency
- Whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government
- Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service

Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Additional Conditions of Employment include:

-Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
-Subject to background/security investigation.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Relevant Human Resources Experience: Three (3) years of human resources experience with an emphasis on onboarding, recruiting, and/or employee relations OR equivalent leadership experience in a food or retail environment.
• Employment Law & Regulatory Knowledge: Working knowledge of employment laws and regulations, including employment eligibility verification (I-9), E-Verify, and wage and hour compliance.
• Confidentiality & Information Integrity: Demonstrated ability to manage sensitive, confidential, and/or security-related information with discretion and integrity.
• HR Systems & Technology Proficiency: Proficiency with HRIS platforms, applicant tracking systems, and standard business software (e.g., Microsoft Office or similar tools).
• Organizational Effectiveness & Attention to Detail: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple onboarding processes simultaneously while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Professional Communication & Service Orientation: Effective written and verbal communication skills and a customer-focused approach when working with employees and stakeholders.

How you will be evaluated

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

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: A formal pay-setting process will be used to determine your salary. The salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy. 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; religions; 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.