Clarification from the agency

MERIT PROMOTION (MP) VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT - Current Federal employees with competitive status; Former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility; CTAP/ICTAP eligibles; Veterans with VOW, VEOA, or 30% disability; Military Spouses, Peace Corps, and those eligible under an OPM interchange agreement.

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As a Human Resources Specialist in EXHR, you need to be a self-starter and capable of working independently. Your communication, customer service, and collaboration skills must be excellent. You should also be creative and a risk taker, who is always looking for ways to improve and streamline processes. You will support specific internal organizations in the full range of professional services in the following areas: Recruitment and Staffing (Delegated Examining and Merit Promotion); Classification and Position Management; Senior Executive Service and Schedule A, C, and D Appointments; Employee Benefits; and Policy Development. Equally as important as the responsibilities outlined above, are values such as honesty, loyalty, patience, integrity, and the ability to support and respect your management and peers.

If you are innovative, enjoy working with people and in teams, and want to participate in this exciting challenge, CPSC wants you! This position is located in Bethesda, MD and is perfect for an experienced human resources specialist who is looking to expand their breadth of experience in a mission-focused organization. Alternate work schedules are available and CPSC is just blocks from the Metro.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required.
• A background investigation is required.
• Obtain and maintain DE Certification during employment.

Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Must obtain Delegated Examining (DE) Certification within two years of selection and maintain DE Certification over the course of employment in this position.

This is a Public Trust Position. Employment in this position requires a background investigation. If you are selected and cannot meet the criteria requirement for the pre-employment waiver and/or a favorable suitability determination within a reasonable period of time due to disclosed or undisclosed background issues, the employment offer may be withdrawn.

If you are a male born after December 31, 1959 you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Please see http://www.sss.gov for more information.

Selectees will be required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment", (OF-306), prior to appointment and the appropriate background investigation forms to determine suitability for Federal employment.  False statements or responses on these forms can jeopardize your employment opportunity and subject you to disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service.

The selectee will be required to complete a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the I-9 Form. We will compare information provided on the I-9 Form to records available from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.  The system confirms employee’s identity and eligibility to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period (depending on your status) 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 CPSC;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the CPSC or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

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

Qualifications

All applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

GS-11: 1) Experience in three or more of the following functions: a) assisting with and/or classifying position descriptions, b) identifying competencies and conducting job analyses, c) creating job opportunity announcements using automated HR systems, d) creating assessment questionnaires (structured resume reviews, narrative questionnaires, structured interview questions, etc...), e) reviewing application materials for eligibility and qualifications determinations, and/or f) adjudicating veterans preference; 2) preparing and processing a wide variety of personnel actions for Federal civil service employees such as accessions, promotions, reassignments, conversions, extensions, etc.; AND 3) responding to a variety of human resources inquiries from internal and external stakeholders and applicants.

GS-12: 1) Advising management on recruitment strategies and hiring authorities including Delegated Examining (DE), Merit Promotion (MP), and government-wide special hiring authorities for excepted and competitive service positions; 2) Experience in all the following staffing functions: a) classifying position descriptions, b) identifying competencies and conducting job analyses, c) creating assessment questionnaires, d) creating job opportunity announcements using automated HR systems, e) reviewing application materials for eligibility and qualifications determinations, f) adjudication of veterans’ preference, and g) creating certificate of eligible applicant lists; AND 3) preparing, reviewing, and processing a wide variety of personnel actions and ensure accuracy of information and compliance with all applicable regulations and guidelines.

GS-13: 1) Advising management on recruitment strategies and hiring authorities including Delegated Examining (DE), Merit Promotion (MP), and government-wide special hiring authorities for excepted and competitive service positions; 2) Experience in all the following staffing functions: a) classifying position descriptions, b) identifying competencies and conducting job analyses, c) creating job opportunity announcements using automated HR systems, d) reviewing application materials for eligibility and qualifications determinations, e) adjudication of veterans’ preference, and f) creating certificate of eligible applicant lists; 3) processing and reviewing a wide variety of personnel actions; AND 4) conducting reviews to ensure recruitment actions, case files, and personnel actions are accurate, complete, and compliant with federal requirements and agency guidelines.

Evidence of the above specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held.  Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience or based on job titles alone.  If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

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 must meet the qualifications for this position by the closing date of this announcement.

How you will be evaluated

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

After the vacancy closes, we will review your application package to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. If you meet the minimum qualifications, your responses to the assessment, resume and supporting documentation will then be reviewed. The best-qualified candidates will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited to an interview.

RESUME: All applicants are required to submit a resume limited to two (2) pages (i.e., 1 page that is double-sided or 2 pages that are one-sided each) showing all relevant experience.

CTAP/ICTAP candidates will be eligible for selection priority if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by attaining at least a "well qualified" rating (Rating of at least 85 out of 100).

Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, salary, duties performed for each position, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level/pay band.