This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/533309900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
WHAT IS THE Human Capital Office (HCO) DIVISION? THE Human Capital Office (HCO) mission is to make IRS an employer of choice and a leader in human capital planning and management. It develops strategies and tools for recruiting, hiring, developing and retaining a highly skilled and high performing workforce to support the IRS mission.
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05/10/2019 to 05/23/2019
$42,053 - $84,088 per year
GS 07 - 11
6 vacancies in the following locations:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - 1 to 5 nights per month
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
11
No
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19CS1-HCN0925-0201-7-11-T
533309900
WHAT DOES A HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS) DO? As a Human Resource Specialist (Employee Benefits), you will perform comprehensive employees benefits work to help the IRS attract, recruit and maintain a high-quality and diverse workforce. The Employee Benefits work functions contribute to the productivity, motivation and morale of the IRS employees.
As a Human Resources Specialist (Employee Benefits), you will:
If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.
WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? If you want to find out more about IRS careers, visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov
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You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
GS-7 Level: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level in the Federal government. Specialized experience for this position includes: applying Human Resources Personnel, Employee Benefits or Payroll concepts and practices to ensure employee position and placement (e.g., benefits, pay, hiring authority) is established. Inputting and researching personnel actions and data in an automated personnel system in order to meet personnel and payroll cycles and accomplish workload; Experience analyzing personnel problems and ensuring accuracy of personnel employee/payroll information; Communicating to employees and/or management factual and procedural Human Resources information clearly, verbally and in writing in response to inquiries. OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: must have 1 year of graduate education in a field of study such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields. OR
Superior Academic Achievement may be met by having a Bachelor’s degree, with one of the following: A GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last 2 years of study, or a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last 2 years of study, or rank in the upper one third of the class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies.
OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.
GS-9 Level: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in the Federal government. Specialized experience for this position includes: applying a wide range of laws, regulations, policies and practices with an understanding of the interrelationships of human resources management programs sufficient to provide integrated solutions to employee benefit issues (i.e. optional, disability, mandatory, early and/or discontinued service retirement; life/health insurance eligibility determinations; death of dependent, death cases); Inputting and researching personnel actions and data in an automated personnel system in order to meet personnel and payroll cycles and accomplish workload; Experience analyzing personnel problems and ensuring accuracy of personnel employee/payroll information; Preparing retirement annuity estimates using a projected retirement date; Verifying the accuracy and completeness of election forms for employee benefits; Consulting to meet/deal tactfully and persuasively with others to resolve a wide range of employee benefit issues (i.e. impacted employees, deceased employee survivors, employee programs), including those which can be controversial or sensitive in nature; Communicating to employees and/or management factual and procedural Human Resources employee benefits information clearly, verbally and in writing in response to inquiries. OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
A master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field of study such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields. OR
Two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a graduate degree in a related field of study such as: human resources, organizational psychology, public administration or other administrative and management fields. OR
LL.B. or J.D., if related OR
You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions
GS-11 Level: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level in the Federal government. Specialized experience for this position includes: applying Federal employee benefits programs in order to provide guidance, information and assistance to employees to make informed decisions on retirement programs and benefits (e.g., survivor benefits, health benefits-FEHB, life insurance-FEGLI, Thrift Savings Plan-TSP); Preparing retirement annuity estimates using a projected retirement date; Counseling employees, spouses and beneficiaries on survivor benefits (e.g., TSP, FEGLI / FEHB); Verifying the accuracy and completeness of election forms for Federal benefits; Consulting to meet/deal tactfully and persuasively with others to resolve a wide range of employee benefit issues (i.e. impacted employees, deceased employee survivors, employee programs), including those which can be controversial or sensitive in nature; Serving as a point of contact with payroll, benefit carriers or other Federal agencies to resolve issues related to Federal benefits; Communicating to employees and/or management factual and procedural Human Resources employee benefits information clearly verbally and in writing in response to inquiries. OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field of study such as: human resources, organizational psychology, public administration or other administrative and management fields. OR
Three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a doctoral degree in a related field of study such as: human resources, organizational psychology, public administration or other administrative and management fields. OR
LL.M., if related. OR
You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.
- The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis.
- To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.
You must have been at the next lower grade level of the grade you are applying to for 52 weeks (time-in-grade requirement).
6 Positions are located in Work Life, Benefits & Performance(WBP), Benefits & Service Team(BEST) in any of the following locations; 310 Lowell ST., Andover MA 01810(MA0137), 550 Main St., Cincinnati, OH 45202(OH0189), 300 E. Eighth St., Austin, TX 78701(TX 0227)(6 vacancies).
POSITION DESCRIPTIONS 92186, 92185, 92186
A PM/C SharePoint site is available for IRS Employees at: https://organization.ds.irsnet.gov/sites/HCOETS/PMC/SPDLibrary/SitePages/Home.aspx
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a “not qualified” determination.
Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the competencies of the position to be filled per the IRS Merit Promotion Plan in the following areas: Writing, Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Planning and Evaluating, Attention to detail, Personnel and Human Resources and Customer Service.
Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position. IRS employees may obtain most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/
Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.
Referral: You will be assigned to one of three quality groups. Each group represents a quality level (i.e., Superior/Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, Qualified). Candidates will be considered in quality group order. If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring polices). We will notreimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.
If you are a displaced or surplus Treasury employee eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of HIGHLY QUALIFIED or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.
A complete application includes 1. A resume, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you will not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional). To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view Resume Tips
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) DOCUMENTATION If you are a displaced or surplus Treasury employee, click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents. IRS CTAP eligibles can apply for jobs within and outside the commuting area.
IRS Reassignment Preference Program (RPP) You must meet the requirements in your RPP notice. Submit a copy of your RPP Notice along with a copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal. Your performance appraisal must have a fully successful or higher overall rating.
PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL/AWARDS Submit a copy of your most recent completed performance appraisal.
IRS employees: if a revalidated appraisal is used for merit promotion, the supervisor must prepare a narrative for each critical job element that does not have a narrative describing the performance in the appraisal period covered by the rating. Note: If you are a manager or management official, your most recent annual performance appraisal must be used for the overall rating identified.
EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION If you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. If the position has specific education requirements and you are currently (or have previously been) in the Federal job series to be filled, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.
If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.
Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion; please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at https://jobs.irs.gov/seasonal/reasonable-accommodation.html We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us hco.mphs.apply@irs.gov if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging onto the USAJOBS “My Account” tab and clicking on “Application Status.” For a more detailed update of your application status, you may click on “more information.”
Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/533309900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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