Supervisory HR Specialist (Employee Relations)

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. OPM Qualifications Standards are available at Administrative and Management Positions.

Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped applicants with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, you must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 in the Federal service: For this position, the next lower grade level is a GS-13.

Specialized experience for this GS-14 position includes: Experience interpreting and applying employee relations laws and regulations, guidance and agency-wide policies. Experience leading a team of employees within an employee relations business unit. Experience serving as a technical expert on conduct-based actions and related employee relations program practices; and Experience conducting in-depth suitability adjudication cases for both pre-employment and post-employment investigations.

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.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. Presence at the Alexandria, VA campus is required for this role, as it includes on site functions that must be performed in person. Position may be eligible for situational telework in accordance with agency policy/business unit discretion. The agency currently allows for 52 hours of telework per leave year.

This position is for you if: You are motivated to develop goals and objectives that integrate with employee relations-related missions and functions into the Employee Relations Division objectives. You can explain performance expectations to employees and provide regular feedback on strengths and weaknesses. You assign work to subordinates based on policies, consideration of the difficulty and requirements of the assignment, and capabilities of employees.

You can research, interpret, analyze and apply Federal statutes, OPM and agency policies, regulations, etc. during work performance. You are eager to address and resolve complex related employee relations issues/situations.

You are dedicated to serve as the Senior Evaluator, lead teams in the conduct of the most complex employee relations studies to resolve broad programmatic issues that are currently or may significantly impacting the efficiency and effectiveness of the programs, missions, and/or functions You can establish, develop, and maintain effective working relationships with all Office of Human Resources subordinate organization staff and managers, supervisors, and employees.

You are motivated to represent the agency at meetings and conferences involving high-level human capital managers from industry and government, making presentations on agency human capital development.