Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Chief, Human Resources Policy, Quality, & Compliance)

01Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.

02Experience

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience providing direction on the researching, drafting and publishing of policy guidance aligned with federal statutes, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regulations and Department level directives. Experience providing guidance to executive leadership and agency officials on complex Human Resource (HR) policy, compliance and regulatory matters.

Experience overseeing and providing guidance during the conducting of audits of Human Resource (HR) operations including staffing, classification, pay administration and benefits. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities. Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.

Serves as the Chief, Human Resource (HR) Policy, Quality & Compliance, responsible for executive leadership and national oversight of two complementary program areas: (1) the HR Quality Control team, which conducts Bureau-wide audits, quality reviews, program evaluations, internal control assessments, and compliance measurement; and (2) the HR Policy & Compliance team, which develops HR policy, interprets regulatory requirements, administers compliance actions, maintains internal controls, and implements corrective actions derived from quality evaluation findings.

The Chief ensures both teams operate in a fully integrated manner, where empirical evaluative findings from Management and Program Analysts are translated into HR policy, procedural guidance, corrective action plans, and sustained compliance activities executed by HR Specialist staff. Provides authoritative leadership to ensure Bureau HR policy remains current, legally sufficient, operationally feasible, and consistently applied across institutions, Regional Offices, and the Central Office.