Human Resources Specialist (Labor/Employee Relations)

In order to Qualify for this position, you must meet the following requirements: Specialized Experience: GS-11: You qualify for the GS-11 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience at the GS-09 grade level performing the following duties: Researching human resources statutes, regulations, policies, or case law to support assigned employee relations cases; Drafting disciplinary notices, performance improvement plans, or grievance responses under the guidance of a senior specialist; Maintaining confidential labor and employee relations case files; and Tracking compliance deadlines to prepare basic status reports.

OR You have completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree from an accredited college or university that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform this work. NOTE: A copy of your transcripts must be included with your application to support this response.

OR You have a combination of specialized experience (less than one year) and graduate education (beyond 2 years of graduate education), that when combined equals 100% of the qualification requirement. Note: Only graduate education in excess of two years may be used in this calculation. You must submit a copy of your college transcripts (official or unofficial), and your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet the experience to support your claim.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. 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. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the advertised grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the dates worked and total number of hours per week. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS resume template. However, if you do not use the template you must ensure that your resume contains ALL required information which includes hours worked, starting & ending month and year, and if Federal employment (series, pay plan, and grade). Candidates who apply under Competitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are best qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire.

Best qualified candidates will be referred if all required supporting documentation has been provided. Candidates who apply under Noncompetitive and Special Hiring Authorities procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are minimally qualified based on the content of their resume, supporting documentation submitted and their responses to the assessment questionnaire.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.

In this position, you will serve as Human Resources Specialist (Employee/Labor Relations). Typical work assignments include: Providing definitive counsel to senior leadership on complex, sensitive, or high-risk employee misconduct, systemic performance deficiencies, and formal grievances. Conducting comprehensive regulatory and policy analysis of case files to evaluate risk, determine factual sufficiency, and defend agency actions before third-party adjudicators.

Formulating independent, evidence-based recommendations and write final agency decisions for adverse actions, removals, and multi-issue grievance resolutions. Leading labor-management contract negotiations, interpret collective bargaining agreements, and resolve unfair labor practice charges or formal union information requests. Designing and delivering agency-wide training programs, standard operating procedures, and strategic templates based on shifting federal employment laws and OPM guidance.