HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (MILITARY/EMPLOYEE RELATIONS)

Serves as the principal authority and authoritative representative of the Garrison Commander on all matters related to military retirement benefits, survivor services, and retiree support. (RSO and program manager).

Develops and disseminates communication materials regularly to ensure retirees are consistently informed about benefits changes, health programs, legislative developments, and other relevant resources.

Provides individual personalized in-depth counseling and assistance to eligible active Army personnel, retired Soldiers, their dependents, or survivors.

Administers the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) at installation level.

Involved in Retirement Services budget formulation with the Director of Human Resources or the Military Personnel Division Chief.

Obtains and maintains access to the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) Retiree Address Finder (RAF), Defense Retired Annuitant Pay System (DRAS), and Retiree Casualty Pay Subsystems (RCPS)

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Civilian Employees of the Organization In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) conducting group and/or one-on-one counseling sessions to eligible active and retired soldiers advising of retirement benefits; and 2) experience in planning, implementing and participating in soldiers' programs, such as Retirement Appreciation Day; and 3) Administering Survivor Benefit Plan counseling to assist eligible military personnel.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).