Supervisory HR Specialist (Military)

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Direct and oversee a staff of military and civilian employees, including planning and assigning work, establishing priorities, developing performance standards, and evaluating performance.

Serve as an expert strategic and technical advisor to senior leadership on military reserve personnel actions, policies, and procedures, providing guidance on complex and sensitive issues.

Function as the lead expert for the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) on the Joint Officer Management program, overseeing skill code classification and ensuring compliance with joint duty requirements.

Perform a full range of advisory and operational staffing and recruitment services, from advising on staffing strategies and validating vacancy announcements to managing all staffing actions from start to finish.

Manage and maintain visibility over all military staffing actions, perform audits on billet requirements, and serve as the primary authority on military HR historical precedence and current procedures to ensure consistency and implement best practices.

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

You may qualify at the GS-14 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to: Apply advanced military HR principles to analyze new legislative decisions for their impact on organizational missions and to resolve complex, sensitive, and controversial assignment issues.; AND Screen, validate, and audit cross-service military nomination packages against DoD and joint directives, security standards, and Joint Duty Assignment (JDA) eligibility requirements across all Military Departments.; AND Use qualitative and quantitative methods to assess and improve complex management processes, including designing and conducting comprehensive management studies and preparing solutions for broad management problems.

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.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages. For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume.

If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission..

A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service.

This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters.

Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.

Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level.

If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.