Human Resources Specialist

• Works with other team members in the development of the annual assessment plan schedule, and internal control standard operating procedures. Meets with managers and supervisors at various levels throughout the assigned business entity's within the Service to define risks and challenges to programs and socialize the annual assessment plan/schedule.
• Prepares and assists in developing new assessment guide that contains detailed assessment methodologies and project milestones designed to determine compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, effectiveness of internal control, and management of risks in human capital programs.
• Completes assigned work in accordance with established milestones, communicate with customers and stakeholders to obtain data and understanding of program, and research and conduct in-depth analyses of applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures on human capital programs.
• Identifies and assesses risks and effectiveness of internal controls in human capital programs.
• Gathers and documents sufficient, competent, and relevant information and data to provide the basis for assessment conclusions.

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-12 LEVEL: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Planning, conducting, and reporting on independent, objective analytical study and assessment that evaluates the efficiency, effectiveness, risk, and compliance in human resource programs; researching and conducting in-depth analyses of applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures on human capital programs; identifying and assessing risks and effectiveness of internal controls in human capital programs; applying a wide range of human resources (HR) laws, regulations, compliance, policies, and precedents and knowledge of HR principles, practices, and procedures to assess program compliance.


MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks.

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TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens".



For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.