HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (EMPLOYEE / LABOR RELATIONS)

Human Resources Specialist (Employee / Labor Relations)

You will serve as an Employee and Labor Relations Specialist advising management on matters related to employee conduct, performance, and attendance, as well as labor relations topics, EEO, and Reasonable Accommodation. You will provide technical advice, guidance, and training for customers serviced. You will advise team members on negotiating techniques, provisions of rules, regulations, and law executive orders. You will bring potential problem areas to management's attention before complaints develop. You will serve as a management representative or provide assistance to management in hearings before the Merit Systems Protection Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Federal Labor Relations Authority or unemployment appeals. You will research, prepare and support the command's position in replies to congressional correspondence as well as in litigation cases.

For GS-12 : Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following : analyzing and evaluating employee and labor relations theories, principles, practices, and regulatory guidance to provide accurate, technical interpretation of negotiated agreement provisions to reconcile conflicting viewpoints; provide advice and assistance to management; and to address employee conduct, performance, and third-party disputes.

For GS-11 : Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following : researching and interpreting employee and labor relations laws, regulations, policies and precedents to support third party hearings / proceedings, to bargain with unions and to advise management on issues ranging in levels of complexity from regular up to highly complex.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site : https : / / www.opm.gov / policy-data-oversight / classification-qualifications / general-schedule-qualification-standards / #url=List-by-Occupational-Series

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.

Education For GS-11 only : In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience : Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. OR Successful completion of an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled. OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience must equal one hundred percent. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.