Human Resources Specialist (Classification)

This position is part of the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer – Power Marketing Administration HR Shared Service Center. As a Human Resources Specialist (Classification), you will serve as a representative of the service center rendering expert advisory and technical services in the areas of classification and position management.

Major duties
As a Human Resources Specialist (Classification), you will: Perform broad-reaching analyses to develop human resources (HR) recommendations that cross traditional functional areas to respond proactively to specific HR challenges. Identify, analyze, and evaluate the risks involved in alternative courses of action, and advises management in treating such risks. Proactively keeps management informed of actions, activities, and issues. Serve as a primary point of contact in accomplishing the most complex work assignments in the areas of classification, position management, and organization development, including reorganizations, which involve extremely difficult or complicated projects, and which regularly require the identification and resolution of precedent-setting and/or highly controversial operational problems Independently classifies, reviews, and implements position descriptions in a variety of occupational series and grades (GS-1 through GS-15), and in consideration of the diverse organizational issues associated with each individual assignment. Independently conducts position reviews and/or desk audits and as required, prepares evaluation statements in support of final classification, and makes accurate FLRA and FLSA determinations within established timeframes. Provides expert classification support and guidance for serviced population where work may be complex and dynamic in nature, requiring the incumbent to actively devise new and innovative methods of resolving customer problems, complaints, and other organizational issues.

Qualifications
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Experience interpreting and applying Federal laws, regulations, and procedures, providing final classification determinations, and providing consultative services to senior officials.; and Experience researching and interpreting relevant OPM classification and appeals decisions to analyze unprecedented or unique classification issues and develop well-supported recommendations to resolve position classification actions, ensuring consistency with established classification principles and standards; and Experience providing advisory services and guidance to clients on a wide range of classification and position management requests, reorganizations and issues. Time-in-Grade: Current career or career-conditional GS employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional GS employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current career or career-conditional federal employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications.

How to apply
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: You must have a login.gov account to sign into USAJOBS: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/account/. To begin the application process in USAJOBS, click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all required and supporting documentation. You must click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 pm (ET) on the announcement closing date. You may update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period by returning to your USAJOBS account, select Update Application: https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the status of your application, during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account; applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each application status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/. If you need help with login.gov or USAJOBS (e.g., account access, Resume Builder) visit the USAJOBS Help Center: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/ If you experience difficulty applying on USAJOBS, after clicking the Apply Online button, or you are experiencing a significant hardship hindering your ability to apply online, the Agency Contact listed in the announcement can assist you during normal business hours. If you receive any system error messages, take screenshots if possible, to aid technical support.