Summary You will serve as a HUMAN RESOUCES SPECIALIST (LABOR AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS) in the Stennis Office or Kings Bay Site Office of FLEET HRO STENNIS. Responsibilities You will plan, develop and administer a comprehensive employee and labor relations program for serviced Commands. You will prepare directives and instructions to implement these programs. You will evaluate program needs and effectiveness through consultation with operating officials and employees, review of program information and analysis of statistical data. You will advise all levels of management on labor and employee relations matters through individual contacts, conferences/meetings and training sessions. You will serve as the primary interface with labor unions regarding representing employees. You will recommend resolution of grievances and complaints arising out of the application and/or interpretation of negotiated agreements. You will research and analyze problems and issues and advise senior management on labor relations issues. You will develop recommended management position prior to negotiations and prepare management proposals and counterproposals. You will provide detailed analysis of the effect of union proposals. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year (52 weeks) 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: Experience Developing/delivering briefings, status reports, and correspondence to managers to foster understanding and acceptance of findings/recommendations. Experience providing advice and assistance to legal representatives of management in the technical aspects of personnel administration during formal hearings, grievances, and appeals. Experience applying labor relations theories, concepts, practices, laws, rules, regulations, precedents, and procedures. Experience applying a wide range of personnel management theories, principles, laws, rules, regulations and procedures sufficient to identify problems. Experience applying EEO principles and precedents sufficient to provide representation and effect viable settlements during ADR that meet legal/regulatory requirements. Experience guiding others in the negotiation of labor agreements. Experience applying complex fact-finding, analytical and problem-solving methods and techniques. Experience in written and oral communication to prepare and present findings and recommendations relevant to difficult and controversial issues; to develop and present 3rd party cases; and to develop and provide training and/or prepare L/ER related guidance. Experience applying operational knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, and HR data systems (e.g. TWMS, DCPDS, etc.) sufficient to work effectively and without assistance within those systems to accomplish labor/employee relations work. GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year (52 weeks) 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: Experience applying labor relations theories, concepts, practices, laws, rules, regulations, precedents, and procedures. Experience applying a wide range of personnel management theories, principles, laws, rules, regulations and procedures sufficient to identify problems. Experience applying EEO principles and precedents sufficient to provide representation and effect viable settlements during ADR that meet legal/regulatory requirements. Experience guiding others in the negotiation of labor agreements. Experience applying complex fact-finding, analytical and problem-solving methods and techniques. Experience in written and oral communication is sufficient to prepare and present findings and recommendations relevant to difficult and controversial issues; to develop and present 3rd party cases; and to develop and provide training and/or prepare L/ER related instructions and guidance. Experience and operational knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, and HR data systems (e.g. TWMS, DCPDS, etc.) sufficient to work effectively and without assistance within those systems to accomplish labor/employee relations work. 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 GS-12: There is no education substitution for the GS-12. GS-11: 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 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR Possession of a LL.M., if related OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may or may not be authorized. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed. If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
