Human Resources Specialist

GS07: To be eligible at the GS-07 level, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service as defined below; or education; or a combination of both specialized experience and education. Specialized experience is defined as experience advising on various benefits programs to include, but not limited to the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB), Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), or the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP); providing customer support to internal and external customers; providing office automation support (e.g. creating, copying, editing, storing, retrieving a variety of documents); maintaining electronic official personnel files; processing personnel actions; using computers and software programs in an office environment to extract, revise, or sort information from files, records, or databases; or researching regulations, policies, and/or personnel guidance. Education: One full year of graduate level education or a bachelor's degree (or expect to complete within 9 months all the requirements for a bachelor's degree) AND meet one of the following Superior Academic Achievement provisions listed in the Education section below. GS-09: To be eligible at the GS-09 level, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service as defined below; or a master's degree or an equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate degree or LL.B or J.D. from an accredited college or university in a related field; or a combination of both specialized experience and education as explained below. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing a variety of recruitment and placement tasks such as, preparing job analyses and job announcements; maintaining electronic official personnel files; processing personnel actions; providing advisory services to management and employees regarding recruitment, classification, employee benefits, retirement, compensation or performance management; researching, interpreting and applying applicable laws, regulations, and policies related to HR matters; or communicating factual and procedural HR information clearly both orally and in writing. Education: master's or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.B. or J.D from an accredited college or university in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of Human Resources. GS-11: To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service as defined below; or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education, or LL.M., from an accredited college or university in a related field; or a combination of both specialized experience and education as explained below. Specialized experience is defined as experience advising management officials on various HR processes and procedures governing HR functions such as recruitment and placement, classification, employee relations, benefits, HR development, or performance management; researching, interpreting and applying applicable laws, regulations, and policies related to HR subjects; planning, developing, and managing a personnel records program; ensuring accurate processing of all personnel actions; experience analyzing data and proposing solutions to HR matters; preparing detailed documentation and/or responses for resolution of formal and informal inquiries; or communicating factual and procedural HR information clearly both orally and in writing. Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such degree, or LL.M., from an accredited college or university in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of Human Resources. GS-12: To be eligible at the GS-12 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the federal service as defined below. Specialized experience is defined as experience providing a wide range of services across varies HR components such as recruitment and placement, pay and compensation, classification, employee relations, performance management, federal benefits and entitlements, or HR development; applying qualification standards; applying category rating procedures; adjudicating veterans preference; performing highly structured work designed to develop and enhance HR practices; communicating factual and procedural HR information clearly both orally and in writing; experience independently gathering, researching, and analyzing data or facts to identify and propose solutions to HR matters; preparing/providing detailed documentation and responses for resolution of formal and informal inquiries, grievances, or complaints; experience advising management officials on various HR processes; advising on the procedural and regulatory requirements governing HR functions and or processes; or experience supporting and training other HR personnel. To determine how to combine education and experience for the pay grades above, please review the requirements listed below in the Education section. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) & Special Employment Consideration: Additional information and eligibility criteria may be found in the Additional Information section below.