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HR Specialist (Employee/Labor Relations)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 40 days ago
About the Role
The HR Specialist (Employee/Labor Relations) is aligned under Veterans Health Administration, Workforce Management and Consulting Office (WMCO 10A2), HR Center of Expertise (HRCoE), Employee Relations/Labor Relations (ER/LR) and Performance Management (PM).
What You'll Do
- →Order of Referral: This announcement will close on 08/10/2026.
- →The first 50 applications received will receive first consideration.
- →Applications that are submitted after the initial cut-off number has been reached will not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management.
- →The HR Specialist (Employee/Labor Relations) is responsible for performing legislative and policy development, consultative advisory services, training, and oversight in employee relations, performance management, and labor relations for employees covered under Title 5, Title 38, and Hybrid Title 38 authorities within the Veterans Health Administration.
- →The incumbent serves as a subject matter expert and senior policy author, leading ad hoc teams to develop and implement ER/LR and PM guidance and representing VHA in national labor relations matters with external Agencies and labor unions.
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Responsible for planning, developing, publishing, and implementing policy/guidance concerning significant issues in ER, Performance Management, Worklife, and related fields.
- →Anticipates VHA policy needs, analyzes the problem and advocates changes to current policy, write new policy to meet those needs, or develops legislatives proposals for review by the Department.
- →Serves as a VHA subject matter to complete special assignments (time sensitive as well as, highly confidential), studies and projects as assigned relating to ER, worklife, and performance management in conjunction with various levels of the organization.
- →Provides complex advisory services to all levels of VHA leadership on Title 5, Title 38 and Hybrid Title 38 ER, Worklife, and Performance Management and additional related topics.
- →Prepares complex, high level written documents, policies, legislative proposals, responses to congressional inquiries, decision papers, briefings, etc.
- →Reviews legislation proposed by Congress to assess the impact to VHA health care occupations and the need for additional policy or procedures for implementation.
- →Completes special assignments, studies, and projects as assigned Gathers information, analyzes facts and data, and develops recommended courses of action for management officials.
- →Prepares a wide variety of written documents including letters, memoranda, option/decision papers, white papers, legislative proposals, cost estimates, reports, surveys, action plans, proposed policy, etc.
- →Serves as a SME, may participate in or lead one or more of the following human resources activities or programmatic areas concerning the entire ER/PM/WL arenas and delivery of related training in partnership with WMC - HRD.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
- ✓A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: f6403869-c18a-4a2f-8c97-39d28faae442
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