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Human Resources Specialist
Office of the Secretary · Posted 63 days ago
About the Role
This vacancy is for a Human Resources Specialist in the Office of the Secretary, Office of the General Counsel ("OGC"), Deputy General Counsel for Administration, Office of Accountability within the Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C..
What You'll Do
- →As a Human Resources Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Serves as the Department's senior workforce accountability subject matter expert in support of administrative litigation, adjudicatory proceedings, and related accountability.
- →Exercises broad independent judgment in evaluating highly complex factual records, investigative findings, legal and policy considerations, organizational equities, and operational impacts to develop defensible accountability strategies and executive recommendations.
- →Provides expert leadership on the Department's most difficult and sensitive workforce accountability matters, including conduct, misconduct, performance deficiencies, executive accountability concerns, major disciplinary actions, complex adverse actions, and matters involving significant organizational risk or visibility.
- →Develops, designs, and delivers Department-wide executive briefings, management training, advisory programs, and workforce accountability outreach initiatives intended to strengthen leadership understanding of accountability responsibilities, employee relations requirements, conduct expectations, performance management obligations, and legally defensible personnel decision-making.
- →Leads or supports special studies, strategic initiatives, enterprise reviews, policy modernization efforts, and Department-wide projects related to workforce accountability, organizational effectiveness, and employee relations governance.
- →Authors or directs preparation of executive decision memoranda, accountability analyses, risk assessments, options papers, disciplinary recommendations, performance management strategies, and other high-level technical products.
- →Serves as the Department's principal Human Resources technical authority and senior advisor on highly sensitive, complex, high-risk, and precedent-setting workforce accountability, employee conduct, performance management, and employee relations matters.
- →Provides authoritative strategic advice and recommendations to senior Department leadership, including OGC leadership, bureau executives, senior human capital officials, and other management officials regarding complex personnel accountability matters involving significant legal, operational, organizational, reputational, or policy implications.
- →Collaborates with legal counsel and senior leadership to support defense of complex personnel actions and ensure organizational accountability decisions are legally sustainable and operationally sound.
- →This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Human Resources Specialist GS-0201-15, FPL GS-15 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
- ✓This position requires a SECRET CLEARANCE: Any required investigations and clearances must be completed before the selectee can be placed in the position.
- ✓You must successfully pass a background investigation.
- ✓This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
- ✓A probationary or trial period may be required.
- ✓Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/).
- ✓If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
- ✓All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
- ✓Bargaining Unit Position: No Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): No Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: Will not be paid License required: No Drug Test Required: Yes, This position is subject to pre-employment drug testing and random drug testing thereafter.
- ✓Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement unless eligible for special hiring authority, reinstatement eligible, non-current Federal employee applying as a VEOA eligible which do not require time-in-grade/band.
- ✓There is no positive education requirement for this position.
Benefits
- ★A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
- ★As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
- ★Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
- ★Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 4b2d322e-7829-45ab-b7b2-12b0bb438ad3
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