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Program Specialist
Veterans Benefits Administration · Posted 1 days ago
Hybrid Buffalo, NY $65K – $84K Apply by Oct 6, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ
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This position is in the VA Regional Office. The incumbent is assigned to the Office of the Human Resources Supervisor. The incumbent serves as a Program Specialist responsible for providing performance management and technical support for the regional office Human Resources program.
What You'll Do
- →Specific duties include: The Human Resource Liaison (HRL) works as a member of the HR team in support of areas such as staffing, recruitment, on-boarding, benefits, recognition, appraisals, labor and management relations, performance and leave of absences.
- →Assists the staff and managers to understand, develop and implement HR policies, procedures, and guidelines which institute processes for work to run as effectively and efficiently as possible.
- →Studies and advises managers and supervisors on staffing requirements, resources, and problems in assigned offices involving a high degree of complexity.
- →Assists with guidance on merit system principles, prohibited personnel practices, the development and use of valid selection criteria, and other approaches that may help in staffing the organization and in improving employee productivity, morale, and retention.
- →Tracks any lag time with recruitment or classification actions.
- →Provides solutions to management on how to improve processing times for recruitment actions.
- →Aids and advice on hiring and classification actions during weekly meeting staff meetings.
- →Serves as a SME in employee recognition programs and performance evaluations.
- →Ensures plans are in place reward high performers and assist those who have performance deficits.
- →May takes care of administrative duties such as timekeeping, email, organizing new employee orientation, ensuring accuracy of paperwork for HR functions (such as benefits, insurance, awards, employment actions, etc).
- →Assists in coordination of staff development, leadership development and ongoing training efforts of the RO.
- →Reviews classification standards, guides, to assist and coordinate classification assignments.
- →Provides advice and assistance in the areas of discipline, adverse actions, grievances, performance management and recognition, employee counseling, and related functions.
- →HRLs must always work as a member of a team while exercising good judgement and professionalism with co-workers, Veterans, and all stakeholders even in stressful situations.
Requirements
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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.
- ✓Additional Conditions of Employment are as follows: You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary or trial period 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 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.
- ✓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.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
- ✓You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.
- ✓You may submit unofficial transcripts when applying.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 8dcd58d5-1ff2-48f8-9676-895c2729dd61
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