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VISN (ER/LR) Exec Support HR Specialist (Temporary Promotion-NTE 1 year)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 61 days ago
Hybrid Linthicum Heights, MD $106K – $138K Apply by Jul 21, 2026 Human Resources Management ENFJESFJESTJISFJ
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This position is located in the VISN's Human Resources Executive Support Team in (ER/LR) Shared Services Unit (SSU) reporting to the Associate Human Resource Officer, Talent Management. This is a temporary promotion not to exceed 1 year.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Specialist Total Rewards Major Duties: Provides staff level management advisory service to Network and field facilities on a full range of employee (ER) and labor (LR) relations issues.
- →Resolves difficult and complex problems which could have a direct impact on the Department mission.
- →Works closely with staff and operational officials, employee groups, etc., to develop and explore labor relations alternatives to improve policies, techniques and procedures.
- →Analyzes, evaluates, and develops major aspects of agency-wide labor relations programs that require isolating and defining unknown conditions, resolving critical problems, and developing new concepts and methodologies; and resolving issues of sensitivity and potential controversy that may promote advances in principal human resources program plans, goals, objectives, and milestones.
- →The work establishes precedents for other technical experts to follow and may influence and persuade top management officials to change major human resources policies or procedures.
- →Serves as a staff subject matter expert (SME) to other consultants handling negotiations that typically involve the development of new approaches; and serves as a technical advisor to management on the potential impact of negotiations and third-party decisions, charges of unfair labor practices, negotiability issues, and impasse resolutions as they relate to organizational and mission goals.
- →Reviews issuances from Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Veterans Affairs (VA), Headquarters (HQ) Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP), Department of Labor (DOL), etc., and develops implementing instructions for use by the VISN.
- →Coordinates the application and implementation of new guidance and assures general consistency in interpretation.
- →Assures sound and consistent application of regulatory guidance and procedures.
- →Recommends and/or writes supportable grievance decisions.
- →Determines proper response to higher echelon requests for data/information and coordinates or performs the gathering and compilation of same.
- →Serves as specialist/troubleshooter with independent responsibility for providing advice on very difficult problems presented by all levels of managers for their resolution by their respective organizations.
- →Reviews all Medical Center Memoranda for potential bargaining unit impact and designs approaches to fulfilling bargaining obligations.
- →Prepares responses to proposed policies, and standards of higher authority regarding ER and/or LR issues.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 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 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.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
Personality Fit
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