View Common Definitions of terms found in this announcement. Organizational Location: This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Human Capital, Payroll Unit, in Santa Ana, California. This is a non-bargaining unit position.
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent performing these duties: providing advice to management, employees and union officials on a full range of pay, premium pay, leave administration and time and attendance; researching and investigating facts involving payroll support problems or other projects; independently conducting studies to develop new or modified work methods, records and files, procedures for payroll support services, guidelines, and procedures; determining systemic payroll problems that should be addressed by system owners and raising them to management as appropriate; and serving as the expert involving the most highly sensitive and complex pay issues or projects such as retroactive pay due to settlements, lawsuits, or corrective personnel actions. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.
This announcement closes on 05/09/2025 for receipt of applications. Due to high volume of applicants, the first 25 applicants will receive first consideration. Additional applicants, beyond the first 25, may be considered, upon management's request. The incumbent must be a customer service professional who can work in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment. Things happen quickly and continuously in this position, and the incumbent will find the need to move from one task to another without much time in between or juggling multiple duties at the same time. As a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Compensation), you will perform the following duties: Knowledge of advanced human resources general pay, premium pay and leave administration concepts and practices including multiple pay systems and authorities (e.g., Title 5 and non-Title 5); Analyze proposed pay and leave legislation and regulations for impact on agency pay policies and programs; Analyze broad, complex, sensitive, and controversial pay issues requiring extreme care in problem resolution; Develop broad policies and programs to implement new pay and leave legislation, regulation, and court decisions; Provide expert management advisory services to employees, supervisors and managers at all levels with respect to time and attendance matters. Direct and oversees a comprehensive training program on a scheduled basis for all components serviced.