This position is for a HR SPECIALIST (HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT), PD#D2950000, part of the Nevada Army National Guard. This position is located in the JFHQ-State Human Resources Office (HRO). The incumbent is the State Level Expert/point of contact on the State's Title 32 and Title 5 Civilian Training, Development, and Credentialing Program.
In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Education requirement is based upon the qualification standards for the specific position and is stated under the heading "EDUCATION". Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific in describing your experience. EACH APPLICANT MUST FULLY SUBSTANTIATE (IN THEIR OWN WORDS) THAT THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE LISTED BELOW; OTHERWISE, THE APPLICANT WILL BE CONSIDERED UNQUALIFIED FOR THIS POSITION. DO NOT COPY FROM THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE POSITION DESCRIPTION OR YOU MAY BE DISQUALIFIED. GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must have ability to analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions, plan and organize work, and communicate effectively orally and in writing. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least a GS-09 to include human resources program's business competencies, familiarity with the subject matter or processes used in human resources programs associated with DoD, U.S. Army, or U.S. Air Force.
1. Serves as the State's Training and Development Program Manager and advisor to key management on the full range of Human Resource Development (HRD) options for the workforce (Title 32/5 and Active Guard Reserve (AGR)). Provides HRD management advisory services to the senior leadership of the organization, including designing, developing, and evaluating major portions of the organization's HRD program. Provides direct guidance to managers and supervisors on employee development. Has frequent contact with supervisors, managers, and employees regarding short- and long-range training objectives. May provide guidance for Continuation in Service Agreements, and available funding for training fees and travel. Identifies courses, by evaluating mission requirements and cost considerations as they pertain to training objectives. Develops policy and procedures at the state level for identifying organizational and individual training needs, training opportunities, and sources. May be a Training Government Purchase Card (GPC) holder. Maintains good standing by following GPC Program policy and guidelines. Develops various initiatives through the draft/implementation of state policy, and compliance reviews. Administers new or modified policy, systems, methods, and guidance to determine the impact on training and/or travel of employees. Utilizes a wide range of HR practices, laws, regulations, policies, and precedents sufficient to provide expert HR management advisory and technical services on complex and wide-impacting customer functions and work practices. These include advising management on responsibilities and assisting in unique career development needs and goals. 2. Coordinates Joint (ARNG/ANG) civilian workforce training requests. Reviews, processes approval, coordinates registration, funds and processes payment of fees, coordinates travel reimbursement funding and approval for all Army NG Employee training requests. This includes providing guidance on employee training related to program requirements to successfully accomplish the state National Guard mission. Advises and provides direction to senior staff and organizational managers concerning areas of improvement. Designing, developing, conducting, and evaluating the effectiveness of training. Monitors compliance with negotiated agreements of labor organizations pertaining to training and development. Evaluates the merits of employee morale problems, excessive employee turnover, and instances of low productivity relative to training opportunities. Continually evaluates in-house, governmental and off-the shelf courses to determine how employees can be developed more effectively. Evaluates and analyzes feedback from employees and supervisors to revise learning objectives, visual aids, and handouts as required. Analyzes vendor proposals to ensure quality course content and cost effectiveness. Ensures optimum use and control of National Guard federal financial resources. Ensures all expenditures follow fiduciary responsibilities, statutory requirements, regulations, procedures, and local policies. May serve as a member of the Program Budget Advisory Committee/ANG Financial Working Group. Maintain documentation of training requests and ensure obligation of funds IAW training priorities and the annual funding plan. 3. Manages, processes, and updates training, education, professional licenses, credentials, and acquisition and warrant data in Automated Personnel Systems, to include data input for training completion. Ensures other training requirements based on Position Descriptions for employees are coded correctly for follow-on database access for training. Analyzes management information requirements and develops, revises, and adapts reporting systems to provide appropriate information to key personnel. Coordinator for HR technical area programs in support of validated training curriculums. Provides input on available courses for HR Classification, Staffing, Employee Relations, Labor Relations, Employee Benefits, HRIS, and other HR functions. Focus on upskilling HRO workforce and developing consistent training designed to posture the HR personnel for occupational specialty and career progression goals." (NGB, OPM, etc.).Uses automated system to effectively process personnel actions in accordance with the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions and local personnel systems checklists as required. 4. May have limited leader responsibilities. Distributes and balances workload among employees. Gives on-the-job training to lower-graded employees in the HRD section. May approve emergency leave for assigned employees in extenuating circumstances. Provides input into annual performance appraisals. Recommends training needs for employees. Provides input to the supervisor concerning selections, promotions, reassignments, recognition of outstanding performance. Performs other duties as assigned.