This position is located in the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), Human Resources Directorate (HRD), Labor and Management Employee Relations (LMER) Division. The division directly supports the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), WHS, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) and other organizations serviced by the Washington Headquarters Services.
In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below. You may qualify at the GS-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to 1.) Develops policies, processes and procedures regarding the grievance system. 2.) Develops and/or updates policies and programs pertaining to areas of responsibility, implements and evaluates such policies and programs, and makes recommendations to the Branch Chief and Assistant Director for changes. 3.) . Provides guidance and renders decision on complex determinations unresolved by junior staff on a continuous basis through collaborating on work products and assessment of results obtained. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages. For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission.. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave. Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. To meet time in grade at the GS-13 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-12 or higher grade in the Federal Service.
Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Advises management on the merit and procedural requirements for all disciplinary and adverse actions based on knowledge of law, regulation and case law. May be called upon to testify as a technical expert in appeals. Assigned to resolve the most sensitive and controversial cases. Serves as a senior specialist within the LMER division, Employee Relations Branch. As a technical expert on all employee relations matters.