HR Specialist

Duties WHAT IS THE HCO - Human Capital Office Division? A description of the business units can be found at: Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: Human Capital Office of Human Resource Operations Labor/Employee Relations and Negotiations The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.

• Serves as primary specialist and consultant to management on performance management matters. Participates on behalf of the PMR Office on personnel system program development initiatives, including development and piloting of IRS plans for new performance management and awards systems. Evaluates the impact of the pilot on IRS programs and resources.
• Serve as the subject matter expert; exercising specified latitude for developing assigned program area concepts and supporting strategies and plans for the IRS's leadership, incorporating evolving fields of enterprise data analytics. As a team leader or member, develops, designs and implements HR tools or approaches that include analysis and assessment methodologies.
• Exercises independent technical judgment concerning the interpretation of policy planning, designing and executing assigned performance management projects and programs; resolving technical conflicts, integrating and coordinating the work to achieve directed outcomes.
• Ensures compliance with overarching policies established by IRS, Treasury, OPM, and Executive Orders. Program areas often cross functional lines and require incumbent to integrate strategic planning issues such as streamlining and improving personnel system structure, rules, and processes; providing for far-reaching change management throughout the IRS work force; benchmarking and evaluating progress and results; persuading senior officials to find common ground and accept controversial proposals.
• Serves as a LERN representative in inter and intra-agency discussions. Participates in working groups to present, defend, and negotiate PMR positions or protect office interests. Conducts Service wide studies, reviews, research, and analysis of workforce management, performance management, and/or awards. Represents the IRS as the senior specialist in assigned program/project areas. Serves as the focal point in these areas and provides, from a global perspective, technical assistance, policy interpretation and alternative options to senior management and officials as needed. Maintains current records of workforce decisions and strategic plans, keeps track of resources, identifies emerging trends and problems, and recommends solutions.

Help Requirements Conditions of Employment

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):

PD21106

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• Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. As a reminder - If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management.
• A 1-year probationary period is required (unless already completed).

Qualifications Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for this position, you must meet the qualification requirements outlined below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify for this position you must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. To be qualifying, your experience must demonstrate knowledge of the performance management and/or award program including policies, procedures, and practices sufficient to execute a comprehensive service-wide performance management and/or award program; experience providing comprehensive HR advisory and technical consultation to advise and assist management in decision making; experience managing and operating HR-related automated systems and overseeing workforce training on HR systems to execute the performance management and/or awards program; assisting management in establishing, maintaining, and monitoring effective performance management programs to plan, monitor, develop, rate, and reward employee performance, and services that support formal and informal award programs. Experience developing recommendations for changes to established procedures and practices or alternative approaches to resolve recurring problems and/or issues. MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks. AND TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens". For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards. Education A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series. A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions. Additional information

• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.
• The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.
• This is a Non Bargaining unit position.
• Tour of Duty: Day Shift - Start and stop times between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
• Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.

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