Supervisory Labor Management Relations Examiner (Assistant Regional Director)

This position is in a Regional, Subregional or Resident Office of the National Labor Relations Board.

The incumbent of this position serves as the Assistant Regional Director and is responsible for the overall supervision and coordination, through subordinate supervisors, of the investigation, evaluation and informal resolution of all cases filed in the Regional Office.

Qualifications:

All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT
The ideal candidate for the Supervisory Labor Management Relations Examiner (Assistant Regional Director) position demonstrates knowledge of the NLRA as well as how the Agency investigates and ascertains merit in unfair labor practice charges and the handling of representation cases. The candidate also demonstrates competence in managing the administration of field office operations or demonstrates other comparable experience, including managing cases and providing input on personnel matters and discussions with represented Agency employees. The ideal candidate is detailed, and task orientated and a problem-solver who takes pride in personal performance while delivering results along the way and inspiring staff to do the same.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-14 grade level, which has provided them with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of a Supervisory Labor Management Relations Examiner (Assistant Regional Director) at the GS-15 grade level.

Specialized experience includes:

• Experience providing expert advice on labor-management relations and collective bargaining matters or concerns, or other comparable experience; and
• Experience addressing or deciding on difficult cases in the field of labor-management relations or other comparable experience; and
• Experience conducting extensive investigations or researching complex labor matters (e.g. economics, management relations matters for labor unions, newspapers, journals, foundations, commercial or industrial enterprises, or Federal, State, or municipal agencies).

This experience must be fully supported and articulated in your resume to receive consideration. Please do not cut and paste the specialized experience from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS
All Agency employees must meet time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year of experience at the GS-14 or equivalent grade level of the federal service, is required to qualify for this position.

(NOTE: All Agency employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure code (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive). As an employee, you may determine your current status by checking block 24 on your SF-50. Block 24 must reflect "1" or "2". Also, block 34 must reflect "1".

NOTE: 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.

Responsibilities:

As a Supervisory Labor Management Relations Examiner (Assistant Regional Director), GS-0244-15, your typical work assignments may include:

• Exercising overall supervision of and coordinating, through Supervisory Attorneys and/or Supervisory Labor Relations Investigators, the investigation, analysis, taking into consideration the complexity of the case, priority handling required, workload of Board agents, and related factors, is responsible for ensuring that cases are processed expeditiously, that quality standards are uniformly maintained, and time targets are met or that there are valid reasons for any delays.
• Recommending to the Regional Director cases on which formal advice should be obtained from the Headquarters and directing the preparation of requests for advice which includes presentation of facts and issues, case analysis, and the Regional Office position.
• Participating with the supervisor and individual Field Attorney or Labor Relations Investigators in conferences with parties to cases in an attempt to obtain voluntary settlement of issues, or to obtain withdrawal of charges or petitions; facilitating voluntary disposition due to expert knowledge of labor management relations within the Regional Office; and continually evaluating the effectiveness of the Regional Office settlement program and recommending to the Regional Director ways to bring about improvement.
• Conferring with supervisors and individual Labor Relations Investigators and Field Attorneys on problems requiring assistance in resolving questions of fact, proof, jurisdiction, law or Board practice, procedure, or precedent, or in planning the investigation, processing, or disposition of difficult cases.

Salary : $147,945