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Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations)

DoWEA Headquarters
Alexandria, VA Other
POSTED ON 6/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/5/2026
About the Position:
This position is is located in Alexandria, Virginia with the Department of War Education Activity's Management & Employee Relations Branch.

This position is not covered by a bargaining unit.

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is transitioning to the Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA).

Qualifications:

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

  • Current Competitive Service Civilian DoWEA Employee within the Commuting Area


In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized which includes: Assisting with managing an employee relations program, including areas such as drug testing, work-life and telework programs, incentive awards, adverse actions, discipline, performance management, and leave administration. Interpreting and applying Federal case law and providing relevant Management and Employee Relations guidance to staff and other HR specialists. Assisting with the development and issuing of policies, procedures, and operating guidance for managers and other HR specialists in response to new case decisions and legislative changes. The definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).

All candidates must be currently employed by the DoWEA Management & Employee Relations Branch and must reside within the local commuting area where the position is located. Local commuting area is defined as the geographic area surrounding a work site that encompasses the localities where people live and reasonably can be expected to travel back and forth daily to work based on the generally held expectations of the local community. (5 CFR 575.203)

Salary : $143,913

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