Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations)

Summary

This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Human Resources Division, Employee Relations & Safety/Workers' Compensation Section, Employee Relations Unit.

This position(s) primary purpose is to provide for the administration of programs related to formal and informal discipline, adverse actions, grievances, appeals, performance, rewards, etc.

Duties

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As a Your Typical Work Assignments May Include

• Researches case law to ensure the organization's actions are appropriate and legally defensible with program activities. Devises DEA case strategies.
• Plans and conducts research, and coordinates varied special studies of employee relations policies, issues, and practices.
• Develops and encourages the use of innovative employee recognition tools and techniques throughout the organization.
• Provides managers with interpretations of DEA's performance management procedures, practices, policies, and guidelines, when the issues involved are new, highly controversial, and/or precent setting,
• Advises senior managers on the execution of employee performance work plans based on DEA;s mission and goals.
  
  

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation. Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Incumbent is subject to random drug testing.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: http://www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
• Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/).
• All applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
• Successful completion of a one-year supervisory probationary period is required (unless already completed)
• Mobility Agreement is a condition of employment; the employee must sign the agreement and comply with management- directed temporary and permanent change of station (PCS) movement to meet mission requirements.
  
  

Qualifications

For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility

Applicants must meet the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of the announcement.

Applicants applying for the GS-14 must meet one of the following requirements:

• Have at least one full year of specialized experience that is at least equivalent to work performed at the GS-13 grade level. Specialized 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.
  
  

Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Leading or managing a Human Resources team performing employee relations functions; 2) Providing authoritative guidance to agency leadership on performance management programs (i.e. adverse actions, employee recognition); 3) Ensuring compliance with regulatory laws, policies, and procedures as it relates to employee relations; and 4) Analyzing, evaluating, and developing major aspects of agency-wide employee relations programs.

Additional information on the position qualification requirements is located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.

Additional information

For reasonable accommodation at the Drug Enforcement Administration, please contact the Human Resources office listed in this announcement.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If an applicant is currently, or has been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, applicants must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office listed in this announcement.

Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to similar positions in any Division/Office listed in this announcement. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.

Relocation Incentives may be considered and approved if the DEA has determined that the position is likely to be difficult to fill in the absence of an incentive and funding for such an incentive is available.

If eligible, telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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