Joining the Secret Service, Office of Human Resources, Classification and Position Management Division will allow you the opportunity to play a critical role in shaping the agency's workforce structure by ensuring optimal resource allocation and strategic workforce planning. For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here.
To be considered qualified for this position you must meet the following qualification requirements for the respective grade level in which you are applying. You qualify for the GS-11 level (starting salary $84,601.00) if you possess one of the following: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level performing duties such as: Conducting data analysis to support program evaluations Identifying workforce planning trends to report inefficiencies. Assisting in the development of management processes. Providing support to management on administrative and programmatic issues OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, LL.M. OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current competitive service employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal 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 (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply. The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement. 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. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
The selectee will serve as a Human Resources Specialist in the Office of Human Resources, Classification and Position Management Division. Typical work assignments include: Identifying the needs for and ensuring initiation of special projects and studies, such as succession planning, and workforce analysis and other planning initiatives. Develops comprehensive Position structuring program evaluation strategy. Providing guidance and/or assisting on a variety of substantive procedural and policy matters pertaining to a broad range of Position management and strategic planning. Assisting managers to review succession planning options, enhancing employee development and performance in technical, professional, managerial, administrative and other applicable careers. Maintaining data quality for the HR database and Organizational systems; sustaining various databases for the component supporting business processes and project management systems. Assisting senior-level analysts and staff in conducting research and studies relating to such factors as retention, turnover, succession planning, mission and technology to identify workforce dynamics, trends agency needs adverse impact analysis and anticipated changes that may impact the workforce. Apply for this exciting opportunity to define work requirements and shaping the workforce to meet Human Capital workforce challenges. This Human Resources Specialist position starts at a salary of $84,601.00, GS -11 step 1, with promotion potential to $156,755.00, GS-13 step 10.