This position is located in the Human Resources Division, Office of the Executive Director, Bureau of Consular Affairs. The position serves as the Director of the Human Resources Division and the senior Human Resources (HR) Manager for the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience developing and implementing employee recruitment, deployment, development and retention programs; Experience providing advisory services on personnel issues; Experience reviewing, analyzing and developing strategy and policy for a full range of human resources issues; and Experience managing employment ceiling and sub-ceilings. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-15 position. In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities: Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others; Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances; Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress; Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and Capacity to "see the job through."
Manages the HR Division staff, with responsibility for establishing overall priorities and planning, assigning, and directing the work of Division staff.
Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work.
Provides authoritative management advisory services to Bureau management at all levels including senior leadership on the full scope of HR matters.
Exercises responsibility and accountability for the development of overall strategy and implementing/procedural policy on behalf of the Bureau of Consular Affairs for the full range of Civil Service and Foreign Service HR management authorities.
Oversees the development and implementation of a comprehensive employee recruitment, deployment, development, and retention program.