Total 5 job vacancies by Veterans Benefits Administration

The incumbent is responsible for assignments which require analyzing and evaluating controversial and complex projects or cases, developing new or interpreting existing Labor Relations policy, providing formal and informal assistance and advice, and conducting special assignments relative to the VA HR labor and employee relations program.

Specific duties include but are not limited to:
- Develops, interprets, and updates complex labor and employee relations policies and procedures having emphasis on 3rd party representation cases throughout VBA.
- Review draft regulations affecting labor and employee relations matters throughout VBA and developing VBA positions on such issuances. Incumbent studies, researchers and provides authoritative and expert interpretation of a large number of complex statutes, regulations, guidelines and policies rendered by Congress, Office of Personal Management (OPM), and VA.
- Identifies and proposes solutions to a broad range of Human Resources labor problems and issues that are characterized by their breadth, importance, and severity and for which previous studies and established techniques are frequently inadequate.
- Conducts studies to develop management interests and respond to union interests, which typically have a significant impact on a large number of employees, involve several interrelated issues, and/or are potentially of considerable cost to the client if unresolved.
- Provides interpretation of laws, executive orders, regulations, collective bargaining agreements and policies both as general guides and in response to managers when highly technical or unusual issues are involved.
- Reviews negotiated labor agreements for compliance with federal laws and government-wide rules and regulations. Reviews proposed bargaining units; investigates recognition disputes and makes recommendations on appropriate units.
- Reviews compelling needs requests by the union and formulates recommendations for granting non-negotiability waiver of agency regulations.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. The grade progression for this position is GS-12, GS-13.

Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Compressed/Flexible: Available
Virtual: This is a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Human Resources Specialist (Employee & Labor Relations); 40060-A/35213-A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Specific duties include:

• Shares delegated authority with the Human Resources Officer for leading the overall planning and direction of HR programs.
• Facilitates the implementation and achievement of VAs strategic goals by providing relevant and substantive recommendations via human resources consultations and functions.
• Exercises managerial and operational control over a network of human resources specialists and assistants who provide administrative and technical support to managers and staff enterprise wide.
• Responsible for all human resources staffing, recruitment, and benefits related activities under the purview of the HRC to include planning and executing internal and external recruiting and delegated examining programs.
• Formulates, communicates, and implements policy on all human resources, payroll, and related programs enterprise wide.
• Provides professional services and guidance to all management/supervisory levels concerned with human resources principles, techniques and acceptable practices, and technical advice on statutory, regulatory and procedural human resources requirements.
• Shares delegated authority with the Human Resources Officer in developing goals and objectives that integrate administrative and human resources objectives to ensure alignment with the organization mission and strategic goals.
• Initiates, develops, and conducts special studies aimed at improving the delivery, effectiveness, and efficiently of human resources services.
• Composes complex correspondence related to the delivery, administration, and legality of human resources functions that is often controversial for high-level Agency officials.

Specific duties include:

• Responsible for coordinating and effectively managing the administrative, strategic, and technical controls over the functions and activities of the GHOST which includes the planning and execution of hiring fairs and other recruitment events nationwide.
• Works in collaboration with OSO, HRPMO, and HRC leadership in the areas of HR principles, techniques, and acceptable practices, to include providing highly technical advice related to recruitment and staffing operations.
• Assists in the development of goals and objectives that align with the HCS mission.
• Represent OSO and provide consultative advisement engaging with internal and external stakeholders as a participant in interagency meetings and task groups.
• Evaluates the work output of subordinate supervisors and staff members and recommends appropriate changes to enhance efficient customer service.
• Analyze VBA directives, policy, and other documents tailoring human resources management (HRM) programs to improve with recruitment and staffing enterprise wide.
• Represents OSO and provide consultative advisement engaging with internal and external stakeholders as a participant in interagency meetings and task groups.
• Evaluates the work output of subordinate supervisors and staff members and recommends appropriate changes to enhance efficient customer service.

Specific duties include:

• Provides overall advice and assistance to management and employees in major human resource management functional areas.
• Advises managers of regulatory considerations, available alternatives, possible effects of various alternative decisions, and recommends actions/solutions.
• Provides technical assessments and advice as requested by managers in exercising their position classification responsibilities.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and reviews positions against Office of Personnel Management position classification standards and agency classification guidance.
• Ensures that pay entitlements and work schedules are set in accordance with laws and regulations.
• Helps SMEs with developing crediting plans.
• Interprets and applies regulations pertinent to recruitment and placement.
• Makes qualification determinations in accordance with OPM's standards and prepares referral certificates.
• Provides information and/or assistance to employees/applicants regarding questions on qualification requirements
• Prepares written responses to congressional inquiries for signature by higher authority, as necessary.
• Directs a Human Resources Assistant who assists in the accomplishment of work for the assigned Regional Office.

Specific duties include (but are not limited to):

- Provides guidance and technical direction for accomplishing the work of the unit or team.
- Ensures the work assignments of employees in the unit or team are carried out.
- Works with the supervisor in the assignment of functions to team members to meet routine and unusual deadlines and priorities.
- Serves as work leader, ensuring the work assignments of employees in the unit are carried out.
- Distributes and balances workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow and/or job specialization. In case of a shortage of personnel due to scheduled or unscheduled leave, responsible for filing in and for distributing the workload to other team members to ensure smooth workflow.
- Ensures the timely accomplishment of assigned tasks and ensures that each employee has enough work to keep busy. Monitors the status and progress of work and makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities.
- Maintains current knowledge and answers questions about other employee's procedures, policies, and directives.
- Monitors and reports on the status and progress of work, checks on work in progress, and reviews completed work to see that the supervisor's instructions on work priorities, methods, deadlines, and quality have been met.
- Obtains assistance and/or need information from the supervisor on problems that may arise or backlogs that cannot be disposed of promptly.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. The grade progression for this position is GS-08.

Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8 am - 4 pm
Compressed/Flexible: Available
Telework: Available
Virtual: Yes this is a Virtual position
Position Description/PD#: Human Resources Assistant (Recruitment and Placement); GS-07, 42030-A/GS-08, 41137-A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required