Total 128 Human Resources job vacancies in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington

Provides technical advice and lends assistance and guidance to members of Congress and their staff in response to inquiries from their veteran constituency related to the full range of benefits and programs administered by the department. Reviews and interprets congressional legislation procedures, policy and institutions in connection with such veterans' health and benefits issues. The incumbent explains the application process and criteria for determining eligibility for VA benefits and interprets, and clarifies decisions related to individual claims.

The incumbent shares the responsibility for all administrative process of the offices of the congressional liaison services. This includes such studies as but not limited to analysis of congressional inquiries, administrative support, resource management, timekeeping, preparation of statistical reports, managing and resolving computer issues.

Manages workflow of both offices of the congressional liaison services and develops procedures for the administrative operation of the office perform necessary research to furnish OCL management and staff in the congressional liaison office. The background materials needed for the full development of satisfactory solutions to individual's problems of a complex nature brought to the attention of the services, including those of a sensitive political nature. This task involves gathering and presenting materials regarding rights and benefits occurring to veterans, their dependents and beneficiaries under various laws administered by the VA, administrative matters of the agency concerning employees, procurement, and related matters. This includes review and analysis of veteran records, and review and interpretation of agencies, rules and regulations, laws and information receive from other VA offices and other agencies.

Daily, the incumbent enters data into a correspondence tracking software. Independently determines assignments and required actions of VA administration to complete written responses to Congress. Tracks work assignments from receipt to completion using congressional database tracking tools.

Manages purchase card transactions to include placing orders for both offices of the congressional liaison services, verifying the accuracy of orders and contacting vendors to rectify discrepancies.

Incumbent monitors office equipment for the purpose of assuring that such equipment is improper condition for the conduct of business and timely, timely places orders for regular maintenance service and repairs as appropriate and necessary.

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.

Work Schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Compressed/Flexible: Available
Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Congressional Liaison Representative PD#8175OA. The full performance level of this position is GS - 12. At the level GS-11/12, you will perform similar duties but under closer supervision.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

• Review all administrative and military personnel related correspondence
• Ensure that reports are prepared in proper format and contain required information
• Ensure compliance with administrative regulations and procedures
• Advise the Commander, staff, and subordinate units on administrative matters pertaining to all types of military personnel actions
• Review incoming regulations and directives relating to administration and military personnel programs, functions, and procedures
• Continually keeps abreast of current regulatory requirements and developments in such areas as processing of military personnel and pay actions
• Maintain suspense logs of recurring and one-time reports

• Review all administrative and military personnel related correspondence
• Ensure that reports are prepared in proper format and contain required information
• Ensure compliance with administrative regulations and procedures
• Advise the Commander, staff, and subordinate units on administrative matters pertaining to all types of military personnel actions
• Review incoming regulations and directives relating to administration and military personnel programs, functions, and procedures
• Continually keeps abreast of current regulatory requirements and developments in such areas as processing of military personnel and pay actions
• Maintain suspense logs of recurring and one-time reports

As a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist, you will:

• Manage complex human resources programs for highly technical occupations and organizations whose mission is to charter, regulate, and supervises all national banks and federal savings associations as well as federal branches and agencies of foreign banks. Develop and administer talent acquisition programs and operations and ensure that associated human resource activities serve the critical needs of OCC management while fulfilling all legal and regulatory requirements.
• Develop, assign and approve goals and objectives for subordinate organizations; approve multi-year and longer-range work plans developed by subordinate managers; and direct the overall work to achieve broad strategic goals and objectives for OHC and OM.
• Provide expert staff advice and guidance on highly complex talent acquisition matters. Exercise delegated authority to address unique, sensitive, and potentially controversial issues with broad operational impact on key strategic OCC goals, objectives and organizational performance.
• Evaluate adequacy of current Human Capital policies for its ability to achieve overall OCC goals and objectives, to improve productivity, and to promote state-of-the-art or emerging concepts regarding the delivery of Human Capital employment, staffing, and position classification services.
• Oversee the analysis and implementation of new Human Capital programs and recommend changes in policies, procedures, and Human Capital guidelines based on new legislation or Federal regulations.
• Establish objectives and goals in support of the OCC strategic plan. Develop short and long-term plans; establish priorities for the organization. Provide planning and resource management to ensure that activities of the organization support OCC's objectives and goals.
• Oversee subordinate managers and staff who perform day-to-day recruitment activities including activities of National Recruiters, as well as analysis of complex recruitment data, trends, and the ability to meet district and national recruitment goals and objectives. Oversee OCC's continuing relationship with colleges and external organizations to improve diversity for OCC's applicant pool.

As a Human Resources Specialist (Human Resources Development), you will:

• Oversee and manage the planning and delivery of Bureau training and development programs, activities, and services.
• Collaborate with managers, supervisors, and program staff in planning, administering, and assessing training and development programs and functions for the Bureau.
• Serve as an internal consultant to senior managers and participate in sensitive planning and decision-making deliberations and discussions with Bureau executives and supervisors.
• Develop and implement comprehensive training programs for the Bureau in a broad range of areas, such as career development and mapping, leadership development, communications, team building, customer service, and technical competency.
• Serve as the President's Management Council (PMC) Coordinator for the Department of the Treasury and partner directly with the Treasury Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO) to identify the best suited candidates for the program.

As a Human Resources Specialist (ER/LR), you will perform the following duties:

• Manage major management functions, including concepts, laws, and public policy issues.
• Assess the political and institutional environment; analyze and relate complex variables to a specific policy issue and frame feasible options.
• Research, recommend, and implement policies that lead directly to the accomplishment of major programs.
• Serve as a technical advisor on all aspects of labor relations and prepare and provide required correspondence/information/documentation for case preparation involving third-party review.
• Provide expert advice and counseling regarding complex conduct and discipline issues; grievances and appeals; adverse actions; performance management; leave administration; reasonable accommodation; labor relations; merit system principles and prohibited personnel practices.
• Prepares disciplinary and adverse actions, performance-based actions, and other management-initiated non-disciplinary actions.
• Conducts investigations into employee allegations of misconduct and harassment.

• Continually monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of all programs and functions under the Human Resources Organization (HRO)'s scope of responsibility with a view toward efficient accomplishment of objectives; avoidance of duplication of efforts; maximum utilization of funds and personnel; and successful interaction with related agencies and programs or operations of other organizational elements of the FDIC.
• Consolidates and defends formal budget program requests; provides justifications for major program changes; develops policy and revises activities; assures correct policy and regulatory interpretations on the part of subordinate managers; and ensures the smooth functioning and coordination of all programs under incumbent’s authority.
• Establishes and maintains continuing liaison with counterparts in other organizational elements of the FDIC, officials of other regulatory agencies, representatives of various institutions and private industry. Through this liaison, the incumbent articulates FDIC policies and procedures and gains the continued cooperation and support of top policy-making officials within and outside the FDIC.
• Serves as senior advisor to the CHCO and assists the CHCO in providing leadership and direction across the organization by exercising supervisory personnel management authority, through subordinate Assistant Directors, supervisors, other staff. Ensures that all HRO programs and operations are administered effectively and in accordance with broadly stated objectives and priorities.
• Supports the CHCO in the planning, development, implementation, and overall direction of comprehensive Corporate Human Resources (HR) programs and policies. Assists the CHCO in overseeing and managing the broad, day-to-day operations of the HRO, and in maintaining the timely flow of work products, information, and services in and out of HR.
• Helps maintain effective communications and coordination of operational matters with and between Human Resources Organization (HRO) Assistant Directors and subordinate HR managers. Helps ensure the consistent and proper interpretation and application of Federal and Corporate HR policies and procedures by HR managers and staff across the Corporation. Serves along with the CHCO as a consultant and advisor to senior leadership at the FDIC, including the Deputy to the Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Board Members, and client Division/Office managers on the Corporation’s HR programs and policies.
• Supports the CHCO in establishing HRO goals, objectives, and priorities. Assists in reviewing and analyzing new Federal and Corporate mandates, initiatives, policies, and requirements pertaining to HR and determining how best to implement them. Assists in determining staff, budget, and logistical resources needed to accomplish goals and objectives, and in presenting and justifying resource requests through the appropriate chain of approval.
• Provides supervision of office staff. Supervision activities may include: planning, setting priorities and preparing schedules for completion of work; giving advice, counsel or instruction to individual employees on both work and administrative matters; identifying training needs or providing training to subordinate staff; interviewing for vacancies, making selections, initiating formal requests for promotion and other status changes; approving and disapproving leave requests; preparing performance appraisals, establishing performance standards and evaluating employee performance; making recommendations for recognition of outstanding performance of assigned personnel; effecting minor disciplinary actions such as warnings and reprimands, and when necessary recommending specific disciplinary action involving serious offenses; receiving informal and formal complaints from subordinates and resolving those that can be resolved within delegated authority; working with the Division of Administration, Human Resources Organization to ensure that all contractual or statutory obligations to labor organizations are met.
• Prepares and directs the preparation of memoranda, reports, briefings, presentations, and other issuances. Initiates and completes confidential assignments of an exploratory or controversial nature. Serves as CHCO in the absence of the incumbent.
• Develops Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA), employee development, employee performance, and other personnel plans, processes, programs, and metrics in compliance with Corporate policy, legal requirements, and the mission of the Division; leads efforts to mature the organization and management of work within area of responsibility; leads diverse groups of employees to: direct work, review outcomes/effectiveness, develop and assess subordinate managers, and promote inclusion.

The Management and Program Analyst (Acquisition Data Analytics) performs the following duties:

• Provides support for the analysis of federal procurement data to track Small Business (SB) performance towards statutory goals and receives guidance on how to look for industries and sectors for SB performance improvement.
• Performs data analytics of programmatic, financial, and administrative data.
• Engages with stakeholders to understand changing needs and requirements and to determine questions for research studies.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this Lead Human Resources Specialist (Compensation) position, you will be working in the Payroll Section within the Office of Chief Human Capital Officer.

Typical assignments include:

• Performing compensation research to analyze existing pay systems, special rates and incentive pay.
• Assisting in the preparation of draft legislative proposals regarding pay issues.
• Participating as a senior team member in the development, review and revision of agency regulatory requirements.
• Serving as coach, facilitator and/or negotiator in coordinating team initiatives.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

This announcement is for a position as a CORE (Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employee). CORE employees are full-time employees hired to directly support the response and recovery efforts related to disasters. Employees are hired under the Robert T. Stafford Act and are excluded from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing jobs in the competitive service. They can be hired under a streamlined process instead of a competitive process. After three years of continuous service, Stafford Act employees may be granted competitive eligibility to apply for permanent full-time positions at FEMA.

This position will be hired into a temporary 2-year, excepted service appointment. Appointments may be renewed based on workload, funding, and supervisory approval.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

The Human Capital Program Manager:

• Is responsible for managing the development and implementation of departmental human capital and strategic workforce planning products and initiatives.
• Demonstrates strong program and project management knowledge to effectively manage and execute a diverse portfolio of programs and initiatives.
• Provides oversight and guidance to staff responsible for strategic workforce planning, student programs, corporate recruitment strategies and other departmental level initiatives.
• Exercises responsibility for developing long range strategic plans, determining the best approach to resolving program issues and competing program requirements and effectively managing budgetary resources.
• Represents and/or leads where appropriate departmental, inter-agency and governmentwide working groups.

The ideal candidate for this position is someone with significant experience in managing inter-disciplinary programs such as but not limited to human capital, corporate recruitment, organizational assessments, student programs, workforce planning, and/or strategic planning. They should have strong written and oral communication skills, strong project management and project tracking capabilities and the ability to effectively engage with senior leadership across the organization.  Additionally, the Associate Director has a responsibility to be flexible to support changing priorities and to lead staff to influence programs, as well as identify and implement new processes and practices.

• Prepare and submit standard actions (i.e. name change, request for reassignment, compassionate reassignment, application for training, etc.) on a Personnel Action Request (PAR) utilizing the Integrated Personnel and Pay Systems (IPPS-A)
• Perform a wide spectrum of Human Resource Management functions requiring a broad use and understanding of military personnel utilization, strength accountability, reorganizations, Table Distribution Allowances (TDA), and Human Capital Distribution.
• Track evaluation requirements based on receipt of rating schemes, annual listing, notification of duty changes, change of raters, or impending PCS, separations, and preparation for promotion/schools boards.
• Serve as a finance liaison between Soldiers and the installation finance and military personnel directorate for personnel management functions on both JBLM and Fort Wainwright.
• Verify that each Soldier’s pay, entitlements, and leave balances are correct on the Unit Commanders Finance Report (UCFR) and that any allotments started or stopped have been noted on the Leave and Earnings Statement (LES).

• You will be responsible for integrating civil service mariner (CIVMAR) manpower, HR management, and human capital strategy into MSC’s executive planning.
• You will be responsible for administering, implementing, evaluating and making adjustments as necessary to the CIVMAR recruitment, qualifications, rating, and merit promotion programs.
• You will be responsible for providing management and technical advisory support to supervisors and managers as necessary relating to the assigned functional area of the CIVMAR employment program.
• You will be responsible for planning, developing and executing the full range of staffing, placement, affirmative employment and related management advisory services.
• You will be responsible for serving as technical advisor and expert for the CIVMAR qualification and rating process for both external and internal hiring.
• You will be responsible for providing advice to management and other interested parties regarding qualification requirements and rating and ranking process used to evaluate CIVMAR candidates.
• You will be responsible for serving as the direct examining authority expert in the assigned functional area and developing, creating, and maintaining all job analysis, crediting plans, and registering based on job descriptions, and regulations.
• You will be responsible for the execution of the Acquire to Hire Process from receipt of a completed application, qualification and ranking, selection and activities related to the preparation and execution of New Employee Orientation (NEO).
• You will be responsible for establishing CIVMAR Evaluation Boards for all marine positions within MSC.
• You will be responsible for coordinating with senior staff, HQ, and mariners to maintain and improve the Promotion Evaluation Program as well as providing advice, guidance, and assistance in its implementation.
• You will be responsible for evaluating program and process effectiveness making recommendations for revisions as appropriate.
• You will be responsible for establishing and maintaining standard operating procedures for all programs in this area. Incumbent serves as the first level supervisor to assigned functional specialists.
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• You will maintain programs for the Human Resources Office (HRO) in support of automated systems for the Laboratory and HRO.
• You will assist HRO and other NRL users with the operation of Defense Civilian Personnel Data Systems (DCPDS), MyBiz, eOPf, and other systems.
• You will analyze and provide recommendations for reductions, consolidation or removal of reports no longer used.
• You will meet with customers to assess their needs and make recommendations to meet the needs of the HRO users.
• You will assist in the review and preparation of the Commercial Activities (CA) Annual Inventory Tasker/Narrative Report.
• You will be responsible for all account management for the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS).
• You will provide guidance and assist users of DCPDS for the preparation of request for personnel actions.

As a HR Specialist (ER/LR), you will perform the following duties:

• Manage major management functions, including concepts, laws, and public policy issues.
• Assess the political and institutional environment; analyze and relate complex variables to a specific policy issue and frame feasible options.
• Research, recommend, and implement policies that lead directly to the accomplishment of major programs.
• Serve as a technical advisor on all aspects of labor relations and prepare and provide required correspondence/information/documentation for case preparation involving third-party review.
• Provide expert advice and counseling regarding complex conduct and discipline issues; grievances and appeals; adverse actions; performance management; leave administration; reasonable accommodation; labor relations; merit system principles and prohibited personnel practices.
• Prepares disciplinary and adverse actions, performance-based actions, and other management-initiated non-disciplinary actions.
• Conducts investigations into employee allegations of misconduct and harassment.

The candidate selected for this position will:

• Perform entry-level assignments in the Employee Relations and Labor Relations subject matter areas.
• Perform basic assignments related to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) General Schedule performance management and employee development programs.
• Assist with management of the agency’s Reasonable Accommodation (RA) program.