Summary
For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.
Duties
If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing human resources services to the employees of the United States Attorney's office for the District of South Carolina. Typical work assignments will include: Planning, developing, and administering a comprehensive Human Resources (HR) Program in accordance with existing rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Advising Senior Management on the full range of human resources functions, analyzing issues, and devising recommendations for improvements. Planning, developing, and administering an effective recruitment and retention program. Providing guidance on position management and classification of positions. Providing advice and assistance on performance management. Overseeing employee training and development needs. Serving as the technical expert on all aspects of the personnel/payroll system. Serving as technical authority regarding compensation and leave administration. Maintaining personnel records and processing personnel actions. Administering a benefits program. Administering the personnel security and background investigation program and exercising demonstrable good judgement, discretion, and tact in handling confidential matters.
How you will be evaluated
Your complete application package (resume/supporting documentation, online questionnaire, and USA Hire Competency Based Assessment) will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are basically qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the online questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. You will be rated on the following Competencies (see The OPM Website for definitions): Accountability Conflict Management Customer Service Developing Others Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Strategic Thinking To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.