Summary
This position is located in the Office of Inspector General, Office of Mission Support, Human Resources Directorate. The Office of Inspector General is an independent office within EPA that helps the agency protect the environment in a more efficient and cost-effective manner. We consist of auditors, program analysts, investigators, and others with extensive expertise. Although we are a part of EPA, Congress provides us with our funding separate from the agency, to ensure our independence.
Duties
As a SENIOR HR SPECIALIST (Executive Resources/ Strategic Programs) GS-0201-14 your typical work assignments may include the following under supervision: - Leading and administering executive resources programs covering Senior Executive Service, Senior Level, and Scientific or Professional positions, including staffing, performance, pay, awards, and lifecycle actions. - Advising senior leadership on executive staffing, talent management, performance, organizational restructuring, succession planning, and workforce priorities. - Developing and implementing executive resources and strategic HR policies, procedures, and guidance consistent with federal laws, OPM requirements, and agency policy. - Managing executive recruitment and staffing processes, including candidate evaluation, qualification review submissions, onboarding, appointments, reassignments, details, pay actions, and separations. - Leading strategic workforce planning and workforce analysis to identify skill gaps, develop workforce strategies, and support mission priorities and workforce modernization. - Coordinating enterprise HR initiatives, special projects, task forces, and cross-functional efforts involving talent management, leadership development, and organizational change. - Preparing executive briefings, decision papers, reports, and strategic recommendations and representing the organization with senior leaders, stakeholders, and oversight entities.
Requirements
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National This is a Public Trust Position. Employment in this position requires a background investigation. If you are selected and cannot obtain a favorable security determination within a reasonable period of time due to disclosed or undisclosed background issues, the tentative employment offer may be withdrawn. If you are a male born after December 31, 1959 you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Selectees will be required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment" (OF-306), prior to appointment and the appropriate background investigation forms to determine suitability for Federal employment. False statements or responses on these forms can jeopardize your employment opportunity and subject you to disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service. Upon appointment, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450. You will need to provide the information annually. Depending on your status, this position may require serving a 1-year probationary period.
Education
Education cannot be used to qualify for this position.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. The USA Hire Assessments includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment. Accountability, Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Decision Making, Flexibility, Influencing/Negotiating, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reasoning, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, and Teamwork Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Names of all candidates in the best qualified category will be sent to the hiring official for employment consideration (unless a sufficient number of qualified veterans are found - in which only those names will be initially certified). Candidates within the best qualified category who are eligible for veteran preference will receive selection priority over non-veteran preference eligible applicants. NOTE: If you exaggerate or falsify your experience, education and/or your responses to questions, your ratings are subject to change, or you may be removed from employment consideration. We will provide the selecting official a sufficient number of names, when available, to consider at least three candidates per vacancy. If fewer than three eligible and available candidates per vacancy result, we will expand the group in accordance with our pre-announced supplement strategy and OPM policy." Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of 3 quality categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, and Qualified. The category assignment is a measure of the degree in which your background matches the competencies required for this position. Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position; Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job; Qualified - applicants possessing experience and/or education that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors. If you are determined qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview. Preview the Application Questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13032641