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.
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 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. If you are referred for consideration, you may be subject to additional assessments by the selecting official (e.g., technical writing sample or other work sample, job knowledge test, case scenario analysis, scientific data assessment, structured interview, etc.). 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. Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Offices within the OIG community who have vacancies with the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s). Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration. You may choose to opt in of having your information shared with other agencies when applying for this position. If an agency requests a copy of a certificate, you are on, you will be notified. 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/13026334