Summary
The Branch Chief oversees the HR professionals across the JSC Human Capital Office, providing leadership for human capital functions supporting one of NASA's largest and most complex Centers. This role will advise senior leadership on workforce strategy, talent acquisition, employee and labor relations, organizational effectiveness, and other human capital initiatives while ensuring consistent application of Agency policy and supporting NASA's human spaceflight mission.
Duties
Direct human capital initiatives by partnering with Center executives and leaders to align workforce strategies, organizational priorities, and talent management with NASA and Johnson Space Center mission objectives.
Supervise, develop, and evaluate subordinate employees; establish priorities and performance expectations; allocate resources; and foster a high-performing, customer-focused organization committed to continuous improvement.
Monitor branch performance metrics, identify trends, and recommend process improvements to maintain effective operations.
Collaborate across OCHCO in support of the strategic plan, mission, vision. Ensure organizational values are communicated and integrated into functional area strategies, goals, objectives, and work; communicates milestones.
Provide advice and guidance to senior level management on key HR program areas and topics such as organizational effectiveness, strategic planning, and implementation of HR policy/procedures that align to the Center’s strategic priorities and goals.
Perform a full range of supervisory duties which includes assigning and evaluating work; recommending personnel actions; taking disciplinary actions; and identifying training needs and developing employees.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements outlined in this vacancy announcement. Your resume and supporting documentation will be reviewed in conjunction with your responses to the assessment questionnaire. As part of the assessment, your responses will be scored and used to place you into one of two quality groups. These scores, along with your qualifications and supporting materials, will determine your referral status. Please ensure your application materials and responses accurately reflect your experience and competencies, as misrepresentation may result in removal from consideration. These competencies will be assessed using technical assessments. They may also be evaluated during a structured interview: Accountability Decision Making Employee and Team Leadership Recruitment/Placement Technical Work and Team Management To preview the application questionnaire, click on the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13034507 NASA considers paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Under NASA's quality grouping process, applicants will be assessed on the position competencies and placed in one of two groups identified and defined below: Best Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate a superior level of all evaluation criteria. Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate the basic qualifications, with general knowledge, skills, and abilities. Candidates eligible for ICTAP/CTAP, reemployment priority or priority consideration will be referred before other candidates, as necessary. If no such candidates apply or are eligible to be referred, the following candidates will be sent to the hiring official for employment consideration: Best Qualified merit promotion candidates. Highly Qualified merit promotion candidates may also be referred, if additional candidates are needed. Qualified candidates eligible for consideration under Schedule A or VRA in accordance with veterans' preference rules, as applicable. Qualified candidates that are eligible for special hiring authorities or non-competitive hiring authorities. NASA will not ask you to disclose criminal history record information during the application process or before we make a conditional/tentative offer of employment. If you apply for this position and are selected, NASA will conduct a suitability/security background investigation after you accept a tentative job offer. If you feel you are asked to disclose your criminal history before you accept a tentative offer and wish to file a complaint within 30 days, please contact: [email protected].