Summary You are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of your application package. We encourage you to read the entire announcement before starting the application process. Qualifications and requirements must be met by the announcement closing date. This recruitment is subject to restrictions of the DoD referral system for displaced employees. Additional positions may be filled from this announcement up to 90 days after it closes. Responsibilities Serves as the headquarters staff-level advisor providing expert technical advice and assistance to the mission and line program managers and operating HR Offices, in a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) HQ location. The primary purpose of this position is the information systems program. Thus, the paramount knowledge required of this position is Information Systems. The work of the position also requires the performance of special assignments and special projects.. Position responsibilities include: Serves as a headquarters staff-level advisor providing expert technical advice and assistance to the mission and line program managers and operating HR Offices. Plans, conducts and completes studies and projects in multiple program areas, providing staff level advice and services throughout the agency as a senior Human Resource Specialist. Has full technical responsibility for independently carrying out complex duties and projects involving HRM Program Development and/or program evaluation, or for providing complex HR operations services. Serves as the agency liaison between DeCA Headquarters and all DeCA HR service providers on all issues relating to HR information systems (i.e., Defense Civilian Personnel Data System). Prepares and provides training, advice and briefings to senior leaders, managers, supervisors and employees on compliance with personnel DoD accountability regulation, DoD and DeCA policy. Advises management officials on availability and conducts analysis of HR data and assists in retrieving, or prepares programs to retrieve, such data as appropriate. Provides HR data that meets a variety of customer requirements by accessing information systems, pulling required data, creating/modifying reports in Business Objects, and providing data analysis. Directs and provides oversight of a team engaged in special studies and projects affecting major programs and/or policies. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications See the OPM Qualification Standards for more information. In accordance with the Group Coverage Qualifications Standards for Administrative and Management Positions. To qualify for the GS-13 position your resume and supporting documents must show that you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level or equivalent to at least GS-11 under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military. Examples of qualifying specialized experience for the GS-13: Develops policies, procedures and/or directives as needed relating to DoD HR information systems utilized by managers and employees. Manages the Personnel Accountability program for the agency. Responsible for managing the Fourth Estate Personnel Accountability and Assessment System (PAAS) to include updating organizational structure. Create data extracts for management to make informed decisions, utilizes programs like MS Excel to manipulate/merge data from different sources, utilizes systems such as SAP Business Intelligence to create/modify data extracts for AdHoc and recurring reports. You must also meet the following requirements by the announcement closing date: Current and former federal employees in either the competitive or excepted service and current federal employees applying under VEOA eligibility are subject to time-in-grade. You must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade level to be eligible for promotion. See the Required Documents section to learn what documents are necessary to show you meet this requirement. You must submit SF50s with your application package to verify you held the next lower grade level for at least 52 weeks. You may need to submit two (2) or more SF50s. Examples of appropriate SF 50s include Promotion, Reg WRI, and SF 50s effective more than 52 weeks ago. The next lower grade level for the GS-13 position is GS-12. Current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest nontemporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens." Education You may not use education to qualify. Additional Information We encourage you to review the Safer Federal Workplace information regarding COVID-19. To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to E.O. 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine. Applicants with a Permanent Resident Card (aka Green Card) are authorized to live and work in the U.S. but are not eligible for employment in positions requiring U.S. citizenship. This position requires U.S. citizenship. The minimum age requirement is generally 18 years of age. Employing those under 18 may be possible under certain circumstances. If under 18 years of age, ensure you provide documentation showing how you are eligible. Subject to occasional overtime. Position is Exempt from Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Position Is not covered by a bargaining unit. Position Is not obligated. Financial Difficulty does not automatically remove you from consideration for a position. Position does not meet the DoD criteria for re-employing former Federal employees who retired under either the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Deliberate attempts to falsify your application information, such as copying portions of this job announcement into your resume, may result in you being removed from consideration for this position. PCS Is Authorized: Most civilian PCS entitlements are now taxable. The Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) reimburses eligible employees for additional Federal, State, and local income taxes incurred as a result of receiving taxable travel income. More information is available at Civilian Relocation/PCS Tax Changes. The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance eligibility based on the appropriate background investigation. This position is designated as IT Level II. The position is designated as non-critical sensitive. The incumbent has access to personal information such as that protected by the Privacy Act of 1974. Incumbent must possess critical thinking skills that enable them to effectively interpret, analyze and evaluate data and develop creative solutions to problems encountered.
