Branch Chief (Supervisory Human Resources Specialist)

Food and Drug Administration • Silver Spring, MD

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About The Position

The Branch Chief (Supervisory Human Resources Specialist) leads a human resources branch and oversees its performance, conduct, workload, and deliverables. The role involves directing expert employee and labor relations services and handling the most complex, sensitive, precedent-setting, or high-visibility employee relations matters, including cases with potential Agency-wide impact or significant legal or reputational risk.

The Branch Chief directs outreach activities, including website content management, outreach tables, training sessions, and presentations supporting program activities. The position also develops and maintains case-consistency tools, penalty guidance, templates, and case analytics to support equitable and legally defensible personnel actions across the Agency.

This position is filled under Title 21 hiring authority and offers a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service. It is classified as AD-0201, Band D, equivalent to GS-14, and is telework eligible at the supervisor’s discretion.

Requirements

• Seven years of relevant experience leading a team or project involving communication of performance expectations and guidance to others; directing expert advisory services on employee and labor relations matters; and developing and maintaining case-consistency tools, penalty guidance, and case analytics.
• U.S. citizenship or proof of U.S. National status by the closing date.
• Pass a security background investigation.
• Meet all requirements by November 10, 2026.
• Direct deposit of federal salary payments is required.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with the Selective Service.
• A one-year supervisory probationary period may be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the branch in identifying, distributing, and balancing workload and assignments in accordance with workflow, skill level, and occupational specialization.
• Be accountable for the overall performance, conduct, and output of the branch, and take appropriate action when standards are not met.
• Communicate assignments, projects, problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones, program issues under review, and completion deadlines and time frames.
• Oversee and direct outreach activities, including website content management, outreach tables, training sessions, and presentations supporting program activities.
• Handle complex, sensitive, precedent-setting, or high-visibility employee relations matters requiring expertise and judgment, including cases with potential Agency-wide impact or significant legal or reputational risk.
• Direct the development and maintenance of case-consistency tools, penalty guidance, templates, and case analytics to support equitable and legally defensible personnel actions across the Agency.
• Direct the delivery of expert advisory services on employee and labor relations matters, including conduct, discipline, adverse actions, grievances, and performance-based actions.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type.
• Incentives may be authorized subject to funding availability, including moving expenses, recruitment or relocation incentives, student loan repayment, superior qualifications appointment, and creditable service for annual leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed