HR Spec (Information Systems/Military) - Title 5

Air National Guard Units•Louisville, KY

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 5 excepted service position with the Kentucky 123rd Airlift Wing. The HR Specialist (Information Systems/Military), GS-0201-09, provides management advisory services and analyzes and resolves operational problems to ensure compliance with military human resources policies, regulations, objectives, and procedures. The role supports personnel system managers, section chiefs, and serviced organizations by advising on system discrepancies, monitoring corrective actions, and interpreting Department of Defense or legislative policies affecting the Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS). It also recommends system enhancements. The position manages and controls personnel data systems, including MilPDS, the Virtual Personnel Center (vPC), Personnel Records Display Application (PRDA), Enterprise Output Manager (EOM), and related interfaces. It provides technical support for system security, user accounts, and access, and advises users on system capabilities and their effects on personnel programs. The specialist compares data across systems, identifies and corrects discrepancies, prepares local operating procedures, and develops and distributes accurate data products and management reports. The role coordinates with the National Guard Bureau, Air National Guard State Headquarters, and base functional areas on human resources programs and system procedures. It assists with system training for Military Personnel Flight staff and other users, including developing training materials, arranging training resources, and delivering formal and informal instruction. It also supports users across the installation, helps maintain work-function training programs, and plans and schedules tasks and training activities for traditional-status Guard members. Other duties may be assigned. The position is developmental; promotion to the next higher grade may be possible upon completion of an Individual Development Plan, satisfaction of time-in-grade requirements, and supervisor recommendation. The position may be subject to furlough and a trial period, requires participation in direct deposit and a favorable T3 or equivalent investigation, and is subject to restrictions related to qualifying domestic-violence convictions and retired military members.

Requirements

Minimum experience exercising analytical ability, judgment, discretion, and personal responsibility, and applying substantial knowledge of principles, concepts, and practices in one or more administration or management fields.
Experience using computers and automation systems.
For GS-09 specialized experience: At least one year at the next lower level (GS-07) in the normal federal-service progression, or equivalent private- or public-sector experience administering, delivering, maintaining, advising on, or adapting basic human resources concepts, principles, and theories to meet mission requirements.
For GS-09 specialized experience: Experience interpreting DoD-directed or legislative policies affecting MilPDS and recommending enhancements, and managing or controlling PDS operations, including MilPDS, vPC, PRDA, EOM, and related interfaces.
For GS-11 specialized experience: At least one year at the next lower level (GS-09) in the normal federal-service progression, or equivalent private- or public-sector experience applying advanced human resources concepts, principles, and theories to organizational, management, and mission requirements.
For GS-11 specialized experience: Experience assisting in developing human resources policies and procedures and advising management on human resources principles and practices.
Resume must include complete employment dates and work schedule and/or hours worked per week for civilian and military employment; year-only dates or unspecified schedules may result in disqualification.
Applicants must substantiate in their own words that they meet all minimum requirements and specialized experience; copying the announcement, position description, or another resume is not acceptable.
Applicant's name must appear on every submitted document.
A male applicant born after December 31, 1959, who is required to register under the Military Selective Service Act must be registered to be eligible for appointment.
A favorable adjudication of a T3 or equivalent investigation is required.
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
A qualifying domestic-violence misdemeanor conviction bars performance of the position's duties.
A retired Armed Forces member generally may not be appointed to a DoD civilian position within 180 days after retirement without a TAG-approved waiver.

Responsibilities

Provide management advisory services and resolve operational problems involving military human resources systems and procedures.
Respond to inquiries from base-level personnel system managers and advise section chiefs and serviced organizations on system discrepancies and corrective approaches.
Monitor corrective actions and interpret DoD-directed or legislative policies affecting MilPDS; recommend system enhancements.
Manage and control personnel data systems, including MilPDS, vPC, PRDA, EOM, and related system interfaces.
Provide technical support for system security, user accounts, and user access, and advise users on system applications and capabilities.
Compare data between personnel and interfacing systems; identify mismatched or missing data, take corrective action, and report findings to the supervisor.
Prepare, coordinate, and implement local system operating procedures based on higher-headquarters procedures.
Develop and analyze management products to assess the adequacy and accuracy of the personnel database.
Implement quality procedures for suspense and correction of Transaction Registers and other directed data-assessment programs; report findings and recommend actions to address negative trends.
Develop local data products, validate recurring product requests, tailor products to user needs within system limitations, and distribute products accurately and promptly.
Coordinate with the National Guard Bureau, Air National Guard State Headquarters, and base functional areas on new human resources programs and system procedures.
Assist in administering system training programs and provide formal and informal training to personnel system users.
Research, develop, review, and update training materials, and arrange classrooms, audiovisual equipment, and online training aids.
Advise managers on limiting invalid data entry and improving procedures based on human resources knowledge.
Provide instructions and current system information to functional users for automated applications, including MILPDS, OBIEE, CHRIS, vMPF, PRDA, RAW, and myFSS.
Interpret personnel system programs and explain data applications to FSS personnel, Command Support Staff members, and other authorized agencies.
Provide customer assistance to current and potential personnel data system users in the FSS and serviced organizations across the installation.
Prepare comprehensive human resources management reports; evaluate and process requests and develop specialized products when needed.
Develop, establish, and maintain work-function training programs; plan and schedule tasks and training activities for traditional-status Guard members.
Perform other duties as assigned.