HR Specialist (Performance Management & Employee/Labor Relations)

Air National Guard Units • Helena, MT

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About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service position with the Montana National Guard, HRO. The HR Specialist (Performance Management and Employee/Labor Relations) provides statewide human resources program management and guidance, including performance management, employee relations, recognition awards, and labor relations. The position serves a complex, geographically separated organization and interprets federal and Department of Defense policies and directives for statewide application. The selecting official is Col Ken Fechter. The position is also advertised under announcement number MT-13079060-T5-26-621.

Requirements

• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level, providing knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the position’s duties.
• Experience in or related to the work of the position, including human resources program business competencies and familiarity with subject matter or processes used in DoD, U.S. Army, or U.S. Air Force human resources programs.
• Applicants must describe their relevant specialized experience in detail on their resume.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Applicants claiming an applicable DoD Priority Placement Program category must provide the specified category documentation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Performance Management Program and provide guidance to supervisors and managers on performance standards, appraisals, regulatory compliance, and submission timelines.
• Monitor submission of performance standards and appraisals, provide reports, and coordinate the development of performance improvement plans with management and the HR Development Specialist.
• Manage use of the Defense Performance Appraisal Program (DPMAP) and coordinate with the Human Resources Specialist (Information Systems) on help desk tickets to remove or modify invalid standards or appraisals.
• Serve as subject matter expert for the employee recognition awards program; develop guidance, publish and update the incentive awards program, review nominations, prepare related correspondence, and publicize the Suggestion Program in coordination with NGB.
• Analyze, interpret, and clarify policies, directives, and other issuances from OPM, DCPAS, NGB, and DoD for statewide application; develop personnel administration instructions and make recommendations to the HRO and command levels.
• Advise managers on disciplinary and corrective techniques for conduct and performance issues; explain rules, procedures, employee rights, and obligations; assess disputed facts and relevant aggravating or mitigating factors; and investigate underlying causes of misconduct or poor performance.
• Develop or assist in developing written policies and guidelines for local management on appraisal plans, appraisal forms, reappraisals, counseling, and training.
• Provide labor-relations services, conduct studies concerning management and union interests, and respond to issues at the bargaining table.
• Represent management in unfair labor practice and representation hearings before the Federal Labor Relations Authority and in impasse proceedings before the Federal Services Impasses Panel.
• Advise negotiating committee members on arbitration and precedent decisions, communicate statewide labor-relations policies, and relate precedents to specific issues supporting management's views.
• Serve as spokesperson for a management negotiating committee in contract, midterm, and appropriate-arrangement negotiations.
• Serve as a principal contact on local labor-management matters, including grievances, unfair labor practice charges, information sharing, contract interpretation, training, and contract bargaining.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package, with benefits available to employees and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.

What This Job Offers

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