HR Specialist (Military)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers•Portland, OR

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About The Position

The HR Specialist (Military) carries out personnel, administrative, and finance functions for approximately 35–50 officers and soldiers assigned to the USACE Northwestern Division Districts in Kansas City, Omaha, Seattle, Walla Walla, and Portland, including Division Headquarters. The position prepares or oversees military personnel actions and requests, including Officer Evaluation Reports and Enlisted Evaluation Reports. It provides technical advice and guidance on establishing and maintaining pay accounts for supported soldiers, including complex pay-action processes, audits, and edits. The specialist reviews regulations and directives concerning administration, military personnel, and finance programs and procedures, and prepares reports or briefings to communicate analysis results and status information to management for decision-making. The position requires meeting the applicable qualification and employment-authority requirements. Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination based on a completed background investigation. A one-year probationary period applies. The position may be filled as a term appointment not to exceed 13 months, with possible extensions under the stated conditions. Multiple positions may be filled from the announcement.

Requirements

Meet the eligibility requirements of at least one listed employment authority: Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan; Military Spouses under Executive Order 13473; Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference; or reinstatement.
For GS-09, meet the specialized-experience requirement of one year reviewing, assembling, verifying, and processing routine military personnel actions and records; reviewing, calculating, and inputting basic military pay and entitlement transactions; and entering, updating, and extracting service-member records using automated military personnel and readiness systems; or qualify through the specified graduate education or a qualifying combination of education and experience.
For GS-11, meet the specialized-experience requirement of one year processing and reviewing varied military personnel actions, records, and requests; auditing, editing, and troubleshooting military pay accounts and specialty entitlements; and using automated military personnel and pay databases to track strength accountability, extract personnel metrics, compile reports, and identify administrative trends or deficiencies; or qualify through the specified doctoral education or a qualifying combination of education and experience.
Applicants who held a General Schedule position within the last 52 weeks must meet the applicable time-in-grade requirement: 52 weeks at GS-07 or equivalent for GS-09, or 52 weeks at GS-09 or equivalent for GS-11.
Foreign education used to meet qualification requirements must be evaluated as equivalent to education from an accredited U.S. institution or receive full credit from a U.S.-accredited college or university.
Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
Complete a one-year probationary period; continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
Use direct deposit for pay.
Meet any suitability or fitness determination based on a completed background investigation.

Responsibilities

Prepare or ensure preparation of military personnel actions and requests, including Officer Evaluation Reports and Enlisted Evaluation Reports.
Provide technical advice and guidance on establishing and maintaining pay accounts for supported soldiers, including complex pay-action processes, audits, and edits.
Review regulations and directives concerning administration, military personnel, and finance programs, functions, and procedures.
Prepare reports and briefings communicating analysis results or in-progress status information to management for decision-making.