HR Specialist (Labor and Employee Relations)
About The Position
This position is in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of the Executive Director, Human Resources Division (CA/EX/HRD), Department of State. The division provides consultative, operational, and policy advice and services to its clients. The selected employee serves as a subject matter expert in employee and labor relations and advises Bureau top management officials on complex and often controversial employee and labor-management matters. The position researches, analyzes, and evaluates misconduct cases to determine appropriate disciplinary action, including cases that are complex, controversial, or without precedent. It also provides advisory assistance to assigned facilities and reviews trends in Bureau employee-relations actions and issues, recommending improvements to service delivery. Location is negotiable upon selection, subject to space availability. Situational telework may be permitted with supervisory approval if eligible.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
- Incumbent is subject to random drug testing.
- Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to meet time-in-grade requirements.
- At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service.
- Experience analyzing documents and advising supervisors and employees on a wide variety of employee-relations issues.
- Experience designing and implementing human-resources initiatives in employee-relations and labor-relations areas.
- Experience providing advisory services to management on disciplinary actions.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a subject matter expert in employee and labor relations.
- Advise Bureau top management officials on complex and often controversial employee and labor-management relations issues.
- Research, analyze, and evaluate misconduct cases and issues, particularly complex, controversial, or precedent-free cases, to determine appropriate disciplinary action.
- Respond to requests from assigned facilities for advisory assistance on major employee-relations operational problems.
- Review and analyze trends in employee-relations actions and issues within the Bureau.
- Recommend more efficient and effective delivery of employee-relations services to the Bureau.
Benefits
- Comprehensive federal employee benefits package for employees and their families.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
