Human Resources Officer

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology•Washington, DC

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Human Resources Officer serves in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Office of People Science, Human Resources Office. OIT HR provides recruitment and staffing, onboarding, personnel security, position management, performance management, and awards services for OIT employees. The position is not virtual; return-to-office requirements apply, and selectees must report in person unless they have an approved exemption. The selected employee may be assigned to one of the listed federal worksites, with first consideration given to applicants in the Washington, D.C. local commuting area. The officer leads the HR program by planning and overseeing HR work, establishing schedules and quality standards, managing resources and performance, and coordinating service-level agreement work with internal staff. The role exercises delegated managerial authority and includes oversight of recruitment and staffing, onboarding, delegated examining, personnel security, position management (excluding staffing models and organization change management), and performance management and awards. The officer monitors work quality and service performance, makes decisions about accepting or correcting work products or services, prioritizes assignments, and implements automation and workload-analysis initiatives. The position requires strategic HR leadership and management, advising senior management on HR matters, analyzing program effectiveness, and ensuring compliance with applicable HR laws, policies, and regulations. The work schedule is generally 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with the tour of duty determined by organizational needs. Occasional travel may be required. Compressed or flexible scheduling is subject to agency policy. The work has no inherent physical requirements that cannot be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Current federal employees and certain former federal employees must meet the GS-15 time-in-grade requirement: 52 weeks at GS-14, documented by an SF-50.
Meet the GS-15 qualification criteria through either the stated graduate-degree-and-specialized-experience route or the specialized-experience route.
Specialized experience for the graduate-degree route includes technical advice and counsel on complex HR issues; analysis of HR program effectiveness; recommendations for changes to HR procedures or practices; and oversight of federal civilian recruitment and placement plus at least three additional listed HR functional areas.
Specialized experience for the alternate route includes strategic leadership and management of HR functions such as recruitment and placement, onboarding, delegated examining, classification, employee/labor relations, position and performance management; advising senior management on HR issues; analyzing program effectiveness; and ensuring compliance with HR laws, policies, and regulations.
Submit all required application documents by the announcement closing date; transcripts are required when education is used to qualify.
Selected applicants are subject to background and suitability investigation, pre-employment and random drug testing, online onboarding, and a one-year probationary period.
Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment if required.
Selectees must report in person unless they have an approved exemption.
Occasional travel may be required.
A transcript must be provided if education is used to meet qualification requirements; foreign education must be accompanied by evidence of comparability to U.S. accredited education.

Responsibilities

Develop and oversee comprehensive long-range HR work plans and schedules, including annual and multi-year plans.
Ensure implementation of HR program goals and objectives while exercising delegated managerial authority.
Determine long-range staffing needs and form and direct teams or independently complete HR and other projects.
Lead and improve HR resource governance, management, and performance using sound business principles and fiscal accountability, and link strategic planning to budgeting and fiscal performance.
Develop technical requirements and detailed descriptions for HR work, including schedules, deadlines, and quality standards.
Coordinate and integrate Service Level Agreement work and processes with internal staff across recruitment and staffing, onboarding, delegated examining, personnel security, position management, and performance management and awards.
Oversee progress, quality, and performance of HR services, including decisions to accept, reject, or correct work products or services affecting Service Level Agreement payment.
Prioritize and oversee assignments to optimize workflow, resource allocation, and employee efficiency.
Implement HR automation initiatives and conduct regular workload analyses to improve resource management.
Provide strategic leadership and management of HR functions, advise senior management on HR issues, analyze HR program effectiveness, and ensure compliance with governing laws, policies, and regulations.