Human Resources Specialist (Classification) (Senior Classification Specialist)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System•Washington, DC

About The Position

The Senior Classification Specialist serves as a senior technical authority within the Position and Organizational Design Branch. The role provides expert classification and organizational design advisory services requiring advanced classification principles, mastery of OPM standards, and authoritative interpretation of complex federal regulatory frameworks. The specialist conducts highly challenging classification evaluations, designs and refines Bureau-wide classification tools and methodologies, leads complex organizational analyses, and advises senior leadership on classification and position-management strategies that affect the structure of the Bureau’s national workforce. The position also advises managers, executives, and HR personnel on advanced classification principles and applicable authorities, and develops guidance to resolve interpretive gaps in OPM issuances, DOJ orders, or Bureau policy. Duty locations are Central Office in Washington, D.C.; Grand Prairie Office Complex in Grand Prairie, Texas; or FCI Leavenworth in Kansas. Telework eligibility is subject to agency policy. The incumbent may be subject to geographic relocation to meet agency needs. Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of urinalysis, physical, and background investigation; applicants are also subject to NCIC and credit checks. The position is identified as secondary/non-law-enforcement coverage, with coverage eligibility determined under applicable regulations. Current federal law enforcement employees who have not completed ICT Phase I and II may be required to complete those courses after entering the position.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
At least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level; the experience must be related to the position and equip the applicant to perform its duties.
Education cannot be substituted for specialized experience.
Applicants must document the actual time spent in qualifying activities, such as hours worked per week, for paid or unpaid experience.
The incumbent is subject to geographic relocation to meet agency needs.
Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a urinalysis, physical, and background investigation; applicants are subject to NCIC and credit checks.
For secondary law-enforcement coverage, eligibility is subject to applicable regulations; individuals without three years of primary law-enforcement coverage by the vacancy closing date are ineligible for secondary law-enforcement coverage but may still be considered for a non-law-enforcement position.
Current Federal Law Enforcement Employees who have not completed ICT Phase I and Phase II may be required to complete them after entering the position; this requirement does not apply to non-law-enforcement positions.

Responsibilities

Provide expert classification and organizational design advisory services as a senior technical authority within the Position and Organizational Design Branch.
Conduct the Bureau’s most technically challenging classification evaluations.
Design and refine Bureau-wide classification tools and methodologies.
Lead complex organizational analyses.
Advise senior leadership on classification and position-management strategies.
Advise managers, executives, and HR personnel on advanced classification principles and the interpretation of OPM standards, Comptroller General decisions, draft OPM guidance, DOJ directives, legal requirements, and FLRA rulings.
Develop guidance to resolve interpretive gaps in OPM issuances, DOJ orders, or Bureau policy.