Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Mil)(Ngt5033000)

Army National Guard Units•Fort Buchanan, PR

23d•Onsite

About The Position

The Puerto Rico National Guard is hiring a GS-0201-11 Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Military) at JFHQ-PR, G1, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. The position manages one or more military human resources program areas: Officer Personnel Management, Enlisted Personnel Management, Personnel Systems, Boards Branch, Personnel Services Section, and Retirement Services. The incumbent plans and directs assigned program activities, interprets and implements military personnel policies, advises organizational leaders and subordinate units, and ensures legal and regulatory requirements are met. The work is primarily sedentary and is typically performed in a climate-controlled, adequately lighted office. Some physical effort may be required, including occasional lifting of moderately heavy objects. The position is designated Essential Personnel and may require service during preparation for or response to a state emergency or disaster. Other than normal duty hours, including evenings, weekends, or holidays, and irregular or overtime hours may be required. Temporary duty travel may also be required. Appointment is to an excepted-service position. The selected applicant must complete online onboarding, required position-specific training, and a background investigation. The employee must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance within one year of appointment, a Government Travel Credit Card, and a valid Puerto Rico driver’s license when required to operate a government vehicle. Continued employment is contingent on satisfactory completion of mandatory training. The announcement states that an applicant must provide a detailed resume narrative describing how they meet the experience requirements; copied descriptions may result in disqualification. Related military part-time service is credited based on the actual months served.

Requirements

At least one year of specialized experience at the GS-09 level, or 36 months of equivalent specialized experience performing or supervising related duties.
Specialized experience must include work relevant to supervisory personnel management and military human resources program responsibilities described in the announcement.
General experience demonstrating capability to perform the duties or familiarity with classification and human resources program processes associated with OPM, DoD, U.S. Army, or U.S. Air Force programs.
Submit a USAJOBS resume with a clear, detailed narrative in the applicant’s own words describing how the required general and specialized experience is met; copied material may disqualify the applicant.
A completed National Agency Check is required before assignment, and the appropriate security clearance must be obtained and maintained within one year of appointment.
Must obtain and maintain a Government Travel Credit Card.
Must possess and maintain a valid Puerto Rico driver’s license when required to operate a government motor vehicle.
Must complete the mandatory training specifically identified for the position; continued employment depends on satisfactory completion.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service, if required.
Applicants must meet the excepted-service conditions of employment; current Title 32 federal employees must acknowledge that accepting this Title 5 position means voluntarily leaving Title 32 excepted service.
An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
Applicants seeking education substitution must provide official or student transcripts showing the conferred degree and include education information in the resume.

Responsibilities

Manage one or more military human resources program areas: Officer Personnel Management, Enlisted Personnel Management, Personnel Systems, Boards Branch, Personnel Services Section, and Retirement Services.
Exercise supervisory personnel management responsibilities, advise management on policies and procedures, and develop or interpret performance standards.
Hear and resolve employee complaints, referring serious unresolved complaints as appropriate.
Identify employee development needs and provide or arrange training.
Discharge security responsibilities for employees with access to classified or sensitive material.
Plan, organize, and direct assigned program activities while ensuring legal and regulatory requirements are met.
Develop goals and objectives that integrate organizational and military human resources objectives, and establish policies and procedures.
Coordinate, plan, and schedule work with organization managers and customers.
Review and advise on organizational missions, functions, and staffing of serviced units, including reorganizations, activations, deactivations, and transformations.
Identify and analyze significant work-related issues and problems and provide recommendations.
Direct and implement military personnel assignment and readiness programs, including statewide programs.
Formulate human resources and administrative procedures and policies based on applicable laws, regulations, and directives; draft and implement state policy and implement National Guard Bureau program policy consistent with state strategic objectives.
Identify requirements and initiate requests for resources such as personnel, overtime, equipment, supplies, and space.
Analyze the workforce impacts of policy, regulation, law, and force-structure changes.
Conduct briefings and advise subordinate units; direct research and responses to congressional or senior headquarters inquiries on military human resources matters.
Conduct briefings, training, and workshops on assigned military personnel programs.