Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

Summary

This position is located in the HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Human Capital Division of Workforce Compliance (DWC) Workforce Management Group (WMG).

As a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist GSyou will serve as a Director in the DWC under the administrative direction of the Director the WMG leading and managing a staff of HR professionals who are responsible for providing advisory services and guidance to all levels of CMS management team.

Duties

• Directing the agency wide Labor and Employee Relations program and provide authoritative advice to senior leaders on collective bargaining performance conduct grievances and adverse actions.
• Leading the administration interpretation negotiation and implementation of the Master Labor Agreement and related labor and employee relations policies.
• Directing union negotiations and represent or defend the agency in arbitration labor proceedings and other third-party hearings.
• Evaluating program operations staffing needs workload priorities and business processes to improve service delivery efficiency and workforce management.
• Collaborating with agency leaders legal counsel labor representatives and internal and external stakeholders to resolve complex labor and employee relations issues.
• Supervising subordinate leaders and staff by assigning work setting priorities evaluating performance selecting employees addressing conduct matters and supporting staff development.
• Overseeing advisory services to managers on performance management disciplinary actions grievances employee conduct and application of labor agreements and agency policy.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
• You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.
• Time-in-Grade restrictions apply.
• Selective Service: Males born after December 31 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service -
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• If you are selected for this position the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS E-Verify System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.

Qualifications

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further.

In order to qualify for the GS-15 you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal government obtained in either the private or public sector to include:

• Leading human resources professionals responsible for labor and employee relations programs including assigning work managing performance setting priorities and providing strategic direction;
• Reviewing and evaluating staff work products involving disciplinary and adverse actions performance matters grievances and labor relations issues;
• Analyzing and interpreting collective bargaining agreements for prospective changes and negotiating agreements with federal labor organizations; And
• Drafting disciplinary and adverse action documents for executives and other managers to issue to subordinate employees.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional philanthropic religious spiritual community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

Time-in-Grade: To be eligible current or former Federal employees and current or former Federal employees applying under the VEOA eligibility who hold or have held a permanent General Schedule position in the previous year must have served at least 52 weeks (one year) at the next lower grade level from the position/grade level(s) to which they are applying.

Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: Education may not be used to qualify for this position.

Additional information

Bargaining Unit Position: No
Tour of Duty: Flexible
Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized
Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure: Not Required

Workplace Flexibility at CMS: This position has a regular and recurring reporting requirement to the CMS office listed in this announcement. CMS offers flexible working arrangements and allows employees the opportunity to participate in alternative work schedules at the managers discretion.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced federal employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit the required documentation and be rated well-qualified for this vacancy. Click here for a detailed description of the required supporting documents. A well-qualified applicant is one whose knowledge skills and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements of the position. Additional information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPMs Career Transition Resources website at should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Required Experience:

Manager