Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

Summary

The Supervisory Human Resources Specialist position is in the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) Department of Administrative Services Human Resources Office (HRO) Court Human Resources Division. HRO provides human resource program leadership services and solutions to enable the U.S. courts and the AO to define recruit manage compensate reward develop and retain a highly skilled workforce.

Duties

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) Department of Administrative Services Human Resources Office (HRO) Court Human Resources Division (CHRD) Staffing Services Branch (SSB) is seeking a self-motivated and highly-organized Supervisory Human Resources Specialist to join its management team. This position reports to the SSB Chief.

The SSB provides HR services to the federal judiciary in a fast-paced environment in the areas of personnel action processing position classification qualifications analysis pay setting eOPF maintenance leave administration and policy interpretation and guidance.

The Supervisory Human Resources Specialist is responsible for overseeing daily operations managing the SSB team and ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

The duties of this position include but are not limited to:

1. Directing and mentoring SSB team to cultivate a culture of productivity professional development exceptional customer service and aligning team goals with organizational objectives.
2. Overseeing the strategic allocation of work assignments within SSB ensuring equitable distribution efficiency and fostering a robust cross-training and succession planning framework.
3. Leading compliance with AO policies for direct reports concerning leave and attendance recruitment performance management travel and employee recognition while implementing best practices for oversight.
4. Acting as the primary liaison with the Payroll Services Branch Retirement Division electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF) team and the personnel processing team to proactively address processing issues enhance internal controls and ensure sustained operational integrity.
5. Providing strategic guidance training and counsel to judges executives HR professionals and supervisors across court units on complex HR matters including recruitment position qualifications classification and compensation and ensuring adherence to judiciary appointing authorities.
6. Identifying and spearheading the creation and dissemination of comprehensive resources to enhance understanding and compliance with Judicial Conference policy including checklists how-to guides FAQs manuals webinars and training sessions.
7. Ensuring timely and accurate closeout of personnel actions by SSB for each biweekly payroll period and independently resolving complex Judicial Conference policy questions related to appointments compensation and separations.
8. Evaluating SSB operations and workflows to identify and implement opportunities for process enhancements that support quality assurance compliance and continuous improvement.
9. Collaborating extensively with other AO staff to ensure the delivery of comprehensive and efficient customer service and fostering a team-oriented environment.
10. Serving as the lead subject matter expert on processing personnel action requests in the human resources management system driving initiatives to enhance personnel processing functionality end-user experience and adherence to Judicial Conference policy.
11. Promoting a positive organizational image consistently modeling professional and respectful behavior in all interactions with AO and judiciary staff as well as members of the public.
12. Taking initiative in leading and managing special projects and ensuring successful outcomes that align with strategic objectives.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection withdrawal of an offer of employment or dismissal after being employed.
2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306 Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue) non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States please refer to Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights/responsibilities visit new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
5. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government transferring from another Federal agency or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
6. If appointed to a temporary position management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification Compensation and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience : Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience must demonstrate experience in ALL areas defined below:

• Supervising and directing a team responsible for administering HR programs and processing a full range of personnel actions including assigning and prioritizing work providing technical guidance and coaching evaluating performance developing staff and ensuring work is completed accurately timely and in compliance with applicable laws regulations policies and procedures
• Providing strategic guidance training and counsel to high-level officials executives managers and human resources staff on complex HR matters including recruitment position qualifications classification and compensation.
• Evaluating operations and workflows to identify and implement process enhancements ensure quality assurance and compliance and drive continuous improvement.

Education

This position does not require education to qualify.

Additional information

The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Candidates 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