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Summary This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS), Consulting Services Division (CSD) with five (5) vacancies located in Silver Spring, MD; Kansas City, MO; Boulder, CO; Seattle WA; or Norfolk, VA. Responsibilities As a Human Resources Specialist (Business Advisor), you will perform the following duties: Provide management consultative service involving the full spectrum of Human Resource (HR) functions to include recruitment and placement, position management and classification, pay and compensation, employee performance, benefits, and employee/labor relations issues. Collaborate with and lead management in employing change management process concepts and techniques such as strategic planning and workforce development. Analyze and evaluate the organizations current staffing situation including turnover, vacancies, and current recruitment strategies to identify and forecast staffing problems; research and develop solutions and strategies to recruitment and retention problems that integrate a variety of flexibilities and provide technical assistance to managers in developing justifications for requesting use of special salary rates, recruitment bonuses, retention allowances, or other authorities. Provide federal oversight to hiring vendor who provides assistance in developing recruitment packages to include the job analysis and any other job assessments ensuring there are logical links between the position description, job analysis, job assessment questions, specialized experience statement, and crediting plan. Provide consultation and guidance as it relates to data and data analytics collection or strategies, workforce and succession planning, training and development, organizational structure and organizational development. Conduct review of Job Opportunity Announcements to ensure compliance with rules, regulations, Departmental Policy and Procedures, and management consultations. Review qualifications of applicants and make determinations regarding appropriate. Note: The duties are at the full ZA-4 performance level and the ZA-3 is the developmental grade level leading to such performance. Requirements Conditions of Employment This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). This system replaced the Federal GS pay plan and structure. Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band. The ZA-3 is equivalent to the GS-11/12. The ZA-4 is equivalent to the GS-13/14. Salary Ranges (ZA-3; ZA-4): Silver Spring, MD: $82,764 - $128,956; $117,962 - $181,216 Kansas City, MO: $73,690 - $114,818; $105,029 - $161,349 Boulder, CO: $80,665 - $125,685; $114,970 - $176,620 Seattle, WA: $81,242 - $126,585; $115,793 - $177,885 Norfolk, VA: $73,572 - $114,634; $104,861 - $161,090 NOTE: * A one year probationary period may be required. * Payment of relocation expenses is not authorized. * Payment of recruitment incentive is not authorized. * This position is not in the bargaining unit. Key Requirements: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information. Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov) A background investigation will be required for this position. Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system. If you are a Federal employee applying for a promotion (under merit promotion procedures) you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Qualifications Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the ZA-3 (GS-11/12) grade level: Specialized experience: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-2 (GS-9) in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Conducting Federal staffing and recruitment activities (i.e. - posting job opportunity announcements, creating job analyses and crediting plans, advising selection officials on hiring and recruitment strategies, etc.); Providing interpretation of human resources policies and procedures; and Preparing deliverables for verbal presentations, reports or briefings pertaining to Federal staffing and recruitment activities. OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. Related degrees include, Human Resources, Business Administration, Project Management, etc. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience as described above. To qualify at the ZA-4 (GS-13/14) grade level: Specialized experience: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-3 (GS-12) in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Conducting Federal staffing and recruitment activities (i.e. - posting job opportunity announcements, creating job analyses and crediting plans, advising selection officials on hiring and recruitment strategies, etc.); Providing technical advice and guidance on Federal staff and recruitment activities and other human capital programs (i.e. - Classification, workforce planning, performance management, pay and compensation, training and development, etc.); Providing interpretation of human resources policies and procedures to resolve human resources issues; and Leading verbal presentations, reports or briefings pertaining to Federal staffing and recruitment activities. Education College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken. Note: Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. An official college transcript will be required before you can report to duty. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. A listing of these accredited organizations can be found on the Department of Education's website. You MUST provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing along with your application. Failure to provide such documentation by the closing date of the announcement will result in lost consideration. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated visit: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation. Additional Information CTAP and ICTAP candidates will be eligible if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by attaining at least a rating of 85 out of 100. Information about CTAP and ICTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management's Career Transition Resources website at: Employee Guide to Career Transition CTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents: A copy of your specific RIF notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate; a Certificate of Expected Separation (CES); or certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation (this could be a position abolishment letter, a notice eligibility for discontinued service retirement, or similar notice). A copy of your SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action", noting current position, grade level, and duty location; A copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential. ICTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents: A copy of your RIF separation notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate; notice of disability annuity termination; certification from your former agency that it cannot place you after your recovery from a compensable injury; or certification from the National Guard Bureau or Military Department that you are eligible for disability retirement; A copy of your SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" documenting your RIF separation, noting your positions, grade level, and duty location, and/or Agency certification of inability to place you through RPL, etc; A copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential. Non-Competitive Reinstatement to a Higher Grade/Band than Previously Held MUST submit the following documents: 1. SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action: you must provide the most current Notification of Personnel Action (Form SF-50) that verifies career/career-conditional status, title, series, and highest grade level held on a permanent basis for your previous position. (do not submit an Award SF-50) AND, the SF-50 that verifies your separation date; AND. 2. Performance Appraisal - most recent performance appraisal showing the official rating of record, signed by a supervisor, or statement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Do not submit a performance plan that does not include this information. NOAA participates in e-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that enables participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees. The Department of the Commerce (DOC) places a high value on diversity of experience and cultural perspectives and encourages applications from all interested eligible candidates. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) are fundamental principles that guide the Department and allow us to successfully achieve our mission. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.