Employee and Labor Relations Specialist

Summary

As an Employee and Labor Relations Specialist in the Workforce Relations Center, Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM), you will serve as a recognized expert performing complex work and providing guidance on employee and labor relations policies and programs. Location of position: Positions may be filled in Washington, DC; Kansas City, MO; Lakewood, CO; Raleigh, NC; Fort Worth, TX. We are currently filling two vacancies, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

Duties

• As an Employee and Labor Relations, you will perform the following duties: Provides leadership, expert assistance, and authoritative advice on interpretation of human resources policy in the employee relations program area. Researches sensitive, complex, or controversial issues; interprets legal sources; and develops policy recommendations based on extensive analysis. Provides technical expertise on extraordinary, unique, or contentious employee relations matters and develops innovative solutions. Identifies, designs, and delivers training on key employee relations concepts. Serves as a coordinator and representative for major employee relations issues and meetings involving internal and external organizations. Reviews program activities to identify problems and recommend corrective measures or alternative approaches. Leads or participates in studies of national significance and leads employee relations initiatives. Develops, updates, and analyzes program measures and metrics to monitor and assess program success and effectiveness. Develops policies, operating procedures, and directives implementing enterprise-wide labor relations policy and manages related programs. Prepares high-level strategy briefings and represents the organization in formal dealings with national-level and regional union representatives. Researches and assesses policy and practice changes for labor relations obligations. When designated, serves as Chief Negotiator or other team member in national-level negotiations, mediation, and impasse proceedings and prepares, presents, documents, and advocates for proposals, counterproposals, responses, and offers. Provides expert-level advice to Human Resource Directors, Labor Relations Specialists, managers, and supervisors in developing solutions to broad and complex problems. Serves as a point of contact on complex labor relations issues and best practices. Provides expert advice on highly complex, unusual, or far-reaching issues. Develops, updates, analyzes, and reports on labor relations measures and performs trend analysis to improve program effectiveness. Serves as a Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator and facilitates agency RA cases. Develops and implements RA policies, procedures, and directives; provides expert technical assistance on the interactive process, essential job functions, and reasonable accommodations; and oversees centralized accommodation case files. Analyzes program data and performance metrics and coordinates with legal counsel, medical professionals, and external agencies to resolve complex or contentious accommodation cases.

Qualifications

To evaluate your qualifications, your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the specialized experience described below. Your resume must not exceed two pages. To ensure your qualifications can be fully evaluated, we recommend including the following information: Name, address, telephone number, email address; Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade); Relevant work experience—should include employer name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement. Education, certifications or licensures—If the job announcement requires any education, certifications or licensures, make sure to include the required information and any required documents like transcripts. Your resume should contain enough information to make a valid determination that you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying to. If you do not provide enough information for us to determine your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible. If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. The GS-14 salary range starts at $127,829 per year. If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected. Locality pay will be determined upon selection. To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or higher in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience: Advising on employee and labor relations matters and interpreting applicable laws, regulations, policies, and case law; Developing or evaluating employee and labor relations policies, programs, or procedures; Researching labor relations issues and developing recommendations for negotiations, mediation, or other labor relations matters; and Providing guidance on reasonable accommodation matters, including applying the interactive process and evaluating accommodation requests.

Requirements

If selected, you must meet the following conditions: Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non­Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service. Serve a one year probationary period, if required. Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 2 investigation level). Have your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee. We will use the Department of Homeland Security's e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment.

How to apply

Submit a complete online application including any required documents prior to 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement. You can modify or complete your application any time before the deadline. Simply return to USAJOBS, select the vacancy, and update your application. For more detailed instructions on how to apply, click here: Apply for a GSA Job. If you are having issues applying to this announcement, you should switch to a different browser, network or device. Note: Your firewall may block your transfer from USAJOBS to your GSA application. To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement. Sign in or register on USAJobs and select a resume and documents to include in your application. Resumes exceeding two pages will not be accepted by USAJOBS and will prevent your application from moving forward in the hiring process. Please see Required Documents for additional details. Once you have clicked Apply for this position now, you will be taken to the GSA site to complete the application process. Click the Apply To This Vacancy and complete all steps in the application process until the Confirmation indicates your application is complete. If you click Return to USAJobs or get timed out prior to receiving confirmation, your application will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job. Note: Review the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (click the "USAJOBS" link to complete the transfer process). Need Assistance? Questions or issues completing an application and/or submitting documentation - contact [email protected] or 1-866-656-6831 Monday-Friday 7AM - 7PM EST, except for Federal holidays Specific questions on the position - contact the HR representative (Monday-Friday during normal business hours) listed on the announcement, prior to the application deadline You must receive HR approval before deviating from these instructions. Be sure to APPLY EARLY as most assessments must be completed fully and submitted before the announcement closing.