Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Summary You will serve as a LEAD HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (LABOR RELATIONS/EMPLOYEE RELATIONS) in the LABOR & EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DIVISION of FLEET HRO NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD. Responsibilities You will assist the team in balancing workload in accordance with established workflow, skill levels, and specializations; adjusts for priorities and timeliness; and ensures each employee has an integral role in developing the final team product. You will monitor and report on work progress, check work in progress and reviews completed work to see that supervisor's priorities, instructions, quality criteria, and deadlines have been met. You will provide advice and guidance to management in all matters relating to labor relations; serves as liaison between labor organizations and management; and represents management in third-party proceedings. You will serve as an advisor to management during comprehensive and mid-term contract negotiations, post-negotiations and on management’s obligation to negotiate decisions, directives, and agreements. You will assist with the review and assignment of union grievances involving HRO matters for acceptance/rejection, investigating, discussions with the unions and preparing the necessary decision letters for the Commander's signature. You will investigate complaints, research precedent cases, participating in informal/formal resolutions and is a representative in Unfair Labor Practices hearings before the FLRA as necessary. You will prepare reports or position papers on a variety of subjects for internal and external use. You will provide guidance and instructions to lower-level specialists in a variety of functional/technical areas. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications to qualify for a GS-13, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience demonstrating expert knowledge of advanced legal and regulatory principles, concepts, analytical methods, techniques, and consultative skills in the areas of Labor and Employee Relations (LER). Experience conducting research of complex legal problems, identify appropriate course of action. Experience coordinating cases with command attorneys and other stakeholders, resolve most difficult unfair labor practice charges, complaints, arbitration and grievances. Experience applying employee relations laws, regulation and precedents. Experience analyzing and solving complex, unique and sensitive problems, involving cases where laws are conflicting or other untested areas of case laws. Experience utilizing broad labor and employee relations concepts, non-traditional collaborative approaches of labor relations, labor-management partnership, interest-based bargaining and facilitation. Experience preparing reports, training materials to high level NNSY leaders, supervisors, management officials. Experience providing training, mentoring to junior specialists on LER related cases, assist with balancing workload, monitor work progress to ensure deadline has been met. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education There is no education substitution for this series/grade combination. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.