Summary This position serves as Lead HR Specialist (Classification & Compensation) for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Office (VACO) Human Resources Service Center (HRSC) and is responsible for providing team lead support as well as consultative and advisory services in the areas of classification and position management, and compensation for the Classification and Position management team. Responsibilities Major Duties Include: Performs duties as Team Leader over a group of Classification and Compensation Human Resources Specialists. Serves as a first level point of contact for the Classification and Compensation team by providing high-level consultation advice and guidance and serve as a first level diffuser in difficult situations. Provides authoritative advice and assistance on a broad spectrum of classification and position management matters. Provides in-depth position classification and position management support and guidance. Provides technical advisory classifications determinations and final classification decisions on high grade or politically sensitive jobs, including the most complex work situations and occupations. Maintains a current knowledge and understanding of classification, position management, global, industry, market, and social trends and applies them to create long-range options, scenarios, and plans to successfully advance the organization's mission. Provides in-depth position classification and position management support to program offices, servicing a wide variety of positions which often include those affected by new or emerging technology, and where the organizations serviced are complex, new or dynamic. Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and provide guidance, oversight, and review of compensation programs to include, but not limited to, application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); special salary rates; Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention Incentives (3Rs); pay administration; and other pay-related flexibilities. Develops, analyzes and issues standard operating procedures and/or processes for use in recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive programs; and other strategic compensation programs. Develops reports, briefings, and correspondence to leadership to foster understanding and acceptance of pay administration findings and recommendations. Serves as an expert consultant and advisor in interpreting and applying laws, regulations, policies, and practices to provide advice and guidance to officials, supervisors, and employees on the full range of pay administration policies, principles and practices. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Specialist Total Rewards Special Salary Rate: HR Specialists in the VA are on a Special Salary Rate. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Compressed/Flexible: May be approved. Telework: This position is eligible for telework. Details to be discussed with hiring manager during interview. Virtual: This may be a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: PD09070 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/20/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. The BASIC REQUIREMENT for the HR Specialist GS-0201 series is presumed met if found qualified at the GS-0201-7 level and above. To qualify for this position at the GS-14 level, you must meet one of the following listed Criteria: Criteria 1- Graduate Degree and Specialized Experience: Successful completion of a graduate level degree or higher and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes: experience providing management consultative service involving classification and compensation to render expert advisory service and/or authoritative policy interpretations on highly complex agency-wide issues; serving as a recognized classification and compensation senior advisor by other senior HR staff and program managers; reviewing classification and compensation policy to ensure consistency in their application and recommend modifications. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED). OR Criteria 2- Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in federal service that demonstrates HR management knowledge, concepts and principles and the performance of work in one or more of the HR specialty areas. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes: functioning as a senior advisor to all levels of management officials for classification and compensation matters; serving as an expert consultant and provides authoritative guidance on issues related to classification, position management, pay administration, and compensation programs; classifying complex, rare, or unusual jobs, and prepares necessary documentation, in the GS and FWS job grading systems; identifying and balancing workload in accordance with established workflow and priorities to ensure timely accomplishment of tasks; monitoring and reporting on status of and progress of work; researching and applying qualitative and/or quantitative methods to identify, assess, analyze, and improve effectively, efficiency and work products. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Classification Manages Human Resources Compensation Customer Service Decision Making Technical Competence Oral Communication 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary and there are no special physical demands. A pre-placement physical examination is not required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO), VA Qualifications Standards website at VA Qualifications Standards - Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO). Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. Additional Information Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information. VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members. For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.