About this role
Job Summary
This position is located in the Directorate for Business Operations, the central planning and management focal point for the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Acquisition & Sustainment. The directorate manages personnel programs, facilities, supply, security, training, travel, and budgeting. In this role, you will perform a variety of human resources functions directly supporting the Economic Defense Unit (EDU).
Qualifications
For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. You may qualify at the NH-04 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-III (GS-13) grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to Managing and executing human resources programs under alternative, merit-based, or performance-based pay-band systems (such as pay banding, broadbanding, or pay-for-performance models); Advising senior executives on workforce structure, resource allocation, and the strategic design and utilization of jobs; AND Managing complex, legally mandated professional development and certification programs (such as corporate licensing, continuing education, or industry-specific certification programs).
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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages.
If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include
ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS
Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission.. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain
- (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and
- (2) the character of service.
This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.
Major Duties
- This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur.
- There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application.
- This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection.
- This position is being filled using Direct Hire Authority (DHA) authorized under the Department of War Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) for position in the Business and Technical Management Professional Career Path (NH).
- Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.
- Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following: Serves as the principal Subject Matter Expert (SME) to the Director for Human Resources, directing comprehensive civilian personnel initiatives across the AcqDemo, General Schedule (GS), Senior Executive (SES), and Senior Professional (SP) pay and performance systems.
- Advises EDU senior leadership on organizational design, position classification, recruitment strategies, and manpower studies, optimizing resource requests with shared service providers to align with long-range staffing goals.
- Manages the implementation, tracking, and execution of Congressionally mandated Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements to maintain a highly qualified, certified, and compliant acquisition workforce.
- Directs the annual employee appraisal cycle, managing performance ratings, incentive compensation inputs, and the resolution of administrative grievance procedures.
- Conducts detailed organizational studies and maintains continuous data integrity across automated manpower databases, ensuring all allocated EDU positions are accurately coded, funded, and tracked.