Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

Summary Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. This position is located at the National Operations Center, within the Division of Human Resources Services, in Lakewood, Colorado. Information about the Lakewood area can be found here. We expect to fill one vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available. Responsibilities Analyze and implement Bureau policies as well as new legal guidance, laws, and regulations in the development of products in support of the Department. Create and implement program and process remedies involving novel and highly complex issues that result in major precedent-setting decisions and involve powerful competing interests. Establish and implement the most appropriate customer service delivery model for the delivery structure. Lead the development and implementation of quality and performance metrics for the Division's performance. Actively participate in the development of instructions and guidelines proposed for implementation within the organization. Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates; make assignments based on capability and expertise; evaluate the subordinate supervisors' performance and the performance of those employees reporting directly to him/her. Give advice or instruction to subordinates on work and administrative matters. Emphasize teamwork throughout the Division through cross-training, backup, and assisting one another with workloads. Set and adjust short-term priorities and schedules and make decisions on work problems of subordinate supervisors. Responsible for the technical and administrative supervision of a large and complex staff in various professional HR positions and other administrative positions to carry out the mission of the organization. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity. Specialized experience is defined as Leading complex programs and working as part of a multi-disciplinary management team responsible for managing a variety of programs, analyzing issues, developing and executing strategies and devising solutions to the mission program needs of the organization. Providing advice, guidance, and leadership on a variety of complex Staffing, Classification and HR Systems issues. Making determinations in complex and sometimes obscure matters. Developing, interpreting, and analyzing data extracts and reports from automated HRM systems and participating in the development of automated system approaches for more effective tracking and reporting of work. 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. Applicants must meet both eligibility and qualification requirements for the position of interest by the closing date of the announcement. Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level. Education Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/lnteragency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information: CTAP or ICTAP Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. If eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive or Student Loan Repayment. Tax Law Impact for PCS: Moving expenses reimbursement is a taxable benefit. However, the Federal Travel Regulation 18-05 issued by General Services Administration has authorized agencies to use the Withholding Tax Allowance and Relocation Income Tax Allowance to pay for "substantially all" of the increased tax liability resulting from the "2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" for certain eligible individuals. The official worksite for the selectee is the duty station identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis. The selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s), including within the same metro/commuting area. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration.