Mid-Level Human Capital​/Human Resources Specialist

Position Objective

Provide services as a Mid-Level Human Capital/Human Resources Specialist in support of the overall functions of the Library of Congress (LOC), Human Capital Directorate (HCD).

The Library of Congress (Library, LOC) is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. The Library preserves and provides access to a rich, diverse and enduring source of knowledge to inform, inspire and engage intellectual and creative endeavors.

The LOC Human Capital Directorate (HCD) is responsible for executing on the business process following Federal laws and regulations – Library of Congress is part of the Legislative Branch (Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) – (e.g., Onboarding new hires, Personnel Action and Payroll Processing, Retirement Counseling and Benefits, Time and Attendance, Leave Administration, Position Classification, etc.) to serve the entire Library of approximately 3,400 staff members.

HCD requires additional resources to provide support for the retirement and counseling services; compensation and benefits services, personnel actions processing and training and implementation of workflow improvements in these business areas.

The contractor shall provide professional Human Capital/Human Resources services for HCD/Talent Services and Systems Division (TSS) activities in accordance with Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The contractor shall provide personnel that have experience providing support in accordance with Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and agency‑specific guidance and regulations regarding Federal Human Resources activities in the business areas of: retirement and counseling;

compensation and benefits; personnel actions requests processing; as well as experience in training and implementation of workflow improvements in those business areas.

• Retirement and Counseling Services
• Orientation and counseling on the federal benefits and retirement programs such as:
  Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), FERS‑Revised Annuity Employees (FERSRAE), FERS‑Further Revised Annuity Employee (FERS‑FRAE), Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), Civil Service Retirement System‑Offset (CS‑Offset), the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI), Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program (FEHB), Federal Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP), Federal Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAFEDS), Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP), the Thrift Savings Plan, and Social Security, Beneficiary, etc.
• Provide guidance to employees returning to and/or transferring to the Federal Government who are eligible for coverage under either FERS, FERS‑RAE, FERS‑FRAE, or CS‑Offset, as to the provisions of each retirement system and the advantage or disadvantage in their specific situation
• Counsel employees who are potentially leaving Federal service on the retirement and benefits implication and options with regard to particularly sensitive or complex benefits and retirement issues
• Calculate annuity estimates for employees to use as a basis in making the decision whether to retire
• Review retirement applications and ensure application forms are complete
• Interpret existing policies and procedures in response to inquiries from employees throughout a Federal agency and prepare appropriate correspondence consistent with applicable regulations, policies and procedures
• Counsel retired military employees when it may be advisable to waive their military pension to permit the military service to be credited for civilian civil service annuity purposes
• Counsel families/beneficiaries of deceased employees concerning benefits payable and provide expert technical information and/or assistance in completing required forms
• Interpret and provide counseling on the complex Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity Act (P.L. 98‑615) which permits, with a qualifying court order, the awarding of a FERS‑RAE, FERS, CSRS or CSRS‑Offset survivor annuity to the former…