Labor Relations Specialist - Office of Human Resources Management

Summary

As an Employee and Labor Relations Specialist in the Workforce Relations Center, Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM), you will serve as a recognized expert performing complex work and providing guidance on employee and labor relations policies and programs.

As an Employee and Labor Relations Specialist in the Workforce Relations Center, Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM), you will serve as a recognized expert performing complex work and providing guidance on employee and labor relations policies and programs.

Positions may be filled in Washington, DC;
Kansas City, MO;
Lakewood, CO;
Raleigh, NC;
Fort Worth, TX.

We are currently filling two vacancies, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

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As an Employee and Labor Relations, you will perform the following duties:

• Provides leadership, expert assistance, and authoritative advice on interpretation of human resources policy in the employee relations program area. Researches sensitive, complex, or controversial issues; interprets legal sources; and develops policy recommendations based on extensive analysis. Provides technical expertise on extraordinary, unique, or contentious employee relations matters and develops innovative solutions. Identifies, designs, and delivers training on key employee relations concepts.
• Serves as a coordinator and representative for major employee relations issues and meetings involving internal and external organizations. Reviews program activities to identify problems and recommend corrective measures or alternative approaches. Leads or participates in studies of national significance and leads employee relations initiatives. Develops, updates, and analyzes program measures and metrics to monitor and assess program success and effectiveness.
• Develops policies, operating procedures, and directives implementing enterprise-wide labor relations policy and manages related programs. Prepares high-level strategy briefings and represents the organization in formal dealings with national-level and regional union representatives. Researches and assesses policy and practice changes for labor relations obligations. When designated, serves as Chief Negotiator or other team member in national-level negotiations, mediation, and impasse proceedings and prepares, presents, documents, and advocates for proposals, counter proposals, responses, and offers.
• Provides expert-level advice to Human Resource Directors, Labor Relations Specialists, managers, and supervisors in developing solutions to broad and complex problems. Serves as a point of contact on complex labor relations issues and best practices. Provides expert advice on highly complex, unusual, or far-reaching issues. Develops, updates, analyzes, and reports on labor relations measures and performs trend analysis to improve program effectiveness.
• Serves as a Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator and facilitates agency RA cases. Develops and implements RA policies, procedures, and directives; provides expert technical assistance on the interactive process, essential job functions, and reasonable accommodations; and oversees centralized accommodation case files. Analyzes program data and performance metrics and coordinates with legal counsel, medical professionals, and external agencies to resolve complex or contentious accommodation cases.

• US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
• Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
• Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable
• Register with Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959

If selected, you must meet the following…