Human Resources Specialist​/Labor Relations

You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (EMPLOYEE & LABOR RELATIONS) in the US FLEET FORCES COMMAND HR SERVICES BRANCH (1102.6), LABOR AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

• You will provide assistance to management on all matters relating to labor and employee relations.
• You will serve as a point of contact between labor organizations and management.
• You will provide authoritative technical assistance and solutions to problems/issues.
• You will coordinate and/or prepare responses to external program review findings and recommendations regarding sensitive issues.

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Your Resume Must Demonstrate At Least One Year Of Specialized Experience At Or Equivalent To The GS-07 Grade Level Or Pay Band In The Federal Service Or Equivalent Experience In The Private Or Public Sector. Specialized Experience Must Demonstrate The Following

• Experience assisting legal representatives of management in the technical aspects of personnel administration during formal hearings, grievances, and appeals.
• Experience applying labor relations theories, concepts, practices, laws, rules, regulations, precedents, and procedures.
• Experience assisting management in the negotiation of labor relation matters.
• Experience performing complex fact-finding, analytical, and problem-solving methods and techniques.
• Experience in written and oral communication to prepare and present findings and recommendations relevant to difficult and controversial issues as related to L/ER instructions and guidance.

Your Resume Must Demonstrate At Least One Year Of Specialized Experience At Or Equivalent To The GS-05 Grade Level Or Pay Band In The Federal Service Or Equivalent Experience In The Private Or Public Sector. Specialized Experience Must Demonstrate The Following

• Experience establishing and maintaining highly effective relationships with and gain confidence and cooperation of supervisors and managers to resolve difficult and controversial issues.
• Experience in applying complex fact-finding, analytical and problem-solving methods and techniques.
• Experience being liaison capacity between customers, command personnel and applicable operations to work customer service issues.
• Experience in written and oral communications to prepare and present finding and recommendations relevant to difficult and controversial issues.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

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Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community,…