HR Specialist (LR/ER)

Summary

LOCATION: This position is located in the San Francisco Regional Office, Managment and Operations Support, Labor and Employee Relations Team at 1221 Nevin Ave, Richmond, CA. TOUR OF DUTY: Flextime | Full-time | Alternate work schedules may be available. TYPE OF POSITION: Permanent

Duties

Incumbent serves as an Labor and Employee Relations Specialist in the Center for Human Resources. The incumbent serves as a technical expert by providing technical advice, performing analytical work, and effectuating personnel actions in support of the San Francisco Region. Responsibilities include performance management, conduct, ethics, third party actions (non-union), leave and attendance problems, complex worker's compensation issues, complex reasonable accommodation issues, and Privacy Act/FOIA matters. Incumbent serves and interacts with components under and outside of the line authority of the Regional Commissioner.

Qualifications

Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-11 level, or equivalent. Examples of specialized experience include: Developing, interpreting and updating complex labor and/or employee relations policies and procedures; Negotiating memoranda of understanding on complex issues; Providing advice, guidance and training/briefing on labor management relations and employee relations issues, negotiations, alternative dispute resolution, etc; Handling third party cases (e.g. serving as a management representative on unfair labor practices, during contract negotiations, implementation or impact bargaining), or Merit Systems Protection Board cases; Resolving disputes through mediation, arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, etc. Note: Part-time work is prorated in crediting experience (e.g., if you work 20 hours per week for a 12-month period), you will be credited with 6 months of experience.

Additional Information

Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov. Additional selections may be made for this vacancy six months from the closing date of this announcement.

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