Summary You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (CLASSIFICATION) in the Fleet Civilian Personnel Programs Office of DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. Vacancies will be filled at the following locations: Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, HI: SALARY TABLE 2024-HI (opm.gov) *A Cost-of-Living-Allowance of 8.90% will be added to the salary and subject to change. Bremerton, Kitsap, WA: SALARY TABLE 2024-SEA (opm.gov) Broadway Complex, San Diego, CA: SALARY TABLE 2024-SD (opm.gov) Responsibilities You will advise managers on the use of position classification options (e.g., accretion of duties, position re-descriptions, position reviews, impact of the person on the job). You will interpret human resources regulations, policies, and procedures related to position classification and position management. You will evaluate position management to improve the structure of assigned organizations. You will Interpret position classification standards to determine the correct pay category, occupational series, title, and grade level. You will advise managers on the proper use of their Delegated Classification Authority. You will determine appropriate Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) coding for position descriptions. You will discuss position description changes with managers to determine if classification review is necessary. You will establish and maintain effective relationships with management to gain confidence and cooperation of supervisors and managers. You will provide advisory on issues related to position classification processes and specific actions. You will establish and maintain effective relationships with management to gain confidence and cooperation of supervisors and managers. You will write detailed synopses of human resources-related investigative results. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Qualifications for the GS-12 Grade Level Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing federal classification authoritative advice and consultative service to customers; and interpreting and applying position classification standards to professional, administrative and interdisciplinary positions to determine appropriate pay plan, occupational series, title and grade level for civilian positions. Qualifications for the GS-11 Grade Level Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Interpreting civilian human resources laws to provide advice on classification functions; and recommending solutions to resolve civilian human resources problems/issues with organization design or providing advisory or guidance to management on classification or position management. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: For the GS-11: Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows: - Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; -OR- - Successfully completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree; -OR- - Successfully completed an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled; -OR- a combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional Information Salary is based on geographical location and subject to change with the annual local wage surveys in accordance with the provisions of 5 CFR Part 532. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf Pay retention may be granted when certain conditions are met. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed. If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed. Eligible DoD career or career conditional employees shall be granted statutory return rights to their former position for a period of 5 years if continuously employed in a foreign or non-foreign area provided by Executive Order 10895 and DoDI 1400.25, v 1230. Employees that do not exercise their return rights within five years are no longer eligible for return rights and will be treated as a local hire. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. Applicants rated ineligible on this vacancy announcement need to reapply and update their application package to be considered on future vacancies filled through this announcement. Applicants selected and hired on this vacancy announcement need to reapply to be considered on future vacancies filled through this announcement. Referral Lists will be issued on an as needed basis as vacancies occur. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the referral cut-off date. Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF- 50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/workingin-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/careertransition/.