Duties

Summary

This position is located in the Office of the Executive Director, Human Resources Branch, Performance and Compensation Section at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The Human Resources Branch is responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of human resources programs and objectives for agency headquarters, and regional offices.

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Responsibilities

This position serves as the CFTC's Compensation Specialist in the Human Resources Branch, Workforce Relations Section. Specifically, you will:

• Manage the development, implementation, and oversight of our new compensation programs, including continually evaluating the effectiveness of CFTC compensation and incentives programs, policies, and strategies.
• Act as CFTC's liaison with other agencies to monitor comparability and evaluating the effectiveness of our programs using assessments from a variety of methods such as exit interviews, on-boarding surveys, FEVS, and evaluation of recruitment and retention programs.
• Make recommendations for policy changes to include pay reform to ensure comparability with other agencies and the effectiveness of CFTC programs.
• Oversee the design and implementation of the pay for performance aspects of the new performance management systems
• Handle the annual pay for performance program including any recommendations needed to maintain comparability with other similar agencies, determining merit pay pools, and calculating annual pay adjustments.
• Manage the operational aspects of the merit pay process and computing merit pay
• Reviewing the use of the incentive awards program for effectiveness as part of the CFTC's compensation programs
• Make recommendations for changes or improvements in the policy and to maintain comparability with other agencies, including incentive awards, honorary awards, suggestion awards, and non-monetary awards

Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
14

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship
• Background/Security Investigation
• Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered for Selective Service

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills and abilities) in the following areas:

• Knowledge of compensation principles and best practices to administer an agency's compensation program.
• Knowledge of pay administration and laws to manage an agency's pay and timekeeping activities.
• Ability to make clear and convincing oral presentations on compensation related topics.
• Ability to prepare clear, concise, and organized documents and data related to compensation management.

Qualifications

CT-14: You must have at least 1 year of specialized experience at the CT/GS-13 grade level. Specialized experience includes:

Experience providing expert technical advice and assistance to program managers and operating HR offices on pay administration; experience developing and providing policy guidance on a wide range of compensation programs; experience analyzing proposed pay and compensation legislation and regulations for impact on agency HR policies and programs; and experience developing broad policies and programs to implement new pay and compensation systems, legislation, regulation, and court decisions.

Qualifications - You must meet the minimum qualifications outlined below in OPM's Qualifications Standard Operating Manual: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0200/human-resources-management-series-0201/

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Additional information

Relocation. Relocation expenses will not be paid.

Time-in-Grade. You must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

EEO Policy Statement. The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.

Reasonable Accommodation. Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA). VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for position announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under the VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this vacancy announcement.

The law prohibits public officials from appointing, promoting, or recommending their relatives. The law prohibits requesting, making, transmitting, accepting, or considering political recommendations for employment or other personnel actions for non-political positions. This includes recommendations from Members of Congress, Congressional employees, elected state or local officials, and political party officials and any recommendation based on party affiliation.

Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Candidates will be eligible if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by attaining at least a rating of 85 out of 100. Information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management's Career Transition Resources website at: http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp . CTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents: 1. A copy of your specific RIF notice, written notice of your expected separation or other documentation of priority consideration status; 2. A copy of your latest SF-50 - noting current position, grade level, and duty location; 3. A copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and 4. Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential. ICTAP applicants MUST submit the following: 1. A copy of your RIF separation notice, notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate, or notice of disability annuity termination; 2. A copy of your SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action", documenting your RIF separation, noting your position, grade level, and duty location; 3. A copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and 4. Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application will be evaluated and rated under CFTC Category Rating and Selection Procedures. Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the online assessment questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. Your application will then be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Names of all candidates in the best qualified category will be sent to the hiring official for employment consideration. Candidates within the best qualified category who are eligible for veterans preference will receive selection priority over non-veteran preference eligibles.

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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

• Resume showing relevant experience (cover letter optional).
• SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action, which shows career or career-conditional tenure
• Most Recent Performance Appraisal
• Veterans Preference documentation, if applicable

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.