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Human Resources Specialist (Benefits & Retirement)

Employer
USAJobs
Location
District of Columbia, D.C
Closing date
Jul 1, 2019
Duties

Summary

The FMC is ranked in the top 10 Best Places to Work for Small Agencies!

This position is located in the Office of Human Resources, Office of the Managing Director and serves as a Human Resources Specialist with primary responsibility for providing expert advisory and consultative services related to benefits, leave, and payroll.
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Responsibilities

As a Human Resources Specialist you will:
  • Serve as the agency expert in Federal Benefits and Retirements program.
  • Interpret Federal HR policies, and determines their effect on a wide range of HR matters including the retirement and benefits program; develop agency guidance, procedures, and directives; and, provide the full range of customized employee benefits counseling and assistance services including retirement, health and life insurance, death and survivor benefits, debt and over payments, and leave administration.
  • Create and conduct briefings concerning retirement options and eligibility requirements; make and manage retirement determinations, health and life insurance, and Thrift Savings Plan issues; provide advice on benefits procedures, forms, eligibility requirements, and coverage; compute benefits and process personnel action requests and employee elections; coordinate open seasons and enrollment periods; organize the annual FMC Employee Benefits Fair; respond to complex benefits questions.
  • Conduct personnel action processing using NFC and provide advisory services on complex HR processing issues.
  • Conduct new employee orientation sessions and ensure new hires are appropriately entered on the agency rolls, counseled, and all necessary actions related to benefits and the securing of information from prior Federal employment, and pay have been completed; ensures proper completion of required forms and follows up on important due dates.
  • Plan and prepare various HR reports including, but not limited to FMC's Annual Employee Financial Education Plan for submission to the Office of Personnel Management.
  • Serve as the agency's primary contact for leave administration and leave-related inquiries and issues.
The following are the duties of this position at the GS-13 grade level. If you are selected at a lower grade, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
13

Requirements

Conditions of Employment


  • Must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • A 1-year probationary period is required (unless already completed).
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Low Risk Public Trust background investigation.
  • We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
  • We may fill like positions within 12 months of the close of the announcement.
  • This is a non-bargaining unit position.
  • Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
  • If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
  • Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
  • Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9 . Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
  • May be required to file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.

To preview questions click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10530347 .

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

For the GS-12 grade level: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
  • Providing technical guidance on federal benefits programs;
  • Providing guidance to supervisors or employees on payroll, premium pay, and leave administration; and
  • Drafting procedural, planning, training or guidance materials related to benefits administration, pay administration, and leave administration.
For the GS-13 grade level: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
  • Serving as an expert in federal benefits programs;
  • Providing guidance to senior leaders, supervisors or employees on payroll, premium pay, and leave administration; and
  • Developing written policy, procedural, planning, training or guidance materials related to benefits administration, pay administration, and leave administration.
In addition to the above requirements, Status Candidates must meet the following by the close of the announcement:
  • For the GS-12 grade level: You must have been at the GS-11 level for 52 weeks (time-in-grade requirement).
  • For the GS-13 grade level: You must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks (time-in-grade requirement).


Education

This position does not have an education requirement.

Additional information

Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector, or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.

It is your responsibility to ensure your resume states complete information for each job entry. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year (MM/YYYY), and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. If your resume does not provide enough information regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualification determination, your application package may be rendered disqualified and you will no longer be considered for this position.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume will result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas:
  • Employee Benefits
  • HR Information Systems
  • Project Management
  • Problem Solving
  • Oral Communication
  • Writing
Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview. We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) , you must be assigned to the Well Qualified category or better to receive special selection priority.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

A complete application includes 1. A resume, 2. Vacancyquestion responses, and 3.Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you will not be considered for this position (or will not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).

All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.)

CURRENT AND FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
  • SF-50: Submit a copy of your SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, which shows your current (or most recent) grade and competitive service status. (The "position occupied" block on the SF-50 should show a 1 and your "tenure" block should show a 1 or 2.). Award SF-50s will not be accepted.
  • Indicate on your application the highest permanent grade you have held; if this grade is different from your current grade, submit an additional SF-50 showing this grade.
  • Performance Appraisal: Submit a copy of your most recent, signed, completed annual performance appraisal which includes the final rating dated within the last 18 months. If it is not dated within the last 18 months or if you have not received a performance appraisal, please explain why in your application (i.e upload a supplemental document reflecting this information).
  • Non-Competitive Current/Former Federal employees: In addition to the SF-50 and Performance Appraisal, submit a copy of your SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, which reflects your grade level and promotion potential.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) DOCUMENTATION
If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, you must submit the following documents:
  • If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, you must submit documentary evidence, e.g., Reduction-In-Force (RIF) Notice, Certification of Expected Separation, SF-50 documenting separation by RIF, or a letter from OPM or your agency documenting your priority consideration;
  • Displaced District of Columbia Government, Department of Corrections employees will be eligible for priority consideration and competitive appointment (Public Law 105-274). Eligible candidates are not restricted by geographic location or grade level in jobs for which they apply. Documentary evidence is the same as stated above.
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACT (VEOA)
  • If you are applying under the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) , you must submit a copy of your DD-214 (Member 4 copy), or other official documentation from a branch of the Armed Forces or the Department of Veterans Affairs showing dates of service and type of discharge.
  • Ten-point preference eligibles must also submit an Application for 10-point Veteran Preference, SF-15 , along with the required documentation listed on the back of the SF-15 form.
SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITIES DOCUMENTATION
If you are applying under a special hiring authority (i.e. Schedule A persons with disabilities authority ), submit a copy of proof of your eligibility.

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