Duties

Summary

This position is in the AO Human Resources Office (AOHR), which carries out the agency's human resource management and policy authorities. AOHR is responsible for complying with the law and regulations governing pay administration policies and programs for AO employees.
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Responsibilities

AOHR is looking for an HR professional with the technical HR skills, research and writing abilities, and initiative to work in an HR office focused on compensation policy for an excepted service authority. The incumbent of this position must have demonstrated expert-level experience in federal and/or private sector compensation management. Duties include, but are not limited to:

Developing and evaluating pay bands and steps and assessing pay differences using appropriate classification criteria as well as benchmarking/aligning with OPM establishment of general schedule pay and pay caps.

Performing compensation research to analyze market and incentive pay to develop and make recommendations for a comprehensive compensation program that attracts and retains top talent.

Developing, reviewing, and updating compensation and human resources policy in response to day-to-day operational matters as well as in response to all levels of inquiries.

Applying a mastery of compensation and pay setting experience to build pay structures, pay tables, charts, and compress and expand pay bands in accordance with federal policy authorities.

Developing and providing policy guidance on establishing new pay structures for new positions; assisting operational staff with responding to succession planning and workforce restructuring requirements.

Providing expert oral and written policy interpretation and determination on complex compensation, classification, and other human resources policy matters.

Writing complex human resources policies, documents, reports, white papers, and compensation reports and analysis.

Preparing and giving oral presentations on complex pay matters using a variety of presentation software.

Providing advice regarding complex staffing and/or pay setting and pay adjustment matters in compliance with law and regulations and AO policy.

Serving as a compensation expert in designing or modifying HR systems.

Preparing and analyzing human resources data reports with data obtained from an HR system, and presenting summaries and recommendations.

Analyzing staffing and/or pay cases to determine compliance with law, regulation, policy, and procedures and presenting cases to review groups.

Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
00

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.

Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the Administrative Office of the US Courts. In instances where non-citizens are considered for hire into temporary or any other position with non competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO's Human Resources Office that there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the United States and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at http://ww.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/non-citizens . For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification .

All new AO employees will be required to complete a FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.

All new AO employees must identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.

You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.

If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Relocation expenses may be provided, but only if authorized by the Director of the AO.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience : Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated expert compensation experience and knowledge in ALL the following areas:

Constructing pay tables and pay charts;

Compressing and expanding pay bands in accordance with federal policy authorities; and

Administering locality rates.

NOTE: Evidence of specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held. Please provide such documentation on your resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume because that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Education

This position does not require education to qualify.

Additional information

The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

For this job announcement the following documents and/or information are required:

• Resume - Any written format you choose to describe your job-related qualifications.
• Citizenship - Include country of citizenship on resume.
• Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) - All applicants outside of the AO must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 to verify current or former Federal employment status.
• Veterans Preference documentation - Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), if applicable Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (SF-15) and an official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying to the veteran's present receipt of compensation.

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.