Duties

The incumbent will serve as a Management & Program Analyst, responsible for providing recommendations on civilian personnel management, labor relations, staffing, and administration to the Chief of the Personnel Division; serving as the Civilian Resource Coordinator (CRC) for all LANT staff and units (ATU 20); conducting analysis of organizational structure and total workforce staffing; and serving as the LANTAREA Leadership & Diversity Advisor.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Managing, executing, and evaluating programs that impact a major organizational component of the agency.
• Consulting with and advising the LANTAREA Personnel Division Chief and other management officials on current and proposed policies with respect to their impacts on civilian personnel and labor management relations.
• Performing studies and analyses of organizational structure and staffing.
• Developing new and reviewing existing civilian personnel administration processes to ensure they are efficient, effective, well understood and aligned with CG headquarters and LANTAREA processes and policies.
• Analyzing and providing guidance and assistance to the COMDT Human Resources Staff (CG-1211SE) on management-employee relations, disciplinary actions, adverse actions, grievances, performance management, awards and recognition, employee counseling, and related Human Resources functions.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Applicant is subject to pre-appointment and random drug testing.
• This position requires a Secret clearance.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade.

As required by Executive Order 14043 and guidance issued by the Safer Federal Workforce Taskforce, Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected, you will be required to provide information on your vaccination status and will be required to submit documentation of proof of vaccination, or seek a medical or religious exemption to the requirements of E.O. 14043.

Qualifications

AT THE GS-13: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include: Advising and assisting management in developing and improving civilian personnel administrative support, addressing issues that impact command climates and labor relations, and assessing and revising organizational structures and staffing; implementing studies for program effectiveness; developing new and revising personnel administration policies and procedures; and communicating program information to management through oral presentation or written reports.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For further information on the evaluation of foreign education, refer to the U.S. Department of Education's web site at click here

Additional information

Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. At the time of appointment, selectees will be required to update the OF-306. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations.

If you are selected for this position, you will be subject to a determination of your suitability for Federal employment. All selectees are subject to an appropriate investigation as a condition of placement into this position. Certain investigation levels may automatically require a credit check after initial job qualifications have been met. For those positions that do not automatically require a credit check, it may later be required if the initial investigation surfaces a potential issue. Visit: OPM Mythbuster

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Moving expenses will not be paid.

All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit.

For Veterans' preference eligibility, visit Veterans' Employment Resources . Veterans , Peace Corps / VISTA volunteers , and persons with disabilities . Veterans and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility and to understand the documentation that would be required with your application, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.

More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 90 days from the date the certificate was issued.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 202-795-6287. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation