Human Resources Specialist (Employee Benefits)

Duties
The following are the duties of this position at the GS-13. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.
* Serve as a technical expert and consultant to management on employee benefits and retirement matters with independent responsibility for resolving controversial, complex, and difficult types of problem actions/cases.
* Provide advice and assistance in situations requiring extensive analysis in which the nature and scope of the benefit and retirement issues are complex, requiring careful study in search of innovative solutions to problems in consideration of the needs of management.
* Review established programs, evaluate their effectiveness, recommend improvements, and redesign as necessary to meet changing objectives.
* Prepare local instructions, internal guidelines and standard operating procedures implementing human resource programs. Maintain automated libraries in support of these guides and procedures.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
* A one-year probationary period may be required.
* Must successfully complete a background investigation. Periodic reinvestigation is required no later than five years after selection and at least every succeeding five years.
* Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.
* Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
* This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. For more information about individual rights, Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights - FBI, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI, and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov).
Key Requirements:
* Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
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* Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your rsum.
Specialized Experience for the GS-13 is defined as one year of experience at the GS-12 level, or equivalent, that is directly related to the position, and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes the following:
Experience interpreting and applying Human Resource guidelines and regulations to identify areas of improvement and make recommendations to management; AND
Experience participating in or leading project teams that result in new processes, recommendations to management or input into workforce and strategic planning; AND
Experience performing analysis on retirement, benefits administration data, and business processes to develop reports, recommend process improvements and develop and conduct training.
Specialized Experience for the GS-12 is defined as one year of experience at the GS-11 level, or equivalent, that is directly related to the position, and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes the following:
Experience interpreting and applying Human Resource guidelines and regulations to identify areas of improvement or make recommendations to management; AND
Experience participating in project teams that result in new processes, recommendations to management or input into workforce and strategic planning; AND
Experience performing analysis on retirement, benefits administration data or Human Resource business processes.
In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:
For the GS-13, you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks.
For the GS-12, you must have been at the GS-11 level for 52 weeks.
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Additional information
OTHER INFORMATION:
* Factors such as cost effectiveness, labor market conditions and difficulties in filling the position will be reviewed in determining if payment of relocation expenses is in the best interest of the Government.
* We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
* This is a non-bargaining unit position.
* This position is a moderate risk position.
* We offer opportunities for telework.
* We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.
Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes:
* Challenging work, opportunities for advancement, competitive salaries, bonuses and incentive awards.
* Eleven paid holidays, 13 days of sick leave, and 13 to 26 days of vacation time each year.
* Access to insurance programs that may be continued after you retire.
* A wide choice of health insurance plans, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and no waiting periods. We pay a substantial amount (up to 75%) of the health insurance premiums.
* A retirement program which includes employer-matching contributions.
* Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay_and_Benefits
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service offers challenging and meaningful work, opportunities for advancement and internal movement to a different career path, a competitive salary, work/life balance, and generous benefits. Maximum telework and flexible work schedule options are also available. Incentives such as student loan repayment, recruitment and relocation incentives, and advanced annual leave accrual may be offered. Some remote work opportunities exist. Approval of these incentives and flexibilities are based on the position, business requirements, applicant/employee qualifications and performance, and other work-related factors.
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