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Summary You will serve as a Human Resources Specialist (ER/LR) in the Administrative and Resources Division of HQ US MARINE CORPS. Responsibilities You will serve as a Labor and Employee Relations staff specialist with responsibility for assisting in planning and implementing of the Headquarters’ U.S. Marine Corps Employee and Labor Relations program. You will advise management officials on matters pertaining to disciplinary and adverse actions, leave, and performance management issues. Develop case strategy which takes into account relevant precedents from various forums. You will create case files and draft formal correspondence on disciplinary and adverse actions, and appeals. You will represent the Human Resources Branch in attempting to resolve employee grievances under the agency and/or negotiated grievance procedures. You will make assessments of the relevant facts in the grievance, identifying courses of action to resolve the matter and selling the solution to both management and grievant. You will analyze and resolve particularly complex and sensitive problems and issues. Assess the potential impact and precedent-setting implications of pending disputes before third-party authorities. You will assists parties in problem definition and assessment of alternative approaches to resolving problems. You will be responsible for components of the labor management relations activities, including contract administration; negotiations. You will assist and perform fact finding in connection with unfair labor practice charges and complaints of limited scope and complexity; and evaluate pertinent information and make recommendations for resolution. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: performing duties such as drafting formal correspondence on disciplinary and adverse action notices, performance-based problem notices, processing grievances and appeals; dealing with complex and sensitive conduct issues, and directly advising managers or supervisors on preparing disciplinary and adverse actions. GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: performing duties in employee relations to include representing an entity in preparing of proposed disciplinary actions, assisting with decision letters in disciplinary cases, and conducting oral meetings relative to discipline and/or conducting or reviewing personnel misconduct investigations involving complex and sensitive conduct issues. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education GS-11 ONLY: In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional Information Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. This position is eligible for part time, substantial or ad-hoc telework at the discretion of management. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.