Summary What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? The salary range listed is based on the associated General Schedule Locality pay tables as determined by the Locality Pay Area Definitions. See the Additional Information section for more information. First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01. Responsibilities As a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist, within the Office of Human Captial, some of your specific duties will include: Plan and set goals and long-range objectives. This involves providing guidance and broad direction on program execution, evaluating the efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance of the programs under their direction, managing, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement. Plan, organize, and oversee the activities of the Division; develop goals and objectives that integrate organization and human resource objectives; plan work for accomplishment by subordinate Branches; set and adjust long and short-term priorities; and assign work so that the experience, training, and abilities of the staff are effectively utilized to meet customer needs. Take actions to improve HR organization performance through increased agility in workload distribution practices; communicate and oversee the accomplishment of action plans; review and evaluate program metrics and milestone status; adjust initiative action and priorities; coordinate with and advise higher level authorities on corrective efforts; and ensure evaluation of Division resources against workload requirements. Provide input for workforce and succession planning efforts with high level agency leaders and support broader Office of Human Capital leadership efforts. Conduct special inquiries and assignments on complex high-priority and/or sensitive issues. Projects typically involve extensive research to develop fact patterns and recommend an official course of action. Represent the U.S. Geological Survey in meetings with high-level officials from the Department of Interior, the Office of Personnel Management, other agencies, members of external organizations on matters concerning a broad range of human resource issues. This involves delivering briefings to executive leadership on findings and provides Human Resource advice and recommendations with bureau-wide scope and impact. Requirements Conditions of Employment Key Requirements: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation. Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year probationary and/or supervisory probationary period. More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information. Are There Any Special Requirements for This Position? Because this position requires travel for official business, the selectee may be required to apply for a charge card within 30 calendar days of appointment. Individuals who have delinquent account balances from a previous Government charge card will be required to satisfy their existing obligation before a new card can be issued. A background investigation will be required for this position. Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system. If you are a Federal employee applying for a promotion (under merit promotion procedures) you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Qualifications DEFINITIONS: Experience: One year of work experience is twelve months working full-time (at least 35-40 hours per week). Part-time experience can be pro-rated (i.e., a year at 20 hours per week is credited as 6 months of experience). If your position consisted of mixed duties, experience credit is given for the percentage of time that you spent on qualifying duties (i.e., if you held a position for 2 years, full-time, consisting of 25% personnel work and 75% budget work, and then applied for a budget position you could calculate your experience as follows: 2 years = 24 months. 24 months x 75% [percentage of time spent on budget duties] = 18 months of qualifying experience.) For GS-14: Applicants must meet the following to qualify for the GS-14 level: One year of specialized experience in or directly related to this position that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. To be creditable, the required specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service. Examples of such experience may include: Providing direction, guidance, and advice to staff and ensuring consistency within the team and with other servicing teams; Identifying, distributing, and balancing staff workload and communicating assignments, projects and problems to be solved, deadlines, actionable events, milestones, and program issues; delivering advisory service that reflects application of appropriate human resources laws, regulations, policies and procedures; and performing or overseeing a wide variety of human resources operations activities; providing human resources perspective and advice in the areas of workforce planning, recruitment and placement, position classification and management, employee/labor relations, and employee benefits; working closely with key operating officials to ensure that the application of human resource management provisions and guidelines; supervising or leading a team of HR professionals. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement. Education 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. Additional Information Other Information: It is anticipated that one position will be filled in Sacramento, CA; Lakewood, CO; or Reston, VA. Duty location will be determined upon hire. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies in U.S. Geological Survey offices. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position. Under Executive Order 11935, only United States citizens and nationals (residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) may compete for civil service jobs. Agencies are permitted to hire non-citizens only in very limited circumstances where there are no qualified citizens available for the position. USGS employees are subject to Title 43, USC Section 31(a) and may not: (a) have any personal, private, direct or indirect interest in lands or mineral wealth of lands under survey; (b) have any substantial personal, private, direct or indirect interests in any private mining or mineral enterprise doing business with the United States; or (c) execute surveys or examinations for private parties or corporations. The application contains information subject to the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579, 5 USC 552a). The information is used to determine qualifications for employment, and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361. DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify. The Department of the Interior (DOI) places a high value on diversity of experience and cultural perspectives and encourages applications from all interested eligible candidates. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) are fundamental principles that guide the Department and allow us to successfully achieve our mission. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Agency Benefits: USGS has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework in accordance with the DOI Telework policy and with supervisor approval. The official worksite for the selectee is the duty station identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis. For additional information on our internal telework policy, please reference the Department of the Interior Telework Handbook at: https://www.doi.gov/telework/policies. Working for the U.S. Geological Survey offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; health, life, dental, vision, and long term care insurance, flexible spending accounts, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.