Total 16 Others level Human Resources job vacancies in Gaithersburg, Maryland

As a Training Specialist, you will provide expertise in planning, development, presentation, and evaluation of adult training, education and professional development programs for HRSA.

Your major duties and responsibilities include:

• Designing and delivering instructor-led, in-person training and instructor-led virtual classroom training using computer-based training (CBT) and interactive courseware solutions to meet training requirements.
• Designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating training and development programs using adult learning principles, identifying learning goals and objectives.
• Evaluating effectiveness of instructional materials and compiled data for a variety of training programs and presenting findings to stakeholders to assist in improving training strategies.
• Facilitating focus groups and interviews for the purpose of designing individual and organizational interventions.

Specific duties include:

• Leads a unit or team of employees performing work at the GS-5/6/7 level.
• Provides guidance and technical direction for accomplishing the work of the unit or team.
• Ensures the work assignments of employees in the unit or team are carried out.
• Works with the supervisor in the assignment of functions to team members in order to meet routine and unusual deadlines and priorities.
• Serves as work leader, ensuring the work assignments of employees in the unit are carried out.
• Distributes and balances workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow and/or job specialization. In case of a shortage of personnel due to scheduled or unscheduled leave, responsible for filing in and for distributing the workload to other team members to ensure smooth workflow.
• Ensures the timely accomplishment of assigned tasks, and ensures that each employee has enough work to keep busy. Monitors the status and progress of work and makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities.
• Maintains current knowledge and answers questions about other employee's procedures, policies and directives.
• Trains or arranges for the training of team members in the accomplishment of tasks or projects. Gives on-the-job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices.
• Monitors and reports on the status and progress of work, checks on work in progress, and reviews completed work to see that the supervisor's instructions on work priorities, methods, deadlines, and quality have been met.
• Obtains assistance and/or need information from the supervisor on problems that may arise or backlogs that cannot be disposed of promptly.
• Checks work in progress or spot checks work not requiring review, and reviews completed work to see that the supervisor's instruction on work sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines have been met.
• Amends or rejects work not meeting established standards; refers to questions or matters not covered by standards and problems in meeting performance standards to the supervisor.
• Performs the following limited administrative personnel management functions:

1. Approves emergency leave for a few hours or for emergencies.
2. Provides information to the supervisor concerning promotions, reassignment, recognition of outstanding performance, and personnel needs.
3. Informs employees of available employee benefits, services, and work-related activities.
4. Reports to the supervisor on performance, progress, and training needs of employees, and on behavior problems.
5. Resolves simple, informal complaints of employees and refers others, such as formal grievances and appeals, to the supervisor or an appropriate management official.

• Monitor suspense items and prepare correspondence.
• Review, examine, evaluate and analyze Department of the Army publications and Military Personnel (MILPER) messages associated with Military Personnel Management to determine their applicability and impact on personnel services.
• Keep track of current publications on military personnel operations and ensure the publications for Officer/NCO Evaluations, Officer/Enlisted Promotions are current.
• Provide technical guidance to subordinate units in the area of military personnel actions and the maintenance of personnel records.
• Draft correspondence concerning aspects of officer and enlisted military personnel activities.
• Within established guidelines and procedures, execute officer and enlisted military functions.

• You will provide classification and position management advisory services in a college/university environment.
• You will advise on recruitment strategies (e.g. Merit, Delegated Examining, Direct Hire) and incentives; advertising, resume review, interview techniques, etc.
• You will advise management concerning appropriate solutions for workplace issues (employee and labor relations issues). Defers more complex matters to the ER/LR specialist.
• You will develop marketing strategies appropriate for non-competitive recruiting (e.g. recent college graduates, individuals with disabilities, Mil Spouse, Vets, Interchange eligible).

• Guide and direct overall policy development and operations with other program managers across multiple enterprises within DISA.
• Determines applicability, of established law, directives and issuances to individual situations and agency wide conditions peculiar to the Defense Information Systems Agency.
• Drafts and develops program guidance in conjunction with the Subject Matter Expert (SME), to include manuals and training course units on technical services programs and processes.
• Manages Civilian Personnel publications program with extensive regulations, forms, etc. Works with the Agency Editor, publications team and Chief of Staff office to ensure proper routing and issuance of publications.
• Serves as the Agency's Remote Work Program Manager charged with full spectrum of program operations. Responsible for program development, modifications, advisory services, execution, and sustainment.
• Develop and establish policies, laws, guidance, and regulations directly related to the program.

• Perform a wide range of military HR actions in support of BDE HQs military personnel.
• Maintain a control log whereby leave and passes are tracked.
• Advise BDE on status of assigned HR actions, issues encountered, and recommends solutions, when appropriate.
• Performs mailroom duties to include receiving, sorting, and distributing mail.

• Provides technical advice and assistance for Classification and disseminates command civilian personnel information to workforce.
• Inputs and retrieves data from DCPDS and AUTONOA that ensures the accuracy of organization and position information, initiating corrective action when necessary.
• Assists with the development of classification determinations.
• Develop long and short-range staffing plans to meet forecasted mission requirements, human capital losses, changes in critical competencies, availability of candidates, career development patterns, reorganization proposals.
• Provides guidance on merit system principles, prohibited personnel practices, the development and use of valid selection criteria, and other approaches that may help in staffing the organization .
• Provides advice and assistance on grievance procedures and options for resolution of conflicts or problems.
• Investigates and resolves payroll issues associated with various and unrelated types of civilian appointments such as career, career conditional, consultants, temporary, part- time, and student employment.

• Serves as a Management Analyst with responsibility for Human Resource Management in such areas as in performance management, workforce and human capital initiatives
• Evaluates program execution; recognizes problem areas; and originates solutions to complex and unusual issues
• Provides technical advice and assistance to officials at all levels as it relates to the mission, policies, and consistency issues.
• Complete studies in human resources management to provide guidance to the leaders and the workforce members
• Interpret data to identify trends to advise in areas such as developing goals and corrective actions
• Interpret Headquarter policies/regulations to implement guidance pertaining to human resources (Performance Management)
• Develop human resource management strategic planning activities to formulate programmatic approaches.

• Provides regulatory guidance on all aspects of military personnel operations.
• Coordinates assignment instructions for all incoming and outgoing soldiers.
• Council's soldiers and eligible family members on retirement and separation processing.
• Assists retirement eligible personnel or family members with their elections for the Survivors Benefits Plan (SBP).
• Administers the authorization of benefits under the Former Spouse Protection Act.

• Provide expertise concerning a comprehensive HR program, including position classification, staffing and placement, DCIPS performance management and recognition, employee development, employee relations, and benefits programs.
• Apply expert knowledge of HR policy, laws, guidance, and regulations to provide authoritative advice and recommendations in managing and supporting worldwide staffing and recruiting activities.
• Serve as staff advisor and provide oversight for the civilian human resources management program planning, evaluating, and inspection effort of the command.
• Advise command, AFSC and MICECP program leadership, and subordinate commanders and staff heads on civilian human resources programs, policies, processes, and practices.

• Assists in managing and processing DARB applications
• Assists the information technology Engineers with the operation, maintenance, and management of the military personnel data system (MILPDS) and the electronic case management tracking system for the DARB AFBCMR.
• Reviews case files to determine if all relevant issues have been fully addressed by the office of primary responsibility.
• Plays a key role in the development and maintenance of governance related to assigned duties

• Serves as the Agency’s Employee and Labor Relations Officer, plans and directs the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Agency's labor relations program.
• Develops program policies and procedures to ensure a viable labor-management relationship both in the Headquarters and at field sites.
• Reviews DISA policies and guidance materials and provides expert advisory services to implement agency wide.
• Develops a program of positive action to maintain the labor-relations component of inter-service agreements.
• Consults and provides advice to the agency on complex, sensitive, and difficult employee relations cases/issues. Provides advice on processing and adjudicating grievance and arbitration cases, adverse action appeals, and on disciplinary actions.
• Develop, directs, and performs, regular, comprehensive evaluations of the Agency-wide employee and labor relations program to ensure compliance with Agency policy and procedures.

*Note: This position has a requirement to report to Rockville, MD. An incumbent may be eligible for telework, but this position is not a virtual/remote-based.

Advisory/Consulting Services

An authoritative subject matter expert providing advisory services on the evaluation, development and management of compensation management programs; specifically Federal HR programs, policies, and guidance related to Title 5 and Title 38 compensation. Provides policy interpretations on interrelated program and policy issues that are sensitive, highly complex, visible, and controversial and/or involve more than one HR functional area.

Policy Development and Guidance

Develop and write compensation documents to include policies, delegations of authority, IHS circulars, special general memorandum, standard operating procedures, fact sheets, memorandum, delegations of agreement, and leadership briefings. Applies an in-depth understanding of compensation decisions and precedents to modify or establish new HR policies, and guidance.

Program Evaluation

Independently conducts and/or directs the conduct of surveys, studies, or evaluations relating to Title 5 and Title 38 compensation. Determines scope of project based on initial discussion with senior management officials. Manages the project to include data gathering, analysis, and report writing phases. Continually evaluates approval processes, taking into consideration HHS and OPM requirements, to develop more effective and efficient HR processes. Utilizes automated OHR systems, for recruitment and personnel processing as well as IHS and HHS databases, to fully support policy and program evaluation activities. Analyzes vacancy rates, turnover rates, compensation data and other pertinent information to determine which occupational series most need a Title 38 SSR or an increase to an already authorized SSR.

Compensation Management Case Auditing

The purpose of this position is to provide a variety of legal administrative, operations and support services. This position serves as Executive Assistant (legal) to the General Counsel, independently performing a wide range of confidential and sensitive assignments requiring an intimate knowledge of the supervisor's priorities and interests concerning current HHS issues

• Provides technical advice to all USCYBERCOM components/elements on the development, implementation, and administration of CHR programs; the interpretation and clarification of CHR policies, regulatory guides, and laws.
• Provide technical advice on the planning and reshaping of a workforce that is responsive to changes in mission; and works to develop solutions to complex problems of CHR program improvement.
• Provides guidance and/or administrative support specifically regarding civilian awards, decorations, performance evaluation, employment, restudies, realignments, retirement, pay systems, training, foreign travel, leave and overtime.
• Performs liaison functions with the Cyber Civilian Human Resource Service Center (CHRSC).
• Resolves complicated, substantive issues affecting major administrative programs and unique Joint requirements, identifies personnel needs and problems, and proposes new organizational structures, realignment of functions, and/or staffing levels.
• The decisions/ recommendations impact current and future USCYBERCOM personnel, so the employee works independently or with others, receiving input or support from other analysts and subject-matter specialists, as needed.
• Disseminates Command information to the civilian workforce via an electronic bulletin board, local area network, and other means.
• Plans, conducts, and implements/participates in complicated and comprehensive analytical studies of structures, proposed reorganizations and/or realignment of USCYBERCOM functions, and staffing level changes, and determines span of control.
• Tracks authorized and assigned workforce while keeping management informed of workforce authorization versus on-board issues.
• Provides substantive management support services in the areas of program cost analysis, annual/multi-year/long range fiscal planning, and development of annual work-plan(s) for organizations whose operations are interrelated and unpredictable.
• Reviews human resource management directives, policies, procedures, requirement, etc.; briefs the Commander and affected supervisors on significant changes; and, when necessary, drafts supplemental internal implementation instructions.
• Identifies administrative and supervisory performance problems, and keeps the Commander apprised on the general state of workforce management and official structure administration activities within the USCYBERCOM.