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Position Title
Supervisory HR Specialist (Information Systems)
Agency
Office of Personnel Management
Announcement Number
23-RGJ-12041800-MP Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 to Monday, July 24, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?

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Please mark "YES" to ALL eligibility options below for which you wish to be considered for, we can ONLY verify eligibility options for which you claim and provide proper documentation, see required documents section. If you fail to select at least one eligibility below or you select an eligibility that you do not provide proof of, your application may be marked INELIGIBLE as out of the area of consideration. The full performance level of this position is GS-14.

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3. Are you a current employee of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) who meets the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service? If yes, confirm you meet all of the following requirements:
  • You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy;
  • Your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; 
  • Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
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4. Are you a current Federal Employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service?
 
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5. Competitive Merit Promotion

Are you a current OPM employee who holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service? (Internal OPM employees only)
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6. Non Competitive 

Are you a current OPM employee who holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service and has held a permanent (non-temporary) position in the competitive service at the same or higher full performance level as the position being announced? (Internal OPM employees only and must have held the Promotion Potential i.e. the full performance level posted in announcement.) 
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7. Are you a current or former federal employee who meets the definition of displaced (CFR 330.702)  from a position in the competitive service from a Federal agency?  If yes, confirm you meet all of the following requirements:
 
  • You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy;
  • Your grade is/was equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; 
  • Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent;
  • It has been less than a year from your separation from Federal service (see ICTAP eligibility period CFR 330.708.)
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8. Are you a current excepted service employee of one of the following Federal agencies that have a valid interchange agreement with the Office of Personnel Management?
 
  • Tennessee Valley Authority; or
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission; or
  • Veteran's Health Admin of the Department of Veterans Affairs; or
  • Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) employees of the Dept of Defense; or
  • Federal Aviation Administration; or
  • Department of Homeland Security, TSA; or
  • Corporation for National and Community Service; or
  • Other Agency currently under an Interchange agreement with OPM.

 
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9. Are you a current or former employee of a Land Management Agency and are serving or served under a time-limited competitive service appointment?   This service is qualifying for consideration under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, P.L. 114-47
 
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10. Are you a Military Spouse Eligible under E.O. 13832 and P.L. 115-232: The spouse of a member of the armed forces on active duty, the spouse of a 100 percent disabled member of the armed forces, or the spouse of a deceased member of the armed forces?
 
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11. Are you a current employee of one of the following Federal agencies and eligible for non-competitive consideration?
  • Postal Career Service Employee
  • Postal Rate Commission Employee
  • Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee
  • Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee
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12. Are you eligible for appointment under the Excepted Service authority for Individuals with intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities or psychiatric disabilities? [5CFR 213.3102(u)]?
 
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13. Are you a former permanent, competitive-service employee of the Federal Government  OR  veterans' preference eligible who held a career or career-conditional (non-time-limited) appointment eligible for reinstatement?  

If you are, your previous SF-50 will reflect career status, Tenure 1 in box 24  OR
Your  previous SF-50 will reflect career-conditional status: Tenure 2 in box 24 and you will have separated within the last three years OR
Your previous SF-50 will reflect career-conditional status: Tenure 2 in box 24 and you have veterans preference.
 
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14. Are you a Current Federal Employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service and has held a permanent (not time limited) position in the competitive service at the same or higher full performance level as the position being announced? (Must have held the Promotion Potential i.e. the full performance level posted in announcement.) 
 
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15. Are you eligible for consideration under VEOA?  This includes:
  • preference eligible (defined in title 5 U.S.C. 2108(3)), OR
  • veterans who substantially completed 3 or more years of active service under honorable conditions.
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Preferences
1. What is the highest grade you have held on a non-temporary basis in the federal service? If you have never held a federal position, please type "N/A". (limit characters)
2. What was the date of the promotion/appointment for the highest grade held above? Your response will assist in verifying the time-in-grade requirement. If you have never held a federal position, please type "N/A". (limit characters)
3. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently employed, or have been employed within the last 5 years, in any one of the categories below, you must disclose this information. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

Are you a current or former political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316?
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Are you a current or former Schedule A or Schedule C political appointee, or an appointee who serves/served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch?
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Are you a current or former political appointee or non-career SES Executive Branch employee?
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Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. Do you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in federal service that demonstrates expertise in federal human resources information systems that has equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of this position. This experience must have included all of the following?:

1) Serving as a technical point of contact to internal and external stakeholders on processing personnel records:
2) Troubleshooting issues that are found in the automated human resources information systems:
3) Resolving or correcting discrepancies that are found in processing personnel actions: AND
4) Providing technical guidance to staff to ensure staff is properly trained.
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For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
2. Provide technical training to customers on the processing of personnel records.
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3. Interpret complex personnel actions to ensure compliance with Title 5 regulations.
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4. Serve as an agency expert on federal human resources information systems.
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5. Develop standard operating procedures for HR IT systems to ensure proper processing of HR actions.
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6. Aid and train HR staff on electronic Official Personnel Folders (eOPF).
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7. Define requirements for HR IT systems.
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8. Identify areas of improvement for subordinate staff.
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9. Respond to customer inquiries in a manner appropriate to customer service standards.
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10. Recommend, coordinate, and initiate system changes, user-initiated design, redesign or enhancements of current HR automated tools requiring a comprehensive understanding of administrative work processes performed in all echelons of Agency's functional areas.
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11. Research and recommend the most technically feasible, efficient, and cost-effective search designs within user-stated limitations and objectives.
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12. Manage all aspects of an organizations IT Life Cycle Replacement program to ensure replacement of outdated systems and equipment.
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13. Led a team and trained others on the laws, regulations, policies, concepts, and precedents pertaining to a federal Personnel systems.
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14. Monitor personnel and payroll interfaces to ensure correct information is transmitted from one to the other.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
15. Have you received awards or been recognized as part of your annual performance appraisal for work that was based on performance of one or more of the competencies described for this position? Due weight of this recognition will be given in the evaluation process. You may submit documentation of this recognition. (limit characters)
Please take this opportunity to review your ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) understand this warning; 2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and; 3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability. (limit characters)
16. Failure to agree or respond to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for this position. (limit characters)