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Position Title
Division Director, Workforce Relations
Agency
Office of Personnel Management
Announcement Number
25-RGJ-12666752-MP Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 to Monday, January 27, 2025
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-15

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3. Are you eligible for a temporary or term appointment as a disabled veteran?   This includes veterans who:
  • retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more; OR
  • have a rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs showing a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.
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4. 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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5. Are you a current Federal Employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service?
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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. Are you eligible for consideration under VRA?  This includes:
  • Veterans who served during a war or are in receipt of a campaign badge for service in a campaign or expedition; OR
  • Disabled veterans, OR
  • Veterans who are in receipt of an Armed Forces Service Medal (includes the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal for participation in a military operation, OR
  • Veterans who are a recently separated veteran (within 3 years of discharge), AND
  • separated under honorable conditions (this means an honorable or general discharge).
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Preferences
1. I authorize my application information being shared with hiring managers for similar positions. I understand this option may not result in further consideration for additional positions nor will it impact my application for this announcement. (limit characters)
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. 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-14 level in the Federal Service (or equivalent experience in the private or public sector) that included all of the following?
  • Providing advice and guidance to managers on complex employee and labor relations matters, including addressing employee misconduct, poor performance and participating in contract negotiations or resolving grievances.
  • Providing timely and authoritative interpretation, solution, and guidance on performance management regulations, policies, and programs.
  • Developing and implementing short- and long-term strategies to achieve organizational goals, including fostering effective labor-management relations.
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Read the tasks below and select the response that best describes your experience and/or education. (limit characters)
2. Addressing issues related to employee misconduct or poor performance. (limit characters)
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
3. Provide guidance on supportable adverse and performance-based actions. (limit characters)
4. Interpret laws to resolves conflicts between statutes, case law, and/or existing policies. (limit characters)
5. Provide employee relations policy advice and guidance on issues for which there is no clear established policy or precedent. (limit characters)
6. Resolving high-stakes or complex labor negotiations. (limit characters)
7. Managing labor relations programs, including contract negotiations and addressing grievances. (limit characters)
8. Interpreting complex HR policies and communicating them to employees or management. (limit characters)
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
9. Advise management officials on the labor relations implications of personnel movements or actions. (limit characters)
10. Advising agency leadership or other stakeholders (e.g., unions) on HR policies or issues. (limit characters)
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
11. Administer an employee performance and awards programs to include a comprehensive annual and ongoing evaluation of the programs. (limit characters)
12. Ensure mandatory requirements such as employee performance plan issuance, mid-year reviews, and final reviews are met. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
13. 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 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)
14. Failure to agree or respond to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for this position. (limit characters)