Summary You will serve as a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist for the Small Business Administration (SBA), People Operations Disaster Division - PODD in Herndon, Virginia. The employee performs complex and sensitive Human Resources (HR) assignments and provides expert HR advice to multiple Center Human Resource Officers (CHROs) and other key managers and supervisors. Responsibilities As a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist at the GS-0201-14, some of your typical work assignments may include: Serves as first level supervisor to human resources (HR) staff performing staffing, recruitment and placement, position classification and position management work. Makes or approves selections of staff, recommendations for promotion and awards and decisions on adverse actions and disciplinary actions. Develops functional and operational guidelines for the staff based on a variety of staffing/recruitment, position classification and position management policies and regulations. Serves as principal team member in the planning, organizing, and directing team efforts in conducting major evaluations/internal audits of staffing/recruitment and placement and position classification program operations and other comparable studies. Provides advice and information to management and ensure that program decisions follow federal human resources systems. Administers highly complex and dynamic human resources programs in staffing/recruitment and placement, position classification and position management. IMPORTANT NOTES: This is a Permanent position, which is a competitive service status position with a full-time work schedule. By applying for this position with SBA's Office of Capital Access (OCA), you can enjoy challenging but satisfying work and join a highly motivated and diverse team that helps families and businesses rebuild their lives after a disaster. Current Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Delegated Examining (DE) certification is required. (YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR CERTIFICATE). PODD is located in the business area of Herndon, VA. It is conveniently located near various eateries and shops and is accessible via public transportation. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 180 days from the closing date. This position is not included in a bargaining unit. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Experience: To receive credit, you must indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer. Average work hours must be stated on the resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. You must address the specific specialized experience required for each grade level of this position on your resume or application or you will be rated "Ineligible" for that grade level. GS-14: One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector: Leading or supervising a Human Resources (HR) staff to accomplish program goals and objectives; AND, Experience interpreting and communicating to staff, peers, and senior officials various Title 5 CFR HR regulations, policies, and practices for staffing, recruitment, and compensation OR communicating a full range of Office of Personnel Management classification and position management policies, strategies, and practices; AND, Coaching and mentoring HR staff on delegated examining procedures including category rating, veteran's preference adjudication, and auditing certificates; AND Coaching and mentoring staff to prepare job analyses, job opportunity announcements, and determine qualifications and eligibility for non-competitive appointing authorities OR explaining and communicating to customers the OPM General Schedule classification standards, writing position descriptions and the evaluation findings of appropriate series and grade levels and their relevance to position management. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on OPM's Qualifications web site: Human Resources Management Series 0201 (opm.gov) 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. TIME-IN-GRADE: If you are a current career or career-conditional federal employee applying for promotion under Merit Promotion you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in positions at the next level lower than the position being filled. Selective Placement Factors: This position requires a special qualification that has been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as a screen out element. Those who do not provide evidence they possess the following selective factor(s) will be rated not qualified. Applicant must include in application package, a copy of current Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Delegated Examining (DE) certification certificate. (YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR CRTIFICATE). Applicant will be rated not qualified if certification is not included in application package or out of date. All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 05/20/2024. Education Education may not be substituted for experience for this position. Additional Information Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.phptitle=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire Career and InterAgency Career Transition Assistance Programs: Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) is a program that helps "surplus" or "displaced" federal employees improve their chances of finding a new job in their current agency (intra-agency, i.e. SBA employees only). Inter-Agency Career Transition Assistance (ICTAP) is a program that helps "surplus" or "displaced" federal employees improve their chances of finding a new job at another agency (inter-agency; i.e. not applying to their current or former agency). Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. For additional information visit www.sss.gov. Telework may be available. For information on Telework visit: http://www.telework.gov/