Human Resources Specialist

Human Resources Specialist

The U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Western Tennessee, is hiring a Human Resources Specialist for the Administrative Division. If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team serving as the Human Resources Specialist in the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee. At the full performance level, the Human Resources Specialist provides a variety of human resources management advisory services in the following functional areas: recruitment and placement, position classification, employee relations and performance management, employee benefits, compensation and human resources development.

Duties include:

• Processing and preparing personnel actions
• Providing guidance on and administration of benefits programs
• Advising management on HR topics
• Performing position analysis
• Overseeing the performance management process
• Administering pay and leave programs
• Identifying training and development needs

Qualifications:

GS-9: To be eligible at the GS 9 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience.

Specialized experience: One-full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS 7 level.

Education: One of the following @types of education in a closely related field (e.g., Human Resources) a Master's or equivalent graduate degree (such as an LL.B.); OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.

Combining Education and Experience: I have a combination of specialized experience as described in A and graduate education as described in B which when combined equal 100% of the requirements.

GS-11: To be eligible at the GS 11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience.

Specialized experience: One-full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level.

Education: One of the following @types of education in a closely related field (e.g., Human Resources) a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.

Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 2 full years.

Additional Information:

Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized. The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

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.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement: Federal Agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, where appropriate.

EEO Statement: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor.