Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

Job Description

Summary

The Human Capital Office (HCO) at NASA Headquarters (HQ) and Johnson Space Center (JSC) are seeking skilled individuals to serve as Consulting Services Deputy for the respective centers. The HCO at both centers provide a variety of human capital functional support to customers including Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP), Organizational Development and Operations Support. In addition, HQ HCO provides HRBP support to mission support organizations across the agency.

This job is open to

  • Federal employees – Competitive service

    Current or former competitive service federal employees.

  • Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

    Federal employees who meet the definition of a “surplus” or “displaced” employee.

  • Veterans
  • Individuals with disabilities
  • Military spouses
  • Special authorities

    Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.

  • Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista
  • Family of overseas employees

    Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas.

  • Land & base management

    Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.

Clarification from the agency

Veterans who are eligible for Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA), who are 30% or more disabled, or disabled veterans who have completed a VA training program.
This position is also open to:
•Current permanent federal employees of an excepted service agency with an OPM interchange agreement
•NASA term employees with conversion eligibility under the NASA Flexibility Act of 2004

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Duties

  • Provides recommendations to the Branch Chief regarding utilization of resources and identifying strategic objectives for the organization.
  • Supervises employees; defines and assigns work; defines technical work requirements and milestones; evaluates accomplishments; recommends employee recognition/promotions; approves leave; takes corrective actions as appropriate.
  • Evaluates the organization and employee accomplishments by accepting or rejecting work products.
  • Presents and defends organization and employees work to senior management and other offices.
  • Provides consultation and guidance on policies, processes and functions related to human capital programs.
  • Applies the full range of subject matter principles, concepts, practices, and seasoned consultative skills to analyze, advise on and provide HR
    solutions to a range of complex operational and/or strategic issues.
  • Perform a full range of supervisory duties which includes assigning and evaluating work; recommending personnel actions; taking disciplinary actions; and identifying training needs and developing employees.
  • Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
  • A one-year supervisory probationary period may be required.
  • Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, Bargaining Unit and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
  • Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher-level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
  • Selected applicant(s) must be assigned to a duty location listed on the announcement.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level:

  • Analyzing and providing recommendations to resolve problems or issues which directly affect the accomplishment of strategic human capital program goals and objectives
  • Providing guidance and direction to management officials and employees clarifying issues, and resolving conflicting guidance and operational problems
  • Serving as a strategic HR consultant providing expert advice to leadership

Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit

to review NASA’s guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Additional selections may be made for similar positions across NASA within the local commuting area(s) of the location(s) identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) within NASA. CTAP/ICTAP will be cleared for any additional selection from this announcement.

If you are a current federal employee, you must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible for this position. To be eligible, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in a position no more than 1 grade lower than the advertised position. (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. If your eligibility for both merit promotion and/or time-in-grade cannot be determined, your application will be rated ineligible.)

Note: Time-in-grade requirements also apply to applicants who have held a non-temporary, competitive service GS position in the past year.

If you have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must:

– Indicate your eligibility when applying for a position. The questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility.

– Be well qualified for this position to receive consideration. Candidates rated in the ‘Best Qualified’ category are considered well-qualified. Please see ‘How You Will Be Evaluated’ for more information.

– Submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP as indicated in ‘Required Documents’

For additional information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, click here –

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