Human Resource Specialist

Summary

ATF is a law enforcement agency in the U.S. Department of Justice that protects our communities from violent criminals/criminal organizations, illegal use/trafficking of firearms, illegal use/storage of explosives, acts of arson/bombings, acts of terrorism, and illegal diversion of alcohol/tobacco products. We partner with communities, industries, law enforcement, and public safety agencies to safeguard the public through information sharing, training, research, & technology. Visit www.atf.gov

This job is open to
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

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

Federal employees - Competitive service

Current or former competitive service federal employees.

Individuals with disabilities

Land & base management

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

Military spouses

Special authorities

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

Veterans

Clarification from the agency

Your application will be considered if you are a: Current or former career/career-conditional; Reinstatement eligible; Special Appointing Authority (i.e., Military Spouse, Land and Base Management, VRA, 30% Veteran, Sch A) eligible; VEOA eligible Veteran; ICTAP eligible; or OPM Interchange Agreement eligible.

Duties

This position is located under the Office of Human Resources and Professional Development, Human Resources Operations Division, Payroll Processing and Operations Branch in Washington, District of Columbia.

Human Resources Operations Division, Payroll Processing and Operations Branch in Washington, District of Columbia.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide wide range of administrative tasks involving processing methods and procedures utilizing an automated processing system to analyze and process personnel action requests or to resolve error conditions.

As a Human Resources Specialist your typical work assignments may include:

GS-07

Processes requests for personnel actions using knowledge of Office of Personnel Management (OPM) personnel processing laws and procedures, pay setting rules and regulations, HR Connect and Monster Onboarding System (MOS), electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), and National Finance Center (NFC) processing requirements.
Reviews, verifies the accuracy of and processes requests for noncompetitive actions, and is responsible for Service Computation Date (SCD) administration. Reviews nature of action and authority codes and validates pay setting requirements on noncompetitive actions utilizing the appropriate regulations. This activity requires the utilization of the OPM Guide to Processing Personnel Actions, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), NFC Payroll Personnel Manual, HRConnect manual and related reference materials to validate eligibility for promotion (non-competitive actions) and the appropriateness of actions processed.
Reviews daily SINQ reports received prior to distribution to the responsible HR specialist or assistant in order to determine whether errors are system problems or whether there may be a pattern of errors unrelated to the systems, i.e., data entry input errors. Generates and monitors personnel and payroll reports and organization and incumbent listings from the NFC database.
Establishes the Monster Onboarding System (MOS) accounts for applicants who have been selected for employment and have been cleared to enter on duty with ATF.
Conducts/facilitates New Employee Orientation at Bureau Headquarters and field locations. Ensures that field personnel who must conduct New Employee Orientation have the properly completed forms prior to the arrival of the new employee. Imports new hires payroll/personnel file information into eOPF system; coordinates with other Federal agencies personnel office or the National Personnel Records Center to request new hires official file.
GS-09
Processes a wide range of personnel actions and is responsible for resolving and troubleshooting the most complex errors and actions due to input error or systems problems.
Responsible for coding, researching, and reconstructing data previously entered personnel systems to accurately respond to pay issues, required corrections, National Finance Center (NFC) system matters, and other sensitive personnel action complaints lodged by customers Bureau wide.
Processes requests for personnel actions using knowledge of Office of Personnel Management (OPM) personnel processing laws and procedures, pay setting rules and regulations, HRConnect and Electronic Onboarding System (EODS), electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), and National Finance Center (NFC) processing requirements. Imports new hires payroll/personnel file information into eOPF system; coordinates with other Federal agencies' personnel offices or the National Personnel Records Center to request new hires' official files.
Conducts audit control activities which include the review and verification of personnel actions entered the payroll system.
Communicates orally and in writing in order to obtain and provide information and customer advisory services and to prepare documents containing findings, make recommendations, provide explanations on pay and processing.
Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progresses.

Requirements
Conditions of Employment

The time-in-grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. The qualification requirements listed below must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

This is a non-bargaining unit position.

MOBILITY PLAN: New employees hired pursuant to this vacancy announcement must sign a mobility agreement. The purpose of ATF's mobility policy is to enhance career development and progression, and achieve mission and business effectiveness. To accomplish these objectives, the mobility plan will facilitate the movement of employees through special short-term assignments or permanent reassignments throughout the Bureau. Applicants who decline to sign a mobility agreement, as required, will be removed from the hiring process.

Key Requirements:
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Suitable for Federal employment determined by background investigation.
Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service. See www.sss.gov
May be required to serve a one year probationary period.

Qualifications

GS-7/9 - You qualify if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-7/9 grade level in the Federal, State, or Local government or equivalent public or private sector experience, performing the following duties:

Researching, Interpreting and Applying personnel policies and procedures; AND
Inputting and Retrieving recurring data using an automated system; AND
Providing clear and concise communications to others in writing and/or orally.
OR Completion of 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement.

OR A combination of graduate education and experience. This will be calculated using your résumé and unofficial transcripts or a list of courses/course hours submitted with your application.

GS-09 - You qualify if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal, State, or Local government or equivalent public or private sector experience, performing the following duties:
Utilizing automated personnel systems to process personnel information and resolve problems; AND
Applying knowledge of a variety of automated personnel systems such as HRConnect, Electronic Onboarding System (EOS), NFC and eVerify, and pay setting laws and rules for personnel actions; AND
Performing basic analytical and research to resolve personnel actions.
OR Have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D., if related.

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and score 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at: https://www.usajobs.gov//working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and score 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: https://www.usajobs.gov//working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a Veteran Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under the VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement.

Experience must be in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume.

Education

All academic degrees and course work must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See www.ed.gov

Agency contact information
Camille Gunter
Phone

202-648-8631

Email

Camille.L.Gunter@usdoj.gov

Address

Office of Human Resources and Professional Development
99 New York Ave. N.E.
Washington, DC 20226
US

Next steps

Based on your application and your responses to the application questionnaire, you may be presented with instructions on how to access the USA Hire system to complete the online assessments. The online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation for the assessment should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended.

Your assessment results will be kept on record for one year and used toward future positions for which you might apply that require the same assessments.