HR Specialist (Employee Relations/Labor Relations)

Exim; Washington; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Exim in Washington seeks a GS-14 level HR specialist to handle advanced employee relations, labor relations, and collective bargaining. This role requires experience at the GS-13 level or equivalent and a proven track record in negotiating and interpreting personnel policies.

The incumbent will act as a primary representative in CBA negotiations, address multi-issue grievances, and provide staff advisory services on agency-wide issues related to labor-management matters.

Qualifications

• Advanced employee relations and personnel management concepts, laws, rules, and practices to research, interpret, develop, and advocate policies.
• Broad labor relations concepts and practices, including collaborative approaches, to provide staff advisory services on agency-wide issues.
• Primary representative or chief negotiator in CBA negotiations, resolving multi-issues grievances or arbitrations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary negotiator in CBA negotiations and resolve disputes/arbitrations.
• Provide staff advisory services on agency-wide issues and negotiate impact of negotiations.
• Develop and advocate personnel policies, rules, and programs affecting the agency.

Skills

Employee relations

Labor relations

Collective bargaining

Job description

Announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 90 days of the closing date.

About this agency

Specialized Experience (Credit for Specialized Experience on resume must reflect 40 hours/Full-time per week for each period of work):

GS-14: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal Government or other equivalent pay systems. Specialized experience includes:

• Experience of advanced employee relations, discipline, appeal, telework, and other personnel management concepts, laws, rules, principles, and practices to research, interpret, develop, and advocate personnel policies, programs, and initiatives that affect the agency;
• Experience in applying broad labor relations concepts, principles, and practices, including non-traditional collaborative approaches to labor relations, labor-management partnership, alternative dispute resolution, interest-based bargaining, and facilitation, to provide staff advisory services on agency-wide issues pertaining to the potential impact of negotiations and third-party decisions concerning management rights as defined in statute;
• Experience serving as a primary representative or chief negotiator in collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations, resolving multi-issues grievances, unfair labor practices (ULPs), or arbitrations.

Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-14 grade level.

For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed:

• Organization/Agency's Name
• Title
• Salary (series and grade, if applicable)
• Start and end dates (including the month and year)
• Number of hours you worked per week
• Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement

If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.

NOTE: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications and your application may be marked as incomplete/ineligible and you will not receive consideration for this position.

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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. Please visit the following links for more information:

• http://www.naces.org
• http://www.fceatlanta.com

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined here.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by 11/23/2026, the closing date of the announcement.