Human Resources Specialist - Classification (Organizational Strategy Advisor)

Federal Bureau of Prisons; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is seeking corrections professionals who ensure a humane, secure environment and public safety by preparing individuals for reentry into our communities.

Qualified applicants will have specialized experience in federal organizational design, staffing analyses, and HR policy compliance to support enterprise-wide workforce planning and restructuring efforts in alignment with mission priorities.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience at or above the next lower grade level is required.
• Experience analyzing structures, staffing, and functional alignments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert on federal organizational design and staffing patterns.
• Review and concur on new positions, exercising authority to disapprove actions conflicting with design principles.
• Conduct long-term organizational analyses to identify staffing requirements and optimization opportunities.
• Oversee audits of organizational charts, staffing reports, and position indices; guide reorganizations per OPM standards.
• Develop organization-wide strategies for RIF actions and workforce mitigation in line with mission priorities.

Skills

Organizational design

Workforce planning

HR policy compliance

Job description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements.

Education:

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.

EXPERIENCE:

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

• Served as a subject matter expert on federal organizational design, analyzing structures, staffing patterns, supervisory ratios, and functional alignments; reviewed and concurred on newly created positions, exercising delegated authority to disapprove actions conflicting with sound design principles.
• Conducted long-term organizational analyses to identify future staffing requirements, structural vulnerabilities, and optimization opportunities, developing recommendations that informed enterprise-wide strategic planning aligned with evolving mission priorities.
• Oversaw continuous audits of organizational charts, staffing reports, and position indices; provided oversight of reorganization efforts to ensure compliance with federal design principles and OPM standards; and/or collaborated with Classification Specialists to accurately reflect structural changes.
• Developed organization-wide RIF strategies aligned with organizational design principles and mission projections; designed competitive areas, retention registers, and displacement patterns supporting legally defensible RIF actions; and provided technical guidance to managers on workforce mitigation.
• Established effective working relationships with HR staff, agency executives and managers, and/or OPM representatives; represented the organization on design and strategy matters by providing briefings, negotiating solutions, and communicating complex organizational concepts clearly.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the activities.

Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.