HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (MILITARY).

Bureau of Naval Personnel; Millington (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation expenses

Federal benefits package

Job summary

Bureau of Naval Personnel in Millington, TN seeks a qualified specialist to manage administrative actions within NSIPS, validate document requests for entry grade credits, and maintain personnel records. You will review source codes and monitor schedules, ensuring timely processing of appointment documents and regulatory briefings.

The role requires experience with DoD HR systems, clear communication, and the ability to work across audiences to support officer and enlisted promotions processes.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes identifying administrative or operational discrepancies and recommending practical solutions.
• Applying military organizational structures, operating procedures, and personnel requirements to execute administrative actions.
• Maintaining, retrieving, updating and auditing personnel records within automated HR systems.
• Drafting, editing and finalizing official correspondence and command documents.
• Assisting customers, resolving inquiries, providing procedural guidance.
• Communicating and briefing regulatory information to varied audiences.

Responsibilities

• Identify administrative or operational discrepancies and recommend practical solutions to resolve issues.
• Validate document requests to ensure accurate awarding of entry grade credits and correct dates of rank.
• Review and identify OSC/CSC to guarantee data accuracy.
• Monitor and manage all schedule updates, including graduation and appointment dates.
• Ensure new appointment documents are processed, finalized, and mailed before deadlines and program dates.
• Communicate regulatory information and operational instructions to varied audiences.
• Provide technical expertise for OPAS and ANO within NSIPS.

Skills

Identify discrepancies

Military organizational structures

Maintain personnel records

Draft official correspondence

Customer assistance

Brief regulatory information

Education

Masters degree

Graduate education (2 years)

LL.B./J.D. (related to position)

Combined education/experience (1 year equivalence)

Tools

NSIPS

OPAS

Job description

• You will Identify administrative or operational discrepancies and recommend practical solutions to resolve issues
• You will Validate document requests to ensure the accurate awarding of entry grade credits and the proper assignment of dates of rank.
• You will Review and identify Original Source Codes (OSC) and Current Source Codes (CSC) to guarantee data accuracy.
• You will Monitor and manage all schedule updates, including changes in graduation and appointment dates.
• You will Ensure new appointment documents are processed, finalized, and mailed prior to rescheduled deadlines and program dates.
• You will Communicate and brief regulatory information and operational instructions to varied audiences.
• You will provide technical expertise for the Officer and Enlisted Promotions Administrative System (OPAS) and the Acceptance and Oath of Office (ANO) program within the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS)

Duties

• You will Identify administrative or operational discrepancies and recommend practical solutions to resolve issues
• You will Validate document requests to ensure the accurate awarding of entry grade credits and the proper assignment of dates of rank.
• You will Review and identify Original Source Codes (OSC) and Current Source Codes (CSC) to guarantee data accuracy.
• You will Monitor and manage all schedule updates, including changes in graduation and appointment dates.
• You will Ensure new appointment documents are processed, finalized, and mailed prior to rescheduled deadlines and program dates.
• You will Communicate and brief regulatory information and operational instructions to varied audiences.
• You will provide technical expertise for the Officer and Enlisted Promotions Administrative System (OPAS) and the Acceptance and Oath of Office (ANO) program within the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS)

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience includes; 1) Identifying administrative or operational discrepancies and recommending practical solutions to resolves issues; 2) Applying military organizational structures, operating procedures, and personnel requirements to execute administrative actions; 3) Maintaining, retrieving, updating and auditing personnel records within automated human resources systems; 4) Drafting, editing and finalizing official correspondence, command documentation and personnel records; 5) Assisting customers, resolving detailed inquiries, and providing authoritative procedural guidance; 6) Communicating, interpreting and briefing regulatory information and operational instructions to varied audiences.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Have successfully completed a masters or equivalent graduate degree.

OR

Have successfully completed two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a masters degree.

OR

Have obtained an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to the position being filled.

OR

Have a combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information

The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:

PPP applicants

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants

To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Military Spouse Preference applicants

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

Relocation expenses

Relocation expenses (i.e. PCS) may be authorized in accordance with applicable travel regulations.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.