Human Resources Specialist (NAF)

Southern Arkansas University; Maryland; On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Aberdeen Proving Ground seeks an experienced HR professional to provide a full range of HR services for managers and employees located on site in Maryland. The role advises on complex personnel issues and covers staffing, pay administration, training, incentive awards, and benefits management.

The position requires applying regulatory compliance to resolve routine and complex HR issues and may involve directing a team of lower-graded HR staff. This is a non-remote, site-based assignment.

Qualifications

• 18+ months of HR experience in staffing, pay administration, or employee relations.
• Experience analyzing complex HR issues and recommending solutions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Experience using HR information systems and handling high-volume workloads; knowledge of staffing and labor relations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide a full range of HR services for managers and employees.
• Advise management and employees on complex personnel issues.
• Perform staffing, pay administration, training, incentive awards, and benefits administration.
• Monitor and supervise HR staff as needed.

Skills

HR operations

Employee relations

Regulatory compliance

MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

HRIS

Job description

This position is located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. This is not a remote position. Incentives and Bonuses Incentives will not be paid.

Duties

• Provides a full range of HR services for managers and employees; advises management and employees on complex personnel issues.
• Performs extensive technical and specialized work in the areas of staffing, pay administration, training, incentive awards, performance administration, employee benefits, portability of benefits, management employee relations and labor relations.
• Applies knowledge of regulatory compliance to address and resolve routine and complex issues requiring a thorough comprehension and experience applying and interpreting policies, regulations and directives pertaining to NAF employment.
• Monitors, directs, trains and oversees a team of lower graded HR staff when required.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Resumes must be two pages (or less). Resumes should clearly demonstrate the applicant's relevant experience, skills, knowledge and abilities as they pertain to this position.
• A qualified candidate must possess the following: 1. Possess eighteen (18) months or more of work experience in a human resources office which demonstrates knowledge of at least two of the following functional human resources competencies: Staffing, Recruitment, Position Classification, Management Employee Relations, Labor Relations, or Training. 2. Experience analyzing, evaluating and recommending appropriate resolutions to complex interrelated Human Resources problems and issues. 3. Possess prior experience using Microsoft Office Programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). 4. Ability to work with a variety of human resources information systems. The related work experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower pay band (NF-03). In addition to the above qualifications, candidates who possess the following qualifications will be considered "Highly Preferred" or "Best Qualified": Twelve (12) months of prior work experience in a NAF Human Resources Office and have successfully completed training in Basic Staffing, Customer Service, Organizational Structure, Basic Writing, and Time Management or completion of Career Path I. Experience managing a high-volume human resources workload for multiple organizations or geographic locations.

Required Documents

Required documents may vary based on the requirements for the position. The below document(s) are required and MUST be submitted with your application by the closing date of this job announcement:

• Resume

Other Accepted Documents Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include:

• Cover Letter
• DD-214/ Statement of Service
• Disability Letter (VA)
• DA 3434 or equivalent
• Training Certificates
• PCS Orders
• Performance Appraisal
• Professional Certification
• Proof of Marriage Status
• Resume Separation Notice (RIF)
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• Transcript