Lead Human Resources Specialist - CCU

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Human Resources Specialist (GS-0201) to work within VISN 4 (legacy) Consolidated Classification Unit. The selectee must meet time-in-grade requirements and possess a graduate degree with progressive HR experience; specialized experience at GS-12 level is also required.

Time-in-grade and SF-50 documentation are required. The role focuses on guidance to facility staff, classification reviews, and delivering briefings and reports to HR leadership.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree with three years of progressive specialized HR experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level.
• Specialized HR experience at the GS-12 level, including reviewing HR policies, procedures and providing recommendations to management.
• Experience includes briefing staff and presenting classifications and options to management.

Responsibilities

• Reviews new or proposed HR policies, procedures, guidelines and the impact on organization practices and makes recommendations to management on the need for changes in existing network policies.
• Identifies, interprets, analyzes, cross-referencing, and applies classification standards and guides to render technically correct determinations for Title 5 positions; conducts training and presents data to HR supervisors and facility management.

Skills

HR management knowledge

Policy interpretation

Briefings and training

Education

Graduate degree or higher

Job description

The VHA has adopted the HR Modernization and Shared Services Implementation, which is a new model of organizing and consolidating essential HR functions and services to the VISN level. This position is located within VISN 4 (legacy) Consolidated Classification Unit (CCU). The selectee can work from their current duty location.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/29/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

The BASIC REQUIREMENT for the HR Specialist GS-0201 series is presumed met if found qualified at the GS-0201-7 level and above. To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, you must meet one of the following listed Criteria:

Criteria 1- Graduate Degree and Specialized Experience:

• Successful completion of a graduate level degree or higher and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level.
• Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector.
• Qualifying specialized experience includes: Provides standard instructions to facility staff, answers questions, and partners with customers to ensure their understanding of all viable options in relation to classification; performs position reviews to affirm or correct classifications when directed by VA, VHA, OPM, and as warranted and uses written and oral communication techniques to develop and deliver briefings and status reports to HR supervisors and facility management..

Criteria 2- Specialized Experience:

• You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in federal service that demonstrates HR management knowledge, concepts and principles and the performance of work in one or more of the HR specialty areas.
• Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector.
• Qualifying specialized experience includes: Reviews new or proposed HR policies, procedures, guidelines and the impact on organization practices and makes recommendations to management on the need for changes in existing network policies; researches trends and patterns for specific occupations and executes reviews network-wide; Identifies, interprets, analyzes, cross-referencing, and applies classification standards, flysheets, functional guides, and OPM, VA and VHA guidance to render technically correct classification determinations for Title 5 positions; shares data, measurements and information relevant to all VISN, VHA, and VA employees and makes presentations and/or conducts training on CCU principles, policies and procedures to employees, teammates, and customers..

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.