Lead Human Resources Specialist (SBU) - Detail/Temporary Promotion

Veterans Health Administration; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Lead Human Resources Specialist for a detail/temporary promotion (Not to Exceed 120 days) in Legacy VISN 7 HR Management, covering Ralph H.

Johnson VA Medical Center (Charleston, SC), Birmingham VA Health Care System (Birmingham, AL), or Dorn VA Medical Center (Columbia, SC). Qualifications include a graduate degree and three years of progressive HR experience or one year at GS-12 level, with time-in-grade requirements, and knowledge of HR functions

Qualifications

• Graduate degree and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level.
• Specialized experience includes applying HR principles and practices across recruitment, classification, performance and labor relations, education and training, benefits, etc.

Skills

HR management knowledge

Consultative skills

Communication skills

Negotiation/ consensus

Education

Graduate degree or higher

Job description

This announcement is for a detail/temporary promotion to the position of Lead Human Resources Specialist SBU, within Legacy VISN 7 Human Resources Management service. The assignment will provide coverage for Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (Charleston, SC), Birmingham VA Health Care System (Birmingham, AL), or Dorn VA Medical Center (Columbia, SC). *This is a Detail/Temporary Promotion Not to Exceed 120 days but may be extended or made permanent without further competition.*

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/16/2026. 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. 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:

• Comprehensive experience and skill in applying a wide range of advanced HR principles, concepts and practices
• Consultative skills, providing management consultative service involving the full spectrum of HR functions (e.g., recruitment and placement, position classification, employee performance and conduct issues, employee and labor relations, education and training, benefits, etc.)
• Experience managing the functions of a Human Resources workgroup responsible for dealing with civilian human resources management in the Federal sector to include substantive human resources work, supporting all management/supervisory levels with knowledge of government and local laws, policies and regulations
• Skill in consensus building, negotiating, coalition building, and conflict resolution techniques
• Skill in communication, both verbally and in writing to develop and deliver briefings, project papers, status/staff reports, and correspondence

~OR~

• 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.

Qualifying specialized experience includes:

• Providing extensive management consulting on a wide spectrum of HR functions (e.g., recruitment and placement, position classification, employee performance and conduct issues, employee and labor relations, education and training, benefits, compensation, etc.)
• Serving as a subject matter expert to other senior HR staff and program managers on a broad spectrum of HR functions
• Leading special projects or studies critical to the resolution of operating issues and problems
• Collaborating with the CCOE and VA leadership across all levels to recommend action on a variety of pay areas (e.g., special salary rates, nurse pay schedules, physician, dentist and podiatrist pay, EDRP, SLRP, etc.)
• Developing management strategies to respond to labor issues
• Advising leadership in the resolution of administrative grievances, post separation reviews, congressional, OIG, OSC, EEO, MSPB or department level complaints
• Serving as a subject matter expertise and agency representative in third-party proceedings with various external entities (e.g., MSPB, FLRA, and FSIP)

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/.