Personnel Assistant 3

Koniag Government Services; Slidell (LA); Remote; USD 31,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Commuter benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Tuknik Government Services, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, seeks a Personnel Assistant 3 to support TGS and our government customer. The role is remote but local candidates are preferred and requires ability to obtain a Public Trust.

Located at the Stennis Space Center, MS, you will work with the NASA Shared Services Center, handling personnel actions across SES, ST, SL, and Schedule C roles, and ensuring compliance with FPPS and ESCS processes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related experience in human resources and personnel actions.
• Mid-level knowledge of HR practices and federal personnel transaction processing.
• Advanced skills with FPPS and ESCS systems and eOPF custodian functions.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, potentially remote/on-site environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor ServiceNow requests for personnel actions and provide required reports.
• Initiate, review, and validate documentation for personnel actions (SF-52, LGAP).
• Update FPPS personnel transactions and verify data accuracy after releases.
• Stay current on applicable laws and NASA/OPM policies affecting personnel actions.
• Coordinate with NSSC HR specialists and internal program offices for clarifications.
• Escalate complex actions to NSSC CS HR Specialists for FPPS review.
• Assist NASA employees with PAR team questions and process SES/ST/SL/SC actions.
• Complete updates in ESCS and review SES/Career Reserved and non-career appointments.

Job description

Tuknik Government Services, LLC a Koniag Government Services company , is seeking a Personnel Assistant 3 to support TGS and our government customer. The position is remote but candidate must be local. This position requires the candidate to be able to obtain a Public Trust.

This position is covered under the Service Contract Act. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement.

Tuknik Government Services, LLC currently has an opening for a Personnel Assistant 3 (Personnel Action Request). This position will be located at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and will support TGS and our government customer. This opportunity offers the chance to work with some of the best and brightest minds across the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC).

Essential Functions, Responsibilities & Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Monitor ServiceNow requests received for personnel actions

• Provide reports as requested.

• Initiate Personnel Action (SNIN), delete, cancel, correct, review and validate documentation necessary to code, Standard Form (SF)-52 approve (LGAP) and Release for

• Update (RLUP) personnel transactions in FPPS

• Verify mass updates for accuracy after release in FPPS

• Remain current on applicable laws, rules, regulations, procedures, and decisions from OPM, DOI Interior Business Center (IBC) and NASA pertaining to personnel action processing

• Contact Center Human Resources Offices, Human Resources Business Partners, internal NSSC program areas, and/or DOI/IBC to obtain clarification when processing transactional data in FPPS

• Monitor the Potential LWOP/Within Grade Increase (WIGI) Weeks Problems Report, WIGI/Rating Report, NTE Reports and the FPPS Data Validation Report or others as deemed necessary for updates to personnel actions and, if necessary, correct data within FPPS

• Contact the NSSC CS HR Specialists on new, unusual, and/or complex issues requiring interpretation of federal and Agency policies or practices

• Elevate complex personnel actions to NSSC CS HR Specialists for review within FPPS

• Inform CS of any changes in SP personnel and/or work processes that may impact the processing of personnel actions, e.g., Agency Designated POCs

• Recommend and suggest changes to FPPS, reporting and/or ServiceNow to improve efficiency

• Support system updates and releases

• Assist NASA employees with technical and general questions related to PAR Team.

• Process personnel actions, for Senior Executive Service (SES), Scientific (ST), Senior Level (SL) and Schedule C, in FPPS.

• Complete required updates in the ESCS system to document the changes to the employee’s personnel record.

• Review SES Career Reserved certified and non-certified appointments

• Review Non-Career, SES Limited Term, Schedule C political, and provisional appointments

• Review ST/SL temporary promotions, permanent appointments, extensions, and conversions

• Review changes to position description number, title, salaries of SES, ST, and SL; and Separations of SES, ST, SL, and Schedule C political appointees.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 8+ years of related experience

• Mid-level knowledge and experience in human resources practices and principles, specific to the maintenance of official employee and performance records; and the processing of HR personnel transactions which produce updated Federal Personnel and Payroll System (FPPS) and Executive and Schedule C System (ESCS) records

• Experience applying advanced knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures for processing Federal personnel actions and maintaining Federal employee and performance records

• Advanced skills in using the systems that support Federal personnel action processing and eOPF custodian functions

• Proficient working in a dynamic, collaborative environment that may be remote and onsite depending on Government Customer needs.

• Ability to work successfully on a team and independently, as well as multitask.

• Strong written and oral communications skills.

• Proficient MS Word, Excel, and Outlook skills.

• Must be in the local commuting area near Stennis, MS

Education

• High School Diploma is required.

Security Requirement

• Ability to obtain a public trust

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin or ancestry, age, disability, citizenship, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.

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Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit www.koniag-gs.com.

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Job Details

Job Family: SCA Administrative Support and Clerical Occupations

Job Function: SCA

Pay Type: Hourly

Hiring Min Rate: 22.29 USD

Hiring Max Rate: 23.56 USD