Supervisory HR Specialist

Small Business Administration; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 169,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Small Business Administration in Washington, DC seeks a Supervisory HR Specialist (GS-0201-15) to lead learning and organizational development strategies aligned with SBA goals. You will design, deliver, and evaluate agency-wide training and career development resources while guiding leadership development programs.

You will supervise a team of HR professionals and drive employee engagement initiatives, ensuring a culture of continuous learning across the employee lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience advising senior leadership on learning and organizational development strategies.
• Experience designing and implementing agency-wide HR development and training programs.
• Experience developing and evaluating leadership development programs for various employee groups.
• Experience leading employee engagement activities, communications, rewards and recognition.
• Ability to foster continuous learning across the employee lifecycle and identify skill gaps.

Responsibilities

• Advise CHCO, Deputy CHCO and agency senior leadership on learning and organizational development strategies.
• Design, develop and implement agency-wide HR development and training programs including leadership training and technical/missions training.
• Develop SBA career development resources, tools and programs and evaluate results.
• Lead development and evaluation of employee engagement activities and related communications.
• Facilitate a culture of continuous learning across onboarding, development, and leadership programs.
• Provide supervision to a unit of HR Specialists and assess subordinate performance.

Skills

Supervisory experience

HR training program design

Leadership development

Employee engagement

Organizational development

Policy compliance

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Small Business Administration
• Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
• Location: Washington, District of Columbia

This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer in Washington, D.C. The incumbent is responsible for the agency human resources development and training programs, recognition and awards programs including leadership development programs and organizational effectiveness and development functions and programs.

Key Responsibilities

As a Supervisory HR Specialist, GS-0201-15 you will be responsible for: Advising the CHCO, Deputy CHCO and agency senior leadership on learning and organizational development strategies that will incorporate and oversees how programs are analyzed, designed, built, delivered and evaluated.

Responsible for the design, development and implementation of agency-wide human resource development and training programs including supervisory and leadership training; office and electronic systems training; and technical and mission program training aligned with SBA strategic goals.

Responsible for the design, development, implementation and evaluation of SBA career development resources, tools, and programs; develops and implements leadership development programs for various categories of employee and evaluates results. Leading the development, implementation, and evaluation of all employee engagement activities, related communications, reward & recognition programs and events.

Facilitates a culture of continuous learning at each phase of the employee lifecycle (e.g. onboarding, professional development, supervisory and leadership development) to reinforce employees that SBA is a great place to work and build their careers. Identifying mission-critical jobs and the skills they need, find skill gaps and plan how to close them. Review the agency's overall talent management program at least once a year to find training needs.

Providing technical and administrative supervision to a unit of Human Resources Specialists, Industrial/Organizational Psychologist, Organizational Development Specialists and support staff; oversees the daily operation of the unit, ensures that agency policies and priorities are being followed; develops performance standards; and evaluates work performance of subordinates.

Requirements & Education

Education may not be substituted for experience for this position.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Small Business Administration, Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $169279 – $197200/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-15.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.