Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ATF is seeking a Branch Chief in the HRPD/HR Operations to lead quality assurance in core HR services, including payroll, compensation, policy, staffing, and onboarding. This role requires guiding enterprise-wide HR initiatives and coordinating across organizations to implement defensible HR policies and procedures.

The position emphasizes day-to-day HR processes and operational focus, with responsibilities tied to recruitment and maintaining the federal workforce.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience required in federal HR management statutes, regulations, and policies.
• Experience applying HR principles to quality assurance and quality control in HR services.

Responsibilities

• Lead or advise on enterprise-wide human capital initiatives
• Coordinate across multiple organizational components and interpret guidance
• Develop defensible HR policies and procedures

Skills

HR policy & QA

Cross-agency coordination

Leadership/Advisory experience

Job description

Branch Chief (Policy and Quality Assurance Branch), under the Division of Human Resources and Professional Development (HRPD), Human Resources Operations (HRO).

This position supports the mission of HRO which delivers core HR services, to include payroll, compensation, policy, staffing, position classification, benefits, and on-boarding. The Division's orientation is operational and focused on day-to-day processes associated with recruiting talent and maintaining the existing workforce.

To qualify for the Supervisory Human Resource Specialist position gs#14, you must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Minimum Qualifications

Specialized experience

is demonstrated experience, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Experience must be in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume.

To qualify for this position at the GS-14 grade level, candidates must meet the following specialized experience by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: Candidates must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience must include all of the following:

• Applying knowledge of Federal human resources management statutes, regulations, policies; AND
• Applying a wide range of HR principles to perform quality assurance and quality control service concepts, regulations, and practices; AND
• Leading or advising on enterprise-wide human capital initiatives requiring coordination across multiple organizational components, interpretation of ambiguous guidance, and development of defensible human resources policies and procedures.

Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.