Summary
This position is located in the Department of State's Bureau of Global Talent Management, Office of Overseas Employment, Compensation Management Division (GTM/OE/CM). The division carries sole responsibility for the design of all major cash, non-cash, and risk benefit plans for each of the 186 posts. This responsibility involves compensation and benefit studies, data analysis, plan design, bid specifications development, renewal analysis, and reviews for benefit plan soundness and compliance.
Duties
- Serves as an HR Specialist (Compensation), providing services not only for the Department of State, but also supporting all other Foreign Affairs Agencies at our U.S. overseas missions, including; USAID, Commerce, Peace Corps, and Agriculture.
- Represents the office as an expert in discussions with senior management within responsible regional bureau and other agencies in cases involving unique circumstances & individualized problems with proposed/current compensation and benefit policies.
- Provides authoritative management advisory services, which includes researching, analyzing and evaluating issues, determining applicable precedents, recommending innovative methods and strategies to resolve complex HR problems.
- Plans, organizes and manages the compensation and benefit policy work for an assigned area comprised of multiple countries, which includes defining project goals and setting priorities.
- Assesses economic and labor market trends and determines approaches to be used in analysis of the salary setting and the benefit designs; develops compensation and benefit policies and structures for final authorization.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/
Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.
Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.
Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
- Experience interpreting and applying a range of global compensation and benefit concepts, laws, policies, practices, and diagnostic methods and techniques sufficient to solve a wide range of interrelated HR management problems and issues.
- Experience developing innovative total compensation comparability approaches for applying prevailing practice principles in a cross-cultural context for global organizations or programs.
- Experience providing consultative advice and guidance to senior level officials on compensation and benefit policy regulations and procedures.
Education
Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.
Additional information
- For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or OAA@state.gov.
- If eligible, telework and/or remote work agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Please note that any approved remote work arrangement is subject to the locality pay area of the alternative telework worksite.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.
- Benefits
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume will be conducted and compared against your responses to the assessment questions to determine if you are qualified for this job. Note: Responses to questions that are not fully supported by the information in your resume may result in adjustments to your rating.
Applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements, as described in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement, will be assigned to one of three quality categories:
- Qualified - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must demonstrate a basic level of the required competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities) for the position.
- Well Qualified - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must demonstrate proficiency in some but not all of the required competencies (knowledge, skills, and abilities) for the position.
- Highly Qualified - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must fully demonstrate proficiency in all of the required competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities) for the position.
- Knowledge of total compensation comparability approaches.
- Knowledge of the principles, concepts, theories, and methodology of global compensation and benefit management and its overall impact on HR management.
- Skill in researching, analyzing and evaluating issues, determining applicable precedents, identifying the most effective approach to recommend innovative methods and strategies.
- Skill in, and ability to, provide authoritative advice, guidance, and direction on a broad range of complex policy issues that affect a HR program.
- Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently at all levels of an organization, both orally and in writing.
Agency and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP and ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never been a Federal employee, you are not CTAP or ICTAP eligible. View information about CTAP and ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. You must be rated in the Well-Qualified category for this position and submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this job announcement to receive consideration for selection priority.
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