HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (EMPL REL/LABOR REL)

HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST

(EMPL

REL/LABOR REL

) Department of Defense Defense Media Activity

CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICE

Summary This position is part of the Department of War Informion Activity. The incumbent serves as a Senior Human Resources Specialist (Labor Relions and Employee Relions), assigned to DWIA-HQs, and provides personnel services to the agency. This position encompasses developing stregic approaches and develop requisite policies/programs in the areas of employee and labor relions. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is part of the Department of War Informion Activity. The incumbent serves as a Senior Human Resources Specialist (Labor Relions and Employee Relions), assigned to DWIA-HQs, and provides personnel services to the agency. This position encompasses developing stregic approaches and develop requisite policies/programs in the areas of employee and labor relions. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/19/2026 Salary $121,785 - $158,322 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Fort Meade, MD 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—This position is eligible for situional telework only. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 13 Job family (Series) 0201 Human Resources Management Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Trust determinion process Nional security Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

DWIA-26-12952890-MP

Control number 868053800 This job is open to Help Federal employees - Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A. Clarificion from the agency Current Civilian DoD Employees in the Competitive Service; ICTAP within the Local Commuting Area; Disabled Veterans with 30% or more, Veterans Employment Opportunities Act; People with Disabilities Schedule A (PWD); Military Spouses; PPP, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP); PPP, DoD Retained Grade Preference (RGP); PPP, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG) Technician (DoD MRNG); PPP, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement (DoD MR & NG). Duties Help As a

HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST

(EMPL

REL/LABOR REL

) the

GS-0201-13

some of your typical work assignments may include: Investiges unprecedented cases, appeals, and severe disciplinary actions (including removals), ensuring sound applicion of legal precedents. Serves as the Subject Mter Expert (SME) on performance lifecycles (Plans, PIPs, appraisals), ensuring policy conformance and correcting deficiencies. Investiges severe disciplinary actions (including removals), appeals, and grievances. Researches case law and ensures sound applicion of regulory guidance. Analyzes and resolves difficult problems in employer-employee relionships to maintain sisfactory productivity, morale, and discipline. Works directly with managers to determine the root causes of systemic issues-such as personality conflicts, poor work habits, and leave abuse-and recommends constructive interventions, including Alternive Dispute Resolution (ADR) and mediion. Acts as the policy expert for the Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO), researching, drafting, and staffing DoD/OPM-compliant Standard Opering Procedures. Serving as a consultant to management officials on a variety of Employee Relions (ER) and Labor Relions (LR) mters; providing misconduct and performance advice and guidance to management. Presenting effective oral and written communicions to draft disciplinary actions, performance actions, and agency arguments to effectively represent management in meetings with union representives and before a third party. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. citizen Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply) Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigion May be required to successfully complete a probionary period

Work Schedule:

Full Time Overtime:

Occasionally Tour of Duty:

Flexible Recruitment Incentives:

Not Authorized Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):

Exempt Financial Disclosure:

Not Required Telework Eligibility:

This position is eligible for situional telework only. Must be able to acquire and retain a Secret Clearance eligibility. Position may include additional program security requirements in order to fully perform the duties and reviews responsibilities of the position. Qualificions You may qualify the GS-13 , if you fulfill the following qualificions: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service: Serving as a consultant to management officials on a variety of Employee Relions (ER) and Labor Relions (LR) mters; providing misconduct and performance advice and guidance to management. Maintaining effective relionships and building a cohesive labor/management mosphere th represents the best interests of the agency. Managing and conducting negotiions and administering labor agreements. Serving as the agency representive or grievance control officer for grievances, unfair labor practices, and questions on negotiability, tempting to resolve workplace issues informally. Presenting effective oral and written communicions to draft disciplinary actions, performance actions, and agency arguments to effectively represent management in meetings with union representives and before a third party. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. •

NOTE:

Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being red ineligible for this position. Educion Substitution of educion may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Additional informion Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separed after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs :

This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separed from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be red well-qualified for the position; Well qualified is defined as possessing the type and quality of experience th exceeds the positions minimum qualificions. and 3) submit the approprie documention to support your ICTAP eligibility.

For more informion:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ .

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities :

For more informion on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements: Persons with Disabilities - Schedule A Special Hiring Authority for Veterans Special Hiring Authority for Certain Military Spouses Other Special Appointment Authorities - Subpart F Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/register/ ) The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notificion of the decision.

NOTE:

Declining to be interviewed or failure to report for a scheduled interview considered as a declinion for further considerion for employment against this vacancy.

Selective Service Requirement:

Please http://www.sss.gov for more informion. For more informion, please https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d

Other Notes :

This position is designed as a Testing Designed Position (TDP) under the civilian drug testing program. As a mandory requirement for employment in this TDP, the incumbent is to(a) refrain from the use of illegal drugs and (b) if required, submit to urinalysis testing. The selectee must sign stements acknowledging the position is identified as a TDP.

Re-employed Annuitant:

This position Does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found : https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF?ver=LQ7feWw-8-5DI2tceUpmgA%3d%3d Stus candides must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks the next lower grade level). Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the applicion process is complete, your resume and supporting documention used to determine whether you meet the job qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the Occupional Questionnaire. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion merials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this job. If you are found to be among the top candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

Competencies:

Attention to Detail Customer Service Influencing and Negotiing Labor Relions/Employee Relions Oral/Written Communicion Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP):

This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separed from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria AND 2) be red well-qualified for the position AND 3) submit the approprie documention to support your ICTAP eligibility. Well-qualified means you possess the type and quality of experience th exceeds the position's minimum qualificions. Priority Placement Program (PPP) DoD Retained Grade Preference (RGP): To receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the (RGP) eligibility. If you are claiming RGP and are determined to be Well Qualified for the position, you referred to the hiring manager as a priority applicant. Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG) Technician Eligible (PPP DoD MRNG):

In order to receive this preference, you must choose the (PPP DoD MRNG) eligibility, and fill out and submit the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician PPP Self-Certificion Checklist and copies of the approprie documention. Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) (PPP MSP): In order to receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the(MSP) (PPP MSP) eligibility. If you are claiming MSP (PPP MSP) and are determined to be Well Qualified (score of 85 or above) for the position, you referred to the hiring manager as a priority applicant. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstement, etc.). Your complete applicion includes your

COMPLETE

resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. The following documents are

REQUIRED 1.

Resume:

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you removed from considerion for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documention should provide the minimum qualificions and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted reviewed for qualificions and referred for selection considerion, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lo, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found : USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job? The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. 2 . SF50 All current and former civilian Federal employees must submit a copy of your

MOST RECENT SF50

(Notificion of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notificion of Personnel Action documention, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. This is also a requirement to verify your Time in Grade (TIG). 3.

Veteran's Documents:

If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents: DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty.

PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW LINK FOR OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

needed for proof of eligibility: https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DODCustomersRequiredSupportingDocumention.pdf If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion.

NOTE:

Resumes up to a total of two pages accepted. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12952890 . Review the

General Applicion Informion and Definitions :

https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d Agency contact informion DMA Servicing Team Phone 6146927825 Fax 215-516-6069 DHRC-DDMAHR@dla.mil Address Department of War Informion Activity 6700 Taylor Ave Ft. Meade, MD 20755 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued. You will receive another notificion about the stus of your applicion. A list of qualified applicants creed and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notificion letter. All applicants must meet qualificions and eligibility criteria by the closing de of the announcement. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstement, etc.). Your complete applicion includes your

COMPLETE

resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. The following documents are

REQUIRED 1.

Resume:

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you removed from considerion for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documention should provide the minimum qualificions and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted reviewed for qualificions and referred for selection considerion, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lo, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found : USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job? The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. 2 . SF50 All current and former civilian Federal employees must submit a copy of your

MOST RECENT SF50

(Notificion of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notificion of Personnel Action documention, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. This is also a requirement to verify your Time in Grade (TIG). 3.

Veteran's Documents:

If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents: DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty.

PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW LINK FOR OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

needed for proof of eligibility: https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DODCustomersRequiredSupportingDocumention.pdf If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion.

NOTE:

Resumes up to a total of two pages accepted. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12952890 . Review the

General Applicion Informion and Definitions :

https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion DMA Servicing Team Phone 6146927825 Fax 215-516-6069 DHRC-DDMAHR@dla.mil Address Department of War Informion Activity 6700 Taylor Ave Ft. Meade, MD 20755 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued. You will receive another notificion about the stus of your applicion. A list of qualified applicants creed and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notificion letter. All applicants must meet qualificions and eligibility criteria by the closing de of the announcement. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/19/2026 Salary $121,785 - $158,322 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Fort Meade, MD 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—This position is eligible for situional telework only. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 13 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

DWIA-26-12952890-MP

Control number 868053800