HR SPECIALIST (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS/COMPENSATION)

HR SPECIALIST

(EMPLOYEE

BENEFITS/COMPENSATION

) Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. THIS IS A NM AIR NATIONAL GUARD FUNDED POSITION.

• You must be a member of the New Mexico Army OR Air Nional Guard to be eligible for this position.

This Nional Guard position is for a

HR SPECIALIST

(EMPLOYEE

BENEFITS/COMPENSATION

), Position Description Number D1029P01 and is part of the NM HR Office, Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. THIS IS A NM AIR NATIONAL GUARD FUNDED POSITION.

• You must be a member of the New Mexico Army OR Air Nional Guard to be eligible for this position.

This Nional Guard position is for a

HR SPECIALIST

(EMPLOYEE

BENEFITS/COMPENSATION

), Position Description Number D1029P01 and is part of the NM HR Office, Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week

• Apply by 07/01/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 1, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Santa Fe, NM No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $62,392
• $98,141 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9
• 11 Promotion potential 11 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0201 Human Resources Management Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

NM-12988213-AF-T32-026-016

Control number 873287000 This job is open to Help Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Duties Help This position is loced in the JFHQ-Ste Human Resources Office (HRO). The purpose of this position is to perform employee benefit and retirement advisory services to both Army (ARNG) and Air Nional Guard (ANG) organizions and the full-time workforce within the ste. Trains and provides technical assistance to lower graded specialists. Advises and counsels management, employees, annuitants, and family members of deceased employees by interpreting, applying, and explaining retirement and insurance laws, regulions, and policies on available retirement insurance benefits, deh benefits, entitlements/options. Researches and interprets approprie regulions to provide advice to employees concerning reinstement of insurance, conversion of life insurance and feures of the programs and options associed with retirement. Assist employees in the preparion of retirement applicions and reled documents and forwards to the Army Benefits Center Civilian (ABC-C). Determines type of separion and completion of eOPF maintenance for documents. Maintains a current knowledge of legislive development, agency reorganizions and other pertinent activities th may have an impact on management and employees. Provides technical guidance and assistance in the development and implemention of benefit program changes and open seasons. Determines entitlement to retirement annuities, eligibility for continuion of life and health insurance. Provides technical advice to personnel on a variety of programs such as health and life insurance and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). Provides initial overview to new employees on the benefit programs available to them. Provides technical advice to personnel on programs such as the Mass Transit, Reasonable Accommodions (RA), Telework, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act, military, or civilian deposits for CSRS/FERS, disability benefits, Light Duty Program, and Workers Compension Program. Develop and process terminion memorandums. Compose terminion memorandums (30-day notice) in compliance with forms contained in the correspondence regulion for non-retention, mandory removal de (MRD), mandory separion de (MSD), medical disqualificion, age 60, etc. Monitors and ensures the Federal Employees Compension Act (FECA) program is properly publicized and supervisors are provided the approprie guidelines for use of the program. In coordinion with the NGB J1-Functional Manager ensures prompt submission of claims and medical documents. Works with Department of Labor (DOL), Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service (DCPAS), to ensure only legitime claims are submitted. Provides technical advice on flexibilities and approprie use of leave issues such as Sick Leave for Family Care and Bereavement, Disabled Veterans Leave, Advanced Leave, Compensory Time, Leave Without Pay, Absence Without Leave, Presidential Leave, Court Leave, and Military Leave. Provides technical advice on the use of the Family and Medical Leave Act, Paid Parental Leave, and Voluntary Leave Transfer Program. Interprets guidance and regulions to provide advice to management and employees on pay schedule adjustments, severance pay, back pay, debts, and compension. Process doned leave requests within the Ste. Use automed system to effectively process personnel actions in accordance with the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions and local personnel systems checklists as required. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.

If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Nional Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. This is an excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the employing ste's Nional Guard, required prior to the effective de of placement. Selectee required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Nional Guard must be eligible for immedie membership and employment in the Nional Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement. Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a trial period. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie clearance designed the Ste through the use of the Position Designion Tool. This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.

Qualificions Military Grades :

Officer (O-2 and below), Warrant Officer (CW3 and below), Enlisted (E-9 and below)

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

: GS-09

• Must have least one year specialized experiences the GS-07 level or the equivalent which provided a working knowledge of Nional Guard missions, organizions, and federal civilian or military personnel programs. Must have experiences in executing personnel programs and Human Resources Informion Systems, as applicable to the specific position and its position description. GS-11
• Must possess specialized experiences the GS-09 level or the equivalent which provided a working knowledge of Nional Guard missions, organizions, and federal civilian or military personnel programs.

Educion You must provide transcripts or other documention to support your Educional claims. To receive credit for Educion, you must provide documention of proof th you meet the Educion requirements for this position. Additional informion If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( Register |

Selective Service System :

Selective Service System (sss.gov) ).

PROBATIONARY PERIOD

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 2-year probionary period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probionary period your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. 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 announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. 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 To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.

Your resume showing:

Contact Informion-your name and the best way to contact you. Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualificions of the job. Federal jobs should include series and grade. Educion, certificions or licensures. 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/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12988213 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion Jonelle Suina Phone 505-407-3610 jonelle.l.suina.civ@army.mil Address NM HR Office 47 Baan Boulevard Santa Fe, NM 87508-4695 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. 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 To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.

Your resume showing:

Contact Informion-your name and the best way to contact you. Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualificions of the job. Federal jobs should include series and grade. Educion, certificions or licensures. 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/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12988213 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Jonelle Suina Phone 505-407-3610 jonelle.l.suina.civ@army.mil Address NM HR Office 47 Baan Boulevard Santa Fe, NM 87508-4695 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. 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 Posted this week

• Apply by 07/01/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 1, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Santa Fe, NM No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $62,392
• $98,141 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9
• 11 Promotion potential 11 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

NM-12988213-AF-T32-026-016

Control number 873287000