HR Specialist (Employee and Labor Relations)

***Location: Washington, DC, Atlanta, GA, Kansas City, KS***

***THIS POSITION IS NOT REMOTE***

***U.S. Citizenship required***

***This job will close when we have received 100 applications which may be sooner than the closing date.***

As an HR Specialist (Employee and Labor Relations), you will:

• Advise managers and supervisors on employee relations matters, including performance management, employee conduct, disciplinary and adverse actions, grievances, attendance and leave issues, and employee-supervisor relations. Assist with drafting disciplinary and adverse action notices and maintaining employee relations case files.
• Assist management in resolving performance and conduct issues by providing guidance on disciplinary and adverse actions, grievances, appeals, performance management, and related employee relations matters, including drafting disciplinary notices and maintaining case files.
• Provide guidance on labor-management relations by assisting with contract interpretation, grievance processing, unfair labor practice matters, bargaining activities, and other issues involving bargaining unit employees.
• Research and interpret Federal employee and labor relations laws, regulations, Executive Orders, agency policies, and negotiated collective bargaining agreements to develop recommendations and support the resolution of employee and labor relations issues.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

GS-12 Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following:

• Applying Federal employee and labor relations laws, regulations, policies, and negotiated collective bargaining agreements to advise management on employee and workplace issues.
• Providing guidance on performance management, employee conduct, disciplinary or adverse actions, grievances, and related employee relations matters.
• Assisting with labor relations activities such as contract interpretation, grievance processing, bargaining obligations, or matters involving bargaining unit employees.
• Researching and interpreting applicable laws, regulations, and policies to develop recommendations and support the resolution of employee and labor relations issues.

GS-13 Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following:

• Providing authoritative employee and labor relations advisory services by applying and interpreting Federal personnel laws, regulations, policies, case law, and negotiated collective bargaining agreements to resolve complex employee relations, labor relations, and workplace issues.
• Advising managers and supervisors on complex employee relations matters, including performance management, employee conduct, disciplinary and adverse actions, grievances, appeals, attendance and leave issues, and other sensitive or precedent-setting workplace matters.
• Providing labor relations expertise by interpreting negotiated collective bargaining agreements, resolving grievances and unfair labor practice matters, supporting collective bargaining activities, assessing the impact of organizational changes on bargaining unit employees, and ensuring compliance with applicable labor laws and regulations.
• Researching, analyzing, and interpreting laws, regulations, case decisions, and agency policies to develop recommendations, resolve complex employee and labor relations issues, and collaborate with management, human resources staff, legal counsel, and union representatives to ensure consistent application of policy and effective administration of employee and labor relations programs.