"Alerted.org

Summary You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST in the CIVILIAN WORKFORCE POLICY & SUSTAINMENT DIVISION (N11), LABOR/EMPLOYEE & WORKFORCE RELATIONS BRANCH (N11A), WORKFORCE RELATIONS (N11A3), TOTAL FORCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OFFICE (N1), of MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND. Responsibilities You will be responsible for Drug Free Workplace processes and compliance for Afloat and Ashore personnel. You will be responsible for the administration and delegation of all drug and alcohol collections/testing (random, follow-up, post-accident, voluntary, reasonable suspicion, and pre-employment. You will establish internal processes that ensure program guidelines and policies are correctly implemented. You will oversee program operations and ensure collection site coordinators are in compliance with the command’s Drug Free Workplace and alcohol programs. You will be responsible for providing comprehensive program management and employee/management advisor services on the full range of incentive awards for both ashore and afloat personnel. You will gather and maintain statistics, metrics, and prepare ad hoc and periodic metrics analysis to perform short and long term planning functions of program administration. You will serve as an expert to senior level managers located on ships worldwide on the procedures for drug and alcohol testing, chain-of-custody procedures, and the administration of positive drug test results You will serve as the principal point of contact with the drug-testing, laboratory, Medical Review officer, toxicologist, United States Coast Guard, and Department of the Navy Civilian Human Resources Drug-Free Workplace Program Manager. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS- 12 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: - Experience with public speaking, briefing, and presenting to upper management on technical and in-depth topics to include the preparation of Congressional responses, Commander's briefings, COAs, and action plans for complex issues and solutions. - Experience with independent management of program and process effectiveness making recommendations and revisions when appropriate. Experience with providing expert factual information on all program phases and ability to keep abreast of regulatory changes to the DFWP and Alcohol testing programs. - Experience with one-on-one communication with senior level managers and experience with serving as the principal point of contact with the ability to respond to urgent inquiries from drug testing laboratories, the Medical Review Officer, toxicologists, and the Office of Civilian Human Resources. - Experience in all phases of drug and alcohol testing/collection/training to include random, follow up, post-accident, reasonable suspicion and pre-employment. - Experience with Testing Designated Positions, associated position descriptions, pre-employment processes, and scheduling of drug tests with third-party facilities worldwide. GS-11 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: - Experience collecting drug and alcohol samples, testing (random, follow-up, post -accident, voluntary, reasonable suspicion, and pre-employment). - Experience with civilian and maritime occupations and practices, their missions, Coast Guard licensing and certifications. - Experience with requirements, regulations, and federal civilian personnel regulations with the Drug Free Workplace Program and the Employee Relations specialty. - Experience with federal Regulations researching civilian personnel laws, rules, regulations, policies, and practices. - Experience with complex problem-solving methods and techniques to provide management advisory services, sound solutions to urgent and complex problems. - Experience with federal Regulations sufficient to research civilian personnel laws regarding Federal civilian personnel drug/alcohol testing policies. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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 that translates directly to paid employment. Education NOTE: THE FOLLOWING ONLY APPLIES TO GS-11 In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Transcripts must be submitted with your application by all who apply. See Required Documents for additional information. Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree OR Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree OR Possession of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to this position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. The President has ordered a government-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the hiring freeze. Although we are moving forward with the consideration of candidates, we will not make a selection for this vacancy announcement unless and until the position is no longer subject to the hiring freeze Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.