Human Resources Specialist ELR (Labor Relations Officer) (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)

The Human Resources Specialist (ER/LR), GS-0201-14 as known as the Labor Relations Officer serves as the principal authority and strategic advisor to leadership on highly complex, sensitive, and agency-wide labor relations matters. The employee leads comprehensive collective bargaining efforts, manages high-risk grievance tracking and resolution frameworks, formulates agency-wide labor policy, and represents the agency before third-party neutrals (FLRA, FSIP, Arbitrators).

As a Human Resources Specialist (ER/LR), you will: Serve as FRA authoritative expert on employee and labor management relations, and provides advice and support to the senior leadership on negotiations, impact bargaining, Unfair Labor Practices (ULPs), grievances, and other union management relations. Represent the FRA Administrator and FRA managers and supervisors in investigating grievances; conducting negotiations and meetings of the parties involved; and in the preparation of responses to specific issues. Provide advice and assistance to management, employees and other appropriate individuals on proper techniques, procedures and formats for conducting unusual and negotiated grievances. Promote the resolution of grievances at the lowest possible organizational level. Advises and counsels in the areas of supervisory-employee relations, motivation and morale throughout the FRA. Analyze existing and new training requirements impacting employee and labor relations programs and provides solutions and options for implementation. Be responsible for administering the agency level development, execution, and evaluation of labor relations training/education activities for management. The ideal candidate for this position has expert level knowledge of HR practices, laws, regulations, policies to provide advice and resolve the full range of complex and wide impacting employee and labor relations operational problems. The applicant must have excellent written, verbal and analytical skills, work collaboratively with other and have experience serving as an advisor to all levels of management on employee and labor relations issues.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate 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 the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service. GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A background security investigation is required for all selected individuals. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of the security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. DEU REQUIREMENTS: Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).