Summary

This vacancy is for a Talent Management Specialist in the Economic Development Administration within the Department of Commerce.

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Overview

• Accepting applications
• Open & closing dates

06/27/2024 to 07/03/2024

• Salary

$82,764 - $128,956 per year

• Pay scale & grade

GS 11 - 12

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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

• Washington, DC
• Remote job

No

• Telework eligible

Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

• Travel Required

Not required

• Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

• Appointment type

Permanent

• Work schedule

Full-time

• Service

Competitive

• Promotion potential

12

• Job family (Series)

0301 Miscellaneous Administration And Program

• Supervisory status

No

• Security clearance

Not Required

• Drug test

No

• Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

• Trust determination process

Credentialing

• Announcement number

EDA-OFMS-ST-24-12391788

• Control number

797483300

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This job is open to

• Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

• Federal employees - Competitive service

Current or former competitive service federal employees.

• Individuals with disabilities
• Land & base management

Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.

• Military spouses
• Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista
• Special authorities

Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.

• Veterans

Clarification from the agency

Current Federal employees serving under a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service; former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility; Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles; applicants eligible under special hiring authorities; veterans who are preference eligible, or separated from the U.S. Armed Forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous active service (VEOA).

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Duties

As a Talent Management Specialist, you will:

• Serve as the liaison between management and Enterprise Services Human Resources (ESHR) to assist management in the effective utilization of workforce resources. Perform ongoing analysis of workforce resources support as they relate to performance and effectiveness.
• Coordinate workforce actions and ensures adequate justification is provided on personnel and position actions requests. Reviews all PARs for accuracy before forwarding to ESHR for processing.
• Coordinate position reviews as required between ESHR and supervisor. Advises and assists managers/supervisors in writing accurate job descriptions for position reviews. Manages and advises on the recruitment and selection process for all positions. Serves as a staff advisor in the recruitment and selection process. Advises on appropriate recruitment strategy to ensure a diverse candidate pool, and the establishment of centralized selection panels.
• Serve as the subject matter expert and coordinator on performance issues, counseling, and proper documentation. Reviews all requests for honorary and monetary awards, including performance awards, to ensure equity, fairness, documentation, justification, and appropriate endorsement requirements have been met.
• Identify problem areas, deficiencies, imbalances, or other similar factors that can affect performance, customer service and employee satisfaction.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Talent Management Specialist GS-0301-11/12 FPL: 12 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use of possession of drugs.
• A probationary or trial period may be required.
• Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see ).
• If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• License required: No
• Pre-employment physical required: No
• Bargaining Unit Position: Yes
• Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): No
• Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: Will not be paid
• Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement unless eligible for special hiring authority, reinstatement eligible, non-current Federal employee applying as a VEOA eligible which do not require time-in-grade/band.

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at:

Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.

To qualify at the GS-11 level:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.

You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience:

• Submitting and monitoring personnel-related actions related to promotions, reassignments, recruitments, and/or awards.
• Applying techniques for analyzing and measuring effectiveness of programs.
• OR-

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.

• OR-

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience equivalent to that described above.

To qualify at the GS-12 level:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience:

• Assisting in the recruitment process to develop job analysis and position description
• Preparing briefings and staff reports to deliver findings and provide recommendations
• Assisting in the development of policies related to workforce and position management.
• Analyzing data and identifying/proposing solutions, in the Staffing and Recruitment functional area.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Additional information

The following links provide information on various hiring authorities that may enable you to apply through merit assignment procedures, or be eligible for a non-competitive appointment.

• Veterans Recruitment Act (VRA)
• Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA)
• 30% or more disabled veterans
• Persons with disabilities
• Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)

ICTAP and CTAP Eligibles: CTAP and ICTAP candidates will be eligible if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by attaining at least a rating of 85 out of 100. Information about ICTAP eli