Summary This position is located in the Administrative Management Section. We are seeking a customer service-oriented candidate to serve as a Human Resources Specialist. As such, you serve as the primary point-of-contact (POC) for payroll related matters and system administrator for various HR related systems, facilitate the biweekly time and attendance processing, resolve issues such as court-ordered garnishment, child support, alimony and requests and process payroll documents and manual payments. Responsibilities As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service. The Human Resources Specialistposition is located in the Civil Rights Division's (Division) Administrative Management Section, Office of Human Resources and Security. If selected, your typical duties will include: Provides technical support and training to timekeepers and employees on the use of the Department's timekeeping system (currently, webTA). Serves as the supervisors' and timekeepers' POC and authority for resolving procedural problems related to the completion and submission of T&As. As the primary POC for payroll related matters, researches and analyzes individual cases to determine the appropriate solution to pay problem, provide information and initiate corrective actions with NFC. Reviews, verifies and processes a variety of payroll documents impacting pay, electronic funds transfer (EFT) payroll deposits, leave, taxes, benefits and other deductions. Serves as the liaison with the National Finance Center (NFC) and the Department's Financial Systems Payroll Systems Group in dealing with issues associated with NFC's payroll/personnel systems interface and departmental processing procedures. Serves as the NFC Agency Security Officer and system administrator for other payroll/personnel systems including WebTA, eOPF, and USA Staffing. Applies knowledge of human resources information systems and data in extracting and analyzing current, historical, and forecasted data to support strategic workforce planning. Utilizes technical knowledge in the operation of human resources systems activities including WebTA, eOPF, NFC Insight, USAStaffing, NFC automated systems, Compensatory Time Off for Travel System and the Division's Onboarding and Exit Clearance systems. Trains staff members and agency employees on new system processes. Coordinates implementation activities of new or enhanced human resources information or other automated systems. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen or National. You may be required to complete a pre-employment security screening to initiate your background investigation, which includes a drug screening. Continued employment is contingent upon successful completion and adjudication of your investigation. Selective Service registration is required for males born on, or after, December 31,1959. Those not registered should have an approved exemption on file. You may be required to complete a one-year probationary period. Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level) by the closing date of this announcement. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. ALL APPLICANTS, regardless of eligibility(ies) selected, MUST submit their most recent (within the past 18 months) performance evaluation or appraisal, which shows a final rating. If an evaluation or rating is not available, you must provide a statement indicating the reason. If you do not submit an appropriate appraisal or statement, you WILL NOT receive consideration for this position. DOJ uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, by visiting www.e-verify.gov/. Qualifications Specialized Experience Requirements To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, candidates must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service, public or other private sectors that is directly related to the position as listed above and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes ALL of the following: Resolving payroll/personnel problems for a diverse customer base; Processing and analyzing time and attendance and payroll problems through NFC's or other comparable payroll/personnel systems; Serving as the Division's point of contact when providing time and attendance and payroll; Communicating with various stakeholders to provide guidance or assistance to various stakeholders on human resources procedures, processes, or services; Monitoring, tracking and reporting on office activities and researching a variety of regulations to provide responses or recommendations to customers in accordance to policy and procedures regarding personnel actions; Updating data, using HR database systems to assure information is accurate and is available on a timely basis to query, retrieve, and analyze information for the completion of assignments; and Developing policies and guidance to assist managers in determining the correct pay and leave compensation for employees. OR 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: Have a combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees applying for a higher grade must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. You MUST provide an SF-50, which shows position, type of service appointment, tenure group, grade, duty location, and salary. If your most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year (52 weeks) time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. Consider providing an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include: Promotions; Within Grade/Range Increases; and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/position. No award SF-50s will be accepted). Failure to submit the required SF-50 document will result in an ineligible rating under merit promotion procedures. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement and current Federal employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. 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. All qualifications, time-in-grade, and education requirements, if applicable, must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. YOUR RESUME MUST support your responses to the online questionnaire and provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience as described in the vacancy announcement. If you are using experience to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, please ensure that your resume includes the month and year that you began and ended each position held or that position will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions. Education This position has a positive education requirement. Please review the Qualifications section of this position to review education requirements. You may also review education requirements of this position by (hyperlink the appropriate IOR). If the link does not work, copy and paste the following URL: (display the full URL for the appropriate IOR). You must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and/or semester hours earned, degree earned and confer dates. If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements, please see the statements below. You will need to submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and/or semester hours earned, degree earned and confer dates. Failure to provide this documentation will result in objection to your qualifications, and removal from consideration. You will be required to submit your official college transcript if you are selected. All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Click here to check accreditation. Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For more information about this requirement, please visit the U.S. Department of Education website for Foreign Education Evaluation. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation. Additional Information The bullets below outline the various groups of applicants that fall under the term "status candidates". This vacancy is open to applicants from any of the groups listed below. Read each statement, and any links provided, to ensure you select all applicable eligibilities. See a full list and learn more at USAJOBS, see: What does Status Candidate mean? or Which Jobs am I Eligible to Apply for? CURRENT AND FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: For more information, see USAJOBS - Federal Employees. CAREER TRANSITION PROGRAMS (CTAP or ICTAP): For more information visit: USAJOBS Career Transition Programs VETERANS : Please see USAJOBS - Veterans Preference for more details. MILITARY SPOUSES: Please see USAJOBS - Military Spouses SCHEDULE A, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: Learn more at USAJOBS - Individuals with Disabilities. DOJ welcomes and encourages applicants from persons with disabilities and is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advance on the basis of merit. The Civil Rights Division also encourages eligible Schedule A applicants to submit their resumes directly to Diane Turner by email to Diane.M.Turner@usdoj.gov. PEACE CORP & AMERICORPS VISTA: Please see: USAJOBS - PEACE CORP & AMERICORPS VISTA LAND MANAGEMENT: Please see: USAJOBS - LAND MANAGEMENT It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and persons selected for employment will be required to pass a drug test, which screens for illegal drug use prior to final appointment. DOJ EEO Statement/Policy: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/page/file/1394116/download This position is excluded from the bargaining unit. Please Note: Additional candidates may be selected if more positions become available in the Division within 90 days after the HR office issues the selection certificate.