Total 3 research officer job vacancies in Human Resources category in The United States of America

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Specialist Total Rewards

Assigned duties but are not limited to:

• Providing expert management consultative service involving the full spectrum of HR functions (e.g., recruitment and placement, employee performance, and conduct issues) on highly complex issues.
• Serve as the primary strategic advisor between local leadership and VISN HR Operations, effectuating local strategic goals and metrics through expert management consultation in talent management and workforce and succession planning.
• Act as changing agent to business through process redesign and approaches that support change and transformation.
• Analyze trends and metrics to develop solutions and providing day-to-day consultation to leadership on a variety of actions to include employee relations issues, policy interpretation and application, talent management and development, and organizational design consultation.
• Serve as a key member in various VISN committees and activities, working directly with leadership to develop an HR strategy that closely supports and facilitates meeting local organizational goals.
• Provide guidance and advice to mangers and leaders on employee engagement.
• Advises leadership and provides responses to proposed legislation, policies, and standards of higher authority regarding human resources issues.
• Coordinate and collaborates with executives and managers to develop implementation strategies to accomplish goals identified in talent and workforce management plans.
• Resolves staff complaints concerning working conditions and related matters, and provides referral services, if necessary, to employees who develop personal problems that interfere with effective performance or undermine work group cohesiveness.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm (subject to change based on agency needs)
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Assistant Human Resources Officer (Senior Strategic Business Partner)/PD99991S and PD99991S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Pending Approval
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.

Starting at $116,393 Per Year (GS 14)

Technical Consultation, Advisory and Program Management

• Serving as a key member in various VISN committees and activities working directly with leadership to develop an HR strategy that closely supports and facilitates meeting local organizational goals.
• Examining the forecasting data to project managerial strategies, organizational processes, competencies, and human resources interventions necessary to create the required cultures to support new and establish VHA initiatives.
• Supporting leadership and organizational goals, which includes, but is not limited to: Resource Management Committee; Succession Planning; Emergency Management; Diversity and Inclusion; Activations Planning; Quality Management; Joint Commission Planning; Workforce Planning; and any others as applicable.
• Advising leadership and providing responses to proposed legislation, policies, and standards of higher authority regarding human resources issues. These include requests from members of Congress, the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management.
• Interpreting the national human capital workforce plan and leading the development and implementation of the healthcare system workforce plan.
• Developing appropriate techniques, identifying key progress indicators and other metrics, sequences and schedules necessary activities to accomplish action plans.
• Leading the succession planning process and coordinating expert services in performing analyses of the workforce to identify succession plan priorities.
• Leading and managing the HR Employee Relations section of the HR Strategic Business unit.
• Ensuring leaders and managers assess results and build comprehensive action plans from employee performance appraisals, proficiencies, competencies and all employee surveys.
• Addressing and resolving difficult and complex problems that have a direct impact on the Department mission.
• Working with leadership, staff and operational officials, employee groups, etc., to develop and explore labor relations alternatives to improve policies, techniques, and procedures.
• Analyzing, evaluating and developing major aspects of agency-wide labor relations programs that require isolating and defining unknown conditions, resolving critical problems, and developing new concepts and methodologies; and resolving issues of sensitivity and potential controversy that may promote advances in principal human resources program plans, goals, objectives, and milestones.
• Serving as VISN advisor to the facility executive leadership team for the Human Capital Program.
• Integral in the talent acquisition of the local facility creating relationships with the local stakeholders and maintaining and building local relationships with professional organizations and academic affiliations to advance Medical Center current and future demands.
• Providing expert management consultative service involving the full spectrum of HR functions (e.g., recruitment/placement, employee performance and conduct issues) on highly complex VISN-wide or equivalent issues.
• Working in collaboration with VHA-wide stakeholders to align HCM strategies and objectives to achieve agency/HCM goals.

Supervisory Duties

• Recruiting and hiring subordinate staff members in line with merit staffing procedures and equal employment opportunity guidelines.
• Supervising a minimum of three full performance level GS-0201-12 HR Specialists and administrative staff as deemed necessary. This is subject to change under future phases.
• Planning and establishing work schedules, hours of duty, etc.
• Assigning work to staff and providing technical and policy direction to their efforts.
• Reviewing completed work of the staff and providing feedback to encourage top performance to enhance an atmosphere of teamwork in the office.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Assistant HR Officer (Senior Strategic Business Partner) - PCS/Relocation Incentive/PD99991S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Some work may require walking in offices, hospitals, warehouses and similar areas for meetings and to conduct work. Work may also require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the worksite. Incumbent may carry and lift light items weighing less than 15 pounds.

Starting at $126,254 Per Year (GS 14)

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Specialist Total Rewards

The Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 15 Chief Human Resources Officer has delegated appointing authority and responsibility to manage and direct the human resources program for a large and complex VISN, which includes and supports geographically separated Medical Centers/Healthcare Systems and outpatient sites of care. Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Human Resources Program Management

• Serve as an advisor and consultant to VISN 15 top management at facilities and executives in the VISN office
• Advocate and influence the acceptance and administration of sound human resources (HR) management concepts, practices, and personnel innovations in day-today operations and act as a consultant and partner with management
• Provide advice, consultative service, and guidance to all supervisory levels throughout the VISN on human resources management principles, techniques, acceptable personnel practices, as well as statutory, regulatory, and procedural requirements from agencies/organizations
• Develop information and prepare special or recurring reports and studies related to the total human resources program or specific HR areas for the HRO and executive management
• Review draft regulations, standards, or other guidance for their impact on VISN 15's regional HR program
• Identify long and short-range needs, formulate proposals for top management consideration, and plan and initiate improvement actions for VISN-wide implementation and quality attainment
• Monitor HR Admin SAIL/Network Director performance plan metrics to ensure any issues are identified and fully addressed and report on findings and the procedures established or improved in response to them
• Serve as key resource on issues such as realignments and reorganizations and support HR information systems
• Evaluate budget and forecasts FTEE to carry out HR responsibilities VISN-wide

Supervision of Human Resources Teams

• Exercise independent judgment to administratively and technically direct and mentor the work of virtual and non-virtual subordinate direct reports
• Set and ensure implementation of HR functional area's team goals
• Schedule HR group and individual trainings or face-to-face workshops; coordinate funding approval and prepare agendas and presentations as needed
• Counsel employees on behavior and initiates disciplinary actions if required and take corrective action to resolve escalated staff performance problems
• Work with the Chief to maintain a continuous review of the organizational structure and personnel ceilings of the HR services under supervision

Human Resources Program Oversight

• Recruitment and Placement (R&P): Responsible for a responsive, consultative, and focused R&P program that ensures VISN-wide supervisors receive expert technical guidance and service
• Employee/Labor Relations: Responsible for program oversight and responsibility for staff assignments that require analyzing and evaluating controversial and complex projects or cases
• Classification Support: Accountable for the impact of specific classification actions and findings into specific corrective actions
• Compensation: Responsible for the HR organization's administration of innovative HR compensation, pay, and salary options of a complex, technologically oriented healthcare facilities with diverse work forces
• Work-life Benefits & OWCP: Responsible for program oversight and HR staff's interpretation of directives and regulations for many different and unrelated programs, processes, and methods

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 7:30am - 4:00pm
Compressed/Flexible: Not available
Telework: Ad Hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Human Resources Officer - VISN 15/PDS0010-A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): May be Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.

Starting at $138,883 Per Year (GS 15)