Job Summary

About the Position: Location is Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD working in the Communications and Electronics Command G1 Office.

Job Description

• Provide staff level advisory services to all levels within the command and its field installations/activities on specific and command-wide issues that impact labor and employee relations functions and programs.
• Conduct studies of current labor relations programs to provide recommendations to improve the effectiveness of a program.
• Provide advisory services to management on performance appraisals to ensure compliance with the regulatory guidance.
• Advise managers on legal requirements involved in resolution of employee relations matters to ensure they are in compliance.
• Serve as Senior Staff Action Officer on special projects and complex studies to develop and evaluate proposals and initiatives to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Command HRM performance.
• Develop, interpret, and analyze data extracts and/or reports from automated HR databases and develops the most efficient and effective automated systems approaches for presenting HR reports and graphics for management.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialize experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the NH-02/GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes 1) researching and/or applying employee relations (ER) and/or labor relations (LR) laws, regulations and case law to provide management with recommended courses of action; 2) providing technical guidance on the application of negotiated union agreements; and 3) providing guidance on employee conduct and performance issues. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Employee Relations HR Information Systems Application Labor Relations Strategic Thinking Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) is the Army’s materiel integrator for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) readiness. As a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC), CECOM collaborates with Army Commands, Program Executive Offices, other AMC commands, and industry partners to provide, integrate, and sustain world-class C5ISR hardware, software, and mission command capabilities for the joint warfighter. CECOM maintains a global team of approximately 9,000 Soldiers, civilians, and contractors and is headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD.