Human Resources Specialist, NB-0201-V.2

Department of the Treasury

As a Human Resources Specialist, you will advise, execute, and/or conduct tasks, activities, policies and programs associated with Employee Relations and Performance Management. This position is located in Office of Human Capital, Workforce Relations and Performance Management (WRPM) group headquartered in Washington, DC.

• As a Human Resources Specialist, you will: Provide advice, guidance, and administration to support and engage a productive workforce, reduce barriers or obstacles to employment and ensure high levels of accountability in performance and conduct by advising managers about appropriate disciplinary or other corrective techniques that are responsive to a range of misconduct and performance problems. Guide managers and supervisors on all the processes of performance management, including planning, monitoring, developing, and rewarding performance as well as the rating process. Administer the employee appraisal and awards programs to include a comprehensive annual and ongoing evaluation of the programs. Research and apply administrative decisions to analyze and craft defensible solutions to problems that are less well defined and where precedent cases and guidelines are not always directly applicable. Advise management through negotiated and administrative grievance process. Formulate responses to information requests. Assist attorneys in preparation for arbitration hearings before third parties. Research applicable laws, policy, and agency precedent and apply factfinding techniques to gather clear-cut information and/or evidence specific to the cases Research established policy regarding performance management practices and the appropriate disposition of an employee recognition request.

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