Summary You will serve as a HR SPECIALIST (LABOR/EMPLOYEE RELATIONS) in the Labor and Employee Relations Branch of MARINE CORPS BASE. Responsibilities You will develop and recommend policies on employee and labor relation issues You will implement actions concerning grievances, appeals, counseling, and employee services. You will assist management in conducting pertinent inquiry on grievances, appeals, and proposed adverse actions. You will serve a senior advisor/consultant on impartial investigator on employee complaints You will develop, modify, and present course material on a wide variety of labor and employee relation policies, practices, and procedures You will develop formal correspondence on a a full range of disciplinary and adverse actions. You will advise management in labor relations on the need to consults (e.g. labor management, union representation, bargaining unit status). You will analyze and evaluate union proposals with a union team. You will develop negotiating techniques and follow through at bargaining table, management positions, union proposals, and changing strategies. You will provide third party representation for technical advice and/or representational duties. You will provide oral and written communication to document and explain complex and controversial decisions. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Implementing actions concerning employee-management communications, grievances and appeals; assisting management with inquiries on grievances, appeals, and proposed adverse actions; provides training on a wide variety of labor and employee relations policies, practices, and procedures; and provides advice and assistance on discipline, adverse actions, and related functions. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.