Human Resources Specialist

Mind Your Business, Inc. is a government contractor looking for a Human Resources (HR) Specialist/Program Manager (PM) to join our client's team in Washington, DC. The HR Specialist/PM will be responsible for the recruitment and retention of employees, development of employee relations and relationships, and the overall management of human resources needs.

This role provides onsite, daily support to our federal agency client, ensuring our company is meeting contract expectations and maintaining consistent communication with our contracts management team. Additionally, the HR Specialist/PM will provide expert technical advice and guidance, develop, implement, and manage the performance management and employee development program(s). This includes:

a. Reviewing and aligning performance appraisal systems to ensure compliance with OPM guidance, laws, and regulations.

b. Developing and delivering training modules for supervisors and managers on performance management practices.

c. Designing processes for handling unacceptable performance, including Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs).

d. Reviewing and refining rewards and awards programs to link them directly to performance results.

e. Assisting OHR in preparing required reports to OPM and establishing monitoring dashboards.

f. Conducting policy gap analyses to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

g. Federal HR policy writing, development, and interpretation

h. Undertaking planned systematic studies to determine the immediate and long-range training needs of employees engaged in complex work (e.g., information technology, science, and engineering) at a facility;

i. Evaluating the merits of employee morale problems, excessive employee turnover, and instances of low productivity relative to training opportunities;

j. Providing career counseling to employees to assist them in identifying realistic career objectives and in obtaining required skills through training initiatives; and

k. Providing consultative services relative to changing technologies, obsolete workforce skills, and the challenges of organizations in transition (e.g., problems involved in a full-scale retraining program resulting from the impact of automation).

Qualifications:

• The HR Specialist/PM shall have expertise in federal staffing and recruitment under the competitive examining and hiring process in the following areas: Merit promotion, category rating, and delegated examining principles; Performance management, including addressing performance deficiencies and adverse/performance-based actions; Federal HR policy development and interpretation; working knowledge of Title 5, applicable provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations, OPM regulations, guidance, and policy; Researching complex HR issues and developing defensible recommendations for senior leadership; and Versatility across HR disciplines and understands how the various disciplines intersect
• At least 5 years or more of human resources experience, specifically within the federal government.
• Detailed-oriented and have professional communication skills.
• Have proficient technical experience in the management and development of a performance management program and an employee development program.
• Have proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Highly proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of products, to include Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access.

Job Type

Full-time

Pay: From $55.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Federal Human Resources: 5 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Washington, DC (Required)

Work Location: In person