Detail NTE 1 Year Temporary Promotion- Assistant Human Resources Officer (SSBP)

Detail NTE 1 Year Temporary Promotion- Assistant Human Resources Officer (SSBP)

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Boise, Idaho, Walla Walla, Washington

Salary Range: $125776 - $163514 Per Year

Job Summary: The Assistant Human Resources Officer (Senior Strategic Business Partner) contributes to overall VISN performance by providing tactical and strategic consulting on people and organizational development, and will require comprehensive knowledge of all facets of HR - which include Staffing, Labor Relations, Employee Relations, and Compensation. **This position is for a Temporary Not to Exceed (NTE) detail/promotion for up to 1 year, but may be extended without further competition.**

Major Duties:

• Major Duties Include, but are not limited to: Directs and mentors the work of virtual and non-virtual subordinate direct reports as a senior supervisor of the VISN 20 HR team; Utilizes subordinate supervisors and leads to direct, coordinate, and/or oversee work; Sets short term and long term goals and projects; Communicates performance and quality targets and ensures HR staff consultants understand and are working purposefully and with clarity to meet them; Establishes or negotiates and ensures work milestones or deadlines are met and customer service expectations are exceeded by HR consultants; Plans and makes work assignment and reviews and accepts, amends or rejects work done by project teams and HR consultants; Delegates tasks based on HR consultant and support staff experience and interests whenever feasible; Develops, reviews and updates of HR consultants and support staff position descriptions; Prepares job analysis, interview questions, obtains references and selects subordinate team supervisors and leaders using a variety of hiring authorities and within national hiring timeframes; Schedules HR group and individual trainings or face-to-face workshops; Provides training and cross-­training opportunities and the creation of Individual Development Plans as appropriate; Works with the Chief to maintain a continuous review of the organizational structure and personnel ceilings of the HR services under supervision. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm PST (Negotiable) Compressed/Flexible: Eligible Telework: This position is authorized for ad-hoc telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Detail NTE 1 Year Temporary Promotion- Assistant Human Resources Officer (SSBP)/PD99991S and PD99991S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized 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.

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/11/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. To qualify for this position at the GS-14 level, you must meet one of the following listed Criteria: Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in federal service that demonstrates HR management knowledge, concepts and principles and the performance of work in one or more of the HR specialty areas. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes: Preferred Experience: Prior Senior Business Partner experience preferred.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/11/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12951670. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-11