HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT)

HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT)

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Patuxent River, Maryland

Salary Range: $102415 - $158322 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT) in the HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. The incumbent serves as a Human Resources Specialist (Employee Development) responsible for planning and the administration of training and educational activities. The duty location of this position is Patuxent River, Maryland.

Major Duties:

• You will serve as an authoritative consultant who plans and develops programs, evaluates results, and uses findings in planning, developing, and installing new or modified programs.
• You will develop and promote strategic training programs and services to the workforce.
• You will provide direction to instructors and students on training technologies in both classroom and virtual environments.
• You will provide proactive advisory services to managers, supervisors, and employees, frequently meeting with various management levels at the Patuxent River complex on operational employee development programs and concepts.
• You will be tasked to participate in, design, or evaluate prototype employee development programs.
• You will recommend efficiency measures for implementation based on studies and assessments.
• You will lead and conduct occupational and compensation studies to ensure equitable application of employee development programs development.
• You will conduct analysis on HR services for continuous improvement and streamline of services.

Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-11/12) grade level or pay band (DA-04) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Teaching and publicly speaking to a workforce in order to develop and promote strategic training programs and services; 2) Creating training objectives, content, and curricula in order to administer training and educational activities using training and/or presentation development software; 3) Overseeing the planning and delivery of on-site and virtual training courses and programs to improve the current knowledge and skills of the workforce, provide developmental opportunities; and ensure that courses and programs are available to support the workforce; 4) Researching, developing, and promoting training through position and workforce analysis; 5) Assisting management in determining workforce development requirements and in developing Individual Development Plans ensuring alignment with strategic initiatives to include analysis of critical skill needs; and 6) Providing consultative services relative to changing technologies, obsolete workforce skills and challenges of organizations in transition. 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.

How to Apply: Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your application package: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. 2. Supporting documentation Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 01/16/2026. Applications received after 01/16/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. Note: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account: https://mydon.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select Application Status, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriately. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2026-01-16