Classification Specialist

JOB REQUIREMENTS :

• Experience providing recent classification operational services since Hiring Reform 2010 that included communications support / advice, and development of initiatives.
• Skilled in quality control methodologies; detail oriented.
• Train and mentor staff; effectively lead a team of Classifiers; complete work within established time-frames.
• Must have a minimum of eight (8) years of hands-on operational experience in Federal position classification and workforce analysis.
• Experience is defined as hands on operational experience in Federal position management and classification; writing and classifying PDs for complex Federal organizations.
• Skill in collaborating with Federal managers and executives to help them navigate the Federal classification process and providing advisory services at a high organizational level with the Federal Government.
• Must have effective communication skills (phone, email, etc.)
• Preferred Bachelor’s degree.
• Exceptional writing skills : experience tracking and reporting on classification timelines and deliverables.
• Interact professionally with high ranking Executives and SES candidates; use a computer to access and retrieve data (i.

e., Word, Excel, email applications, and Windows Operating Systems); this includes ability to manage accounts in varying types of email systems, use of shared drives, and search / retrieval of information via Internet.

• Work independently and effectively in a remote environment without face-to-face contact with customers, supervisor, and peers.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the government required security check.

Job Description *

YRCI is seeking a full-time Project Supervisor to support our Human Resources Remote Operations Center (HRROC™), located in Reston, VA.

YRCI's HRROC™ is a Shared Service Center that supports multiple Federal agencies and offers a friendly, collaborative team environment with access to training from industry experts!

The Role (Fully Remote) :

• Although the YRCI home office is located in Reston, VA, this position is fully remote .
• Serve as a contract Lead Classification Specialist over high-profile and high-volume classification activities for a designated HRROC™ customer.
• Serves as the primary Point of Contact (POC) for the client Project Manager and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).
• Prepare for, and attend, regularly scheduled and ad hoc meetings.
• Serve as a POC for staff and clients to resolve escalated issues.
• Direct, motivate, and guide team members toward mission and goal accomplishments.
• Use knowledge and experience to support the Quality Control process; review work of others, provide constructive corrections and recommendations for improvement as method of on-the-job training for less experienced staffing professionals.
• Day-to-day problem and issue resolution, including Quality Control (QC).
• Ensure data integrity of workflow tracking required to pull reports.
• Responsible for overseeing all aspects on classification activities.
• Write and conduct performance appraisals.
• With support from HR and HRROC Management, handle performance and discipline issues.
• Manage timekeeping and approve Paid Time Off (PTO).

Workflow Analysis, Workforce Restructuring, and Reorganization :

• Review Agency functional statements and Position Descriptions (PD) to ensure positions are properly aligned; and based on review make recommendations for an efficient and effective reporting structure to accomplish the mission of the unit.
• Identify possible overlapping duties and make recommendations as to making work economical and effective; review the types, classification, grades, and numbers of positions in comparison to function and workload.
• Identify span of control for the number of subordinates one supervisor can effectively manage as a significant aspect of organizational design.
• Based on the above, develop a written analysis of findings and recommendations regarding re-alignment options, including recommended skills mix required to achieve unit objectives.
• Work with customer Human Resources (HR) staff in effectuating a reorganization, preparing the documents for Congressional notification, drafting Standard Form (SF)-52s for realignment of personnel, write impact statements as necessary, and prepare the personnel organization listing for building the organization in National Finance Center (NFC).
• Conduct analysis to determine (1) the optimal Senior Executive Service (SES) span-of-control that promotes agency efficiency and effectiveness and (2) the impact on agency activities when detailing employees to vacant SES positions.
• Develop and implement an action plan to mitigate negative effects shown by the SES analyses; submit a draft report to the Government within 30 days of conducting the analysis.
• Train HR Specialists within the agency in processes and write Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) that support them.

Position Management and Classification

• Provide position management advice that considers business operations efficiencies.
• Specifically, consider the following : combining like work; restructuring supervisory ratios; shifting time and effort from low to high-value work through the elimination of unnecessary requirements;

burden reduction; optimization and streamlining; and workload automation.

Draft SOPs procedures for position management; train HR Specialists within the agency on management activities for their implementation;

deliver draft documents to the Director of HR for review and comments.

• Review all PDs for the agency; revise as needed to ensure the work described is the work being performed and appropriately graded as determined by the factor analysis.
• Abolish existing PDs based on review findings when PDs are no longer being used.
• Provide a well-written evaluation statement with every career ladder or pay-banded position that is classified, to describe how the conclusion was derived;

this includes all aspects of classifications (e.g., research, investigation, job analysis, review, writing and rewriting of PDs).

• Draft SOPs for position classification and conducting desk audits.
• Work with agency to build a PD library and PD templates that will be used in Monster Government Solutions; upload all PDs into the Monster Government Solutions system.
• All classified PD will be presented to Agency Hiring Managers for review and concurrence.
• Develop a tool for tracking the review and updates for PD.
20 days ago