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This position is located in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), Office of Human Resources, Washington, DC
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11/13/2024 to 11/26/2024
$49,025 - $70,578 per year
GS 07 - 08
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Permanent - This is a permanent position.
Full-time - This is a full-time career/career-conditional appointment.
Competitive
08
No
Yes
No
HMM-3652-2025-0004
818604700
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Status Candidates (this includes current or former Federal employees with career or career-conditional tenure in the competitive service, Former Overseas Employees, CTAP, ICTAP, VRA, VEOA, ADSM, More Disabled Veterans, Schedule A, Military Spouses, Americorps, Peace Corps, Vista, Land Management, and Interchange Agreement Eligibles)
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is a federally chartered, nonpartisan institution that was created by the US Congress to serve as America’s national memorial to the victims of the Holocaust and an educational institution dedicated to the history and lessons of the Holocaust. The Museum seeks to educate Americans from all 50 states and all walks of life as well as international audiences. The Museum has three areas of expertise: Holocaust remembrance, Holocaust scholarship and education, and genocide prevention.
In carrying out its important memorial and educational mission, the Museum is guided by its institutional values for our workplace: Honor the memory of the victims; carry out our work with dignity, humility, integrity and respect for others; and strive for excellence through teamwork, rigor, and a culture of continuous learning. Consistent respect for others is the foundation for trust, collegiality and inclusion.
Duties include:
Processing personnel actions per the OPM Guide to Processing Personnel Actions including, but not limited to, appointments, separations, promotions, reassignments, transfers, etc. The personnel actions are reviewed for accuracy, adequacy of supporting documentation, and existence of administrative approvals. Working with Human Resource Specialists and team members to acquire and/or complete missing items and resolve discrepancies.
Using FPPS to process personnel actions and generate reports. This includes capturing, reviewing, and recording essential employee data elements needed for employee entitlement and pay determinations, aggregate analysis, reporting, and personnel action processing (i.e., service computation date, veteran’s preference, tenure code, etc.), and resolving any questionable data by conferring with HR Specialists after researching OPM guidelines (i.e., Guide to Personnel Data Standards, Guide to Processing Personnel Actions, etc.) and automated systems guidelines (i.e., the FPPS Data Dictionary, FPPS Relational Data Tables, etc.).
Conducting new employee orientation, reviewing and processing a wide variety of payroll and personnel forms such as tax forms, payroll allotments, bond deductions, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) elections, Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) elections, Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) elections, etc.
Managing Official Personnel Folders (OPFs), electronic as well as hard copy. Using the OPM Guide to Personnel Recordkeeping to acquire and establish employee records for new hires (transfers from other agencies, new to government, and reinstatement employees). Auditing records, merging records as necessary, and retiring records when required.
Troubleshooting and correcting errors in pay related matters and providing technical advice and assistance to employees, HR Specialists and team members regarding pay problems and procedures necessary for the correction, back-pay entitlements, or money owed based on the error.
· On-line resumes must be submitted by 11:59pm EST of the closing date.
· You must be a suitable for Federal employment.
· You must be a U.S. citizen.
· You must be registered for Selective Service if applicable (www.sss.gov).
· Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date.
· A one year probationary/trial period may be required.
· Payment of relocation expenses is not authorized.
· The USHMM is an equal opportunity employer.
· This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
· As a condition of employment, all new hires must agree to direct deposit of their salary checks. Employees will have up to two (2) pay periods from the date they enter on duty to arrange for their direct deposit transaction.
· This is a Federal agency. Former employees who received a voluntary separation incentive (“buyout”) must repay the full amount of it if reemployed under any type of appointment or under a personal service contract within five years after separation with a buyout.
Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
GS-7:
Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. You qualify for the GS-7 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-6 (or equivalent) grade level in the Federal government, performing the following duties: processing personnel actions, coding and documenting personnel actions through the Federal Personnel Payroll Systems (FPPS) and other required personnel management systems; managing employee records (Official Personnel Folders) electronic and hard copy; supporting Human Resource (HR) Specialists and team members with staffing and recruitment actions; conducting new employee orientation; processing payroll and personnel forms; and preparing regular and special personnel reports.
GS-8:
Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. You qualify for the GS-8 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-7 (or equivalent) grade level in the Federal government, performing the following duties: processing personnel actions, coding and documenting personnel actions through the Federal Personnel Payroll Systems (FPPS) and other required personnel management systems; troubleshoots and corrects errors in pay related matters; provides technical advice and assistance to employees, HR Specialists and team members regarding pay problems; managing employee and HR records (Official Personnel Folders, staffing case files, other HR documentation and records, hard copy and electronic); and extracts data from payroll and personnel systems and runs regular and ad hoc reports in support of HR team, management or customer requests and quality control efforts.
Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).
***Failure to submit required documentation will result in an ineligible rating.
There is no positive education requirement for this position.
A complete application consists of the following:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will review your resume, optional cover letter and supporting documentation (transcripts if applicable) to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. If you meet the minimum qualifications stated in the vacancy announcement, we will compare your resume, optional cover letter and supporting documentation to your responses on the scored occupational questionnaire that you completed as part of the application. However, your resume or optional cover letter must support your responses to the occupational questions, or your score will be lowered. The best-qualified candidates will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview.
If applicable, performance appraisals and/or Incentive award documentation may be submitted and will be forwarded to the selecting official as support in consideration of your application in the evaluation process. To receive due weight, you must submit a recent performance appraisal (dated within 18 months) showing the official rating of record, signed by a supervisor, or statement why the performance appraisal is unavailable (do not submit a performance plan) and/or incentive award documentation (i.e. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increases, etc..) Due weight shall be given to performance appraisals and awards in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3), during the interview/selection process conducted by the hiring manager.
A complete application consists of the following:
You are not required to submit official documents at this time; copies are sufficient. FAILURE TO SUBMIT (VIA FAX OR ATTACHMENT) THE APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS MAY EXCLUDE YOU FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Click the Apply Online button to create an account on USAJOBS.gov or log into your existing USAJOBS account. Pull up the Museum’s vacancy announcement that you are interested in. Follow the prompts to complete the on-line Assessment Questionnaire. Please ensure that you click the Submit My Answers button at the end of the process.
Application Assistance: If applying online poses an extreme hardship, you must contact the Servicing Specialist, Chanel Cabiness at careers@ushmm.org no later than noon Eastern Time on the closing date to request a complete application package. After this time, requests to apply will not be granted.
All electronic application packages must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. eastern time by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
You will be notified of your application status through USAJOBS at four points during the hiring process, as applicable. You can check the status of your application by accessing the USAJOBS website at http://www.usajobs.gov and clicking on “Track Your Online Application.” The four points of notification are:
By submitting your application, you are certifying the accuracy of the information contained in your application. If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be terminated after you begin work; or, you may be fined or jailed. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.
You will be required to submit official documentation prior to appointment. The agency will then verify the information provided on your application (i.e., degree, veterans’ preference, disability, etc.).
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/818604700. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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THE UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM is America's national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country's memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust. The Museum's primary mission is to advance and disseminate knowledge about this unprecedented tragedy; to preserve the memory of those who suffered; and to encourage its visitors to reflect upon the moral and spiritual questions raised by the events of the Holocaust as well as their own responsibilities as citizens of a democracy. Visit us at www.ushmm.org.
