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Summary This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Human Capital Management Division (HCMD). The senior analyst and advisor is responsible for advising management regarding workforce planning and position management, data analytics projects and program reporting. The position also serves as a HCMD representative managing and coordinating data requests from internal and external sources including Congressional Oversight. Responsibilities Are you interested in conceptualizing and executing strategic plans that support workforce planning, while utilizing your experience involving management and organizational principles and practices? Are you skilled at influencing and negotiating to build consensus while expressing information to individuals and groups effectively? Does customer service-oriented support across an organization and design implementation of collaborative workforce succession planning sound like an ideal next step in your career? Key highlights of the job: Workforce Planning and Position Management Serves as the project lead to manage, facilitate, and conduct comprehensive manpower requirements. Conducts organizational analyses of a wide diversity of organizations, functions, and work processes. Develops special studies, analyses of management practices, HR policies and organizational structures to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the AOC workforce. Executes a robust and strategic workforce planning program that aligns with the AOC’s workforce needs and mission objectives. Ensures that AOC hiring is managed within authorized position allocations and funding as well as any additional constraints established by agency leadership. Leads the design and development of new organizational structures and positions. Writes technical evaluations of requests for new positions and reorganizations submitted by leadership. Serves as first line approver for requests for personnel actions using the Agency’s human resources information system. Provides advice relating to strategic planning for human resources utilization, organizational management and AOC budget initiatives. Performs workforce planning assessments taking into account retirement projections, retention rates, workforce demographics, available labor pools and other factors that affect projections of the availability and retention of the AOC workforce. Works directly with each Office/Jurisdiction regarding workforce and succession planning initiatives and activities which include conducting talent reviews and identifying critical skill gaps. Data Analytics Projects and Program Reporting Participates in strategic planning efforts with senior managers to develop AOC Human Capital Management Division (HCMD) performance goals and objectives. Research emerging technology, trends and guidelines on data analytic platforms and data dissemination. Advises on how to leverage available human capital data from current HCMD administered HRIS platforms and applications. Designs, plans and conducts work measurements, methods and procedures, manpower requirements and complex work processes and functions. Develops metrics and reports on AOC workforce trends and the achievement of HR-related objectives time to fill metrics. Prepares and presents complex statistical and narrative reports for the Human Capital Management Division and senior leadership, and making appropriate recommendations on workforce and organizational issues. Prepares position papers, reports or documents involving issues related to human capital and strategic planning. Performs other related duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be able to pass a drug test Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs. You must meet the definition of specialized experience “To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet one of the categories below: A citizen of the United States; A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; A person who owes allegiance to the United States (nationals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nationals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United States.” Qualifications You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Candidates for the GS-14 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with promoting the overall objectives of the agency or organization's workforce, strategic planning and human capital programs. Experience in the use of information technology (IT) applications for the development of HR programs, policies, user friendly informational tools and for analytical organizational data analysis. Experience with oral and written communication techniques sufficient to present workforce planning findings, respond to requests, provide technical advice, prepare executive briefings, managerial reports, project papers, policies directives and recommendations. Experience applying analytical and evaluative skills to assess workforce planning program effectiveness and identify findings, issues, or problems with widespread impact to programs and functions of the agency or organization. Experience generating, designing, or developing new comprehensive, complex, and sensitive projects, studies, programs, procedures, or policies focused toward accomplishing the goals and objectives of the agency or organization. Education A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is preferred. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Additional Information Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislative branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separated under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documentation of disability, if applicable. For more information, please visit http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp#6. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information. DRUG TESTING: The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC’s suitability assessment, a candidate tentatively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Satisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candidate must test negative prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide and cover the cost for the drug test. The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and satisfactory adjudication to be eligible for employment at the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol is an E-VERIFY Participant. E-VERIFY is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment authorization in the United States. If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" electronic system. For more information on E-Verify, please visit http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1185221678150.shtm The Architect of the Capitol is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information and/or disability. This agency provides reasonable accommodation 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 on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Moving expenses are not authorized. Relocation expenses are not authorized. Probationary Period - A newly appointed selectee is subject to the completion of a one-year trial/probationary period, regardless of whether or not a trial/probationary period has been completed previously with the Architect of the Capitol or another Federal agency. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol. All application materials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol.