Remote Human Rights Research Assistant Jobs in Ashburn, VA

Summary
This vacancy is for a Human Resources Assistant in the Office of the Secretary within the Department of Commerce.
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Duties
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As a Human Resources Assistant, you will:

• Assist Human Resources (HR) Specialists and perform assignments including gathering supporting documentation for recruitment packages, reviewing appointment eligibility, researching OPM guidelines to determine nature of action and legal authority codes, and drafting offer letters.
• Serve as the point of contact for security investigation processing. Ensures candidates have the appropriate security forms, completes initiation of investigation paperwork and coordinates with the Security Office to track the status of pending pre-appointment approvals.
• Initiate USAcess requests for fingerprinting and HSPD-12 credentialing. Assists in arranging pre-employment physical examinations and pre-employment drug testing.
• Assist in preparatory work for New Employee Orientation (NEO). Coordinates with HR Specialist to prepare the Entrance of Duty (EOD) list, reserves conference room and sends out NEO invites.
• Work with new hires to collect onboarding forms, reviews for accurateness and accepts them when completed in the automated database.
• Apply regulatory and policy guidance to review and ensure personnel action requests (PARs) conform to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and DOC rules, regulations, policies, and guidelines.
• Submit hiring packages for processing and resolves a variety of personnel issues related to nature of action codes, legal authorities, remark codes, pay, service computation dates, and accuracy of other data elements contained on PARs.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Human Resources Assistant ZS-0203-3, FPL: 4 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience.
This position is also being advertised under the following vacancies:
OS-OHRM-ST-26-13037374 (Band 3 Merit Promotion)
OS-OHRM-DE-26-13037375 (Band 4 Delegated Examining)
OS-OHRM-ST-26-13037376 (Band 4 Merit Promotion)
You must apply to ALL announcements individually if you want to be considered for ALL.
Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
• A probationary period may be required.
• Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/).
• If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• Bargaining Unit Position: No
• Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): No
• Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: Will not be paid
• License required: No
• Drug Test Required: No

Qualifications
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/#url=Occupational-Series
Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.
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.
This position is being filled under the Department of Commerce Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). Under CAPS, positions are classified by career path and pay band.
The ZS-03 is equivalent to the GS-5/6 grade levels.
To qualify at the ZS-3 level:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZS-02/GS-04 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience:

• Using automated systems to perform administrative support functions (i.e. reviewing information for discrepancies, preparing reports, and correspondence);
• Maintaining records to ensure they are accurate and up to date;
• Collaborating with applicants, departments and other organizations to obtain information required

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SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: Successfully completed 4 years of education above high school.
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COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.
Education
There is no positive education requirement for this position.
See Qualifications Above.
NOTE:
Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. You MUST provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing along with your application. Failure to provide such documentation when requested will result in lost consideration.
Additional information
The following links provide information on various hiring authorities that do not fall under competitive examining procedures; however, they may enable you to apply through merit assignment procedures, or be eligible for a non-competitive appointment.

1. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)
2. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)
3. Military Spouse Non-Competitive Hiring Authority

ICTAP and CTAP Eligibles: CTAP and ICTAP candidates will be eligible if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by attaining at least a rating of 85 out of 100. Information about ICTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management's Career Transition Resources website at: Employee Guide to Career Transition
Military Spouse The spouse of a member of the armed forces seeking eligibility under the non-competitive hiring authority of certain military spouse MUST submit various required documentation by the closing date of the announcement in accordance with one of the three below eligibilities:

• 1.) Spouse of a member of the armed forces serving on active duty,
• 2.) Spouse of service member who incurred a 100% disability, or
• 3.) Un-remarried widow or widower of a service member killed while performing active duty.

Please review the "Required Documents" Section for specific documents pertaining to each of the above eligibilities that MUST be included with your application, if you are applying as a Military Spouse.
Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
Reasonable Accommodations (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Benefits
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.