Hybrid - Human Capital Consultant

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The AvantGarde, LLC (AG) Human Capital Consultant (Consultant) provides expertise and guidance to our Department of Education (Education) client on General Schedule (GS), Administratively Determined (AD), Senior Executive Service (SES), and Excepted Service hiring and recruitment, classification, pay compensation, workforce strategies and data analytics. The Consultant will have a remote, flexible work schedule with an occasional on-site presence during 2022 and 2023 once Education lifts COVID restrictions for onsite work, the Consultant might be required to work on-site to a greater extent.

The WORK

• Advise and counsel management officials and stakeholders on administrative management matters related to organizational and human resource management policies, procedures, and reporting requirements important to successfully implement the organization’s human capital mission.
• Assist in the design, development, implementation, program management, and evaluation of human capital solutions.
• Inform, advise, interpret, and guide program managers, staff, and prospective employees on changes in Human Resource related regulations and procedural matters; attend meetings and review relevant issuances and policy updates in order to maintain a current, extensive level of knowledge on federal government laws, reporting requirements and new developments in the HR policy field.
• Edit, draft, review, and assess existing and proposed FSA policies and HR guidance documents; provide verbal and/or written evaluations of the effect of proposed and existing legislation, regulation, and HR policies on the FSA workforce; and evaluate the general effect of existing HR policies, programs, and initiatives on HR operations.
• Provide consulting and advisory services to customers on a wide array of HR topics such as employment requirements, recruitment options, staffing, and selection, and HR information management and records.
• Deliver technical expertise in the administrative and operational aspects of the program areas of position management, classification, compensation, benefits, personnel processing, recruitment, selection, and placement and delegating examining.
• Assist and guide managers and supervisors on establishing, maintaining, and monitoring effective performance management programs designed to plan, implement monitor, develop, rate, and reward employee performance.
• Provide advisory and consulting services on formal and informal recognition and award programs for employees.
• Provide recruitment program and placement expertise using all recruitment and hiring authorities, FSA PBO legislation, sources, and flexibilities to include Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, to provide support to agency recruitment program across the broad range of FSA occupations.

The REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of human capital experience assisting in the preparation of workforce analysis plans that detail how organizations will be assessed in terms of current and future HR needs, of the equivalent of combination, training and experience.
• Ability to evaluate and recommend changes to align organizational structures in relation to designed organizational strategies and mission requirements.
• Experience recommending succession planning, career pathways, and future growth into organizational design components is strongly preferred, including using skill inventories and recommending communication strategies and methods, mission/function statements and new positions in line with the recommended structure.
• Exceptional organizational skills with specific attention to detail.
• Excellent, demonstrated customer service skills.
• Flexibility with the approach to delivering work, managing multiple and changing priorities.
• Must be able to work M-F between the core business hours of 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and work onsite at the client’s facilities as needed.
• Ability to obtain and Public Trust clearance.
• Must operate a PC in an office environment in a primarily sedentary position

The COMPANY

To learn more about AG click here: https://www.avantgarde4usa.com/about/

Since its establishment in 2011, AG has executed 110+ federal contracts as Prime Contractor. For nearly a decade, we have provided extensive expert support to clients in the areas of human capital strategy, organizational transformation, workforce planning, workload assessment, talent management, training, and other areas of human capital management and organizational development. AG’s list of federal clients includes: the U.S. Departments of Justice, Transportation, Treasury, Agriculture, and Commerce, and Defense (Army, Navy, and National Guard) as well as the U.S. House of Representatives, Architect of the Capitol, the National Science Foundation, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and to name a few.

AG’s core competencies bring together solutions that address the holistic needs of our clients in four key areas: People, Process, Strategy, and Technology. Our consulting solutions and service offerings extend across four distinct areas: Human Capital Management, Organizational Development, Business Operations Support, and Information Technology. We offer a comprehensive scope of services that are specifically designed to enhance organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and adaptability.

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The LAW

As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, AvantGarde LLC makes all recruitment and employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including gender and transgender status), national origin, disability status, marital status, veteran status, registered domestic partner or civilian union status, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic or status protected by federal, state and local laws. AvantGarde hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled