Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-15: To be minimally qualified for this position you must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-14) in the Federal Government. Specialized experience is experience that is related to the work of this position and has provided you with the competencies required for successful job performance. To be qualified for this position your experience should be sufficient to demonstrate: Experience applying the concepts, principles, practices, laws, and regulations of human resources management (HRM) for organization-wide programs, functions, objectives, and development of long-term strategic plans. Experience serving in an authoritative role as a technical expert, providing advice and recommendations to management, developing policy, and/or developing interventions on complex service-wide issues (e.g., redesigning HR processes). Experience leading high level, cross-functional programs and projects, often of a confidential and technical nature, delegated by manager or executive, planning and directing workflow with competing priorities emerging day to day, and planning substantial changes in organization or agency resources and established procedures. Experience communicating tactfully and persuasively with internal and external stakeholders to influence and negotiate support of business goals and resolve issues which are often controversial and sensitive in nature. Experience preparing technical documentation including organization or agency directives, organization-wide policy statements, briefing documents, status reports, and other written guidelines and recommendations. Experience conducting presentations and negotiations on technical problems, outcomes, and recommendations to improve services and gain cooperation from senior managers and executives or other top-level officials at federal, state, local, and non-government organizations and establish beneficial relationships to influence acceptance of proposals on complex issues. AND You must also meet the following requirement(s): TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): Current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens". TIME IN GRADE (TIG): For positions above the GS-05, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for. For positions at the GS-5, you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02, 03, or 04 positions. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.