Hybrid - Human Capital Consultant

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.

• 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.