Federal Labor/Employee Relations Specialist - YRCI - Washington, DC





Founded in 2001, YRCI is a leading professional services firm providing Human Capital, Acquisition Support and Financial Management Services to Government and Commercial customers nationwide. At YRCI, collaborative people and innovative thinking are the driving force behind our growing success. Our performance-based approach to professional services is a people business, and at YRCI, our people our employees make us a nationwide leader in our field. They also make our company a truly great place to work. We employ people who are driven by excellence, committed to integrity and inspired by opportunities to achieve positive results. YRCI isnt just your next job. With positive performance, YRCI can be your career, your go to employer, and the place to come back to when youve decided to do something else for a while.

At YRCI, you can have a rewarding career on every level. In addition to challenging and meaningful work, youll have the chance to give back to your community and find the support, coaching, and training it takes to advance your career. We offer our employees the opportunity to make an impact and grow professionally within our HC/HR, Acquisition, and Financial Management career paths.


One of YRCIs clients, with offices in Washington, DC, is seeking one full-time Federal Labor/Employee Relations Specialist to provide onsite support.


The Role


  • Assists in the administration of the interrelated and interdependent employee relations program operations at USAID, such as planning and implementing USAID strategies to respond to statutory or regulatory changes affecting USAID employee relations programs and/or operations. Conducts studies designed to address critical employee relations program issues or to develop solutions to exceptionally difficult or complex employee relations operating problems. Provides advice, guidance, and oversight on all aspects of employee relations, including the most difficult and controversial employee relations cases within the agency or equivalent level.

  • Assists in drafting and recommending new USAID policy statements, or revising existing policies and regulations, covering employee relations areas. Designs employee relations policies and initiatives that are tailored to negate or ameliorate the impact of legislation on USAID’s employee relations program operations. Drafts directives implementing and advising employees and managers of statutory or regulatory changes affecting rights, entitlements, or benefits in these areas. Advises managers on all types of complex and sensitive employee relations issues. Furnishes guidance to officials and technical staff in serviced organizations in interpreting and explaining statutory and regulatory information, such as OPM regulations, executive orders, statutes, Comptroller General Decisions, and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) decisions, pertaining to employee relations areas.

  • Works in partnership with serviced organizations and field office units to develop strategic long-range employee relations operating policies, directives, and regulations. Collaborates with senior managers to integrate human capital management into the overall strategic objectives for USAID. Collaborates with key managers on human capital management issues such as disciplinary and adverse actions, employee rights and responsibilities, rewards and recognition, alternative dispute resolution and mediation, grievance resolution, suitability, etc.

  • Assists in the planning, direction, and administration of interrelated and interdependent labor relations program operations at USAID, such as planning and implementing USAID strategies to respond to statutory or regulatory changes affecting USAID labor relations programs and/or operations. Conducts studies designed to improve existing labor relations programs or to develop solutions to exceptionally difficult or complex labor relations operating problems. Provides advice, guidance, and oversight on all aspects of labor relations programs on a national level.

  • Conducts systematic studies and prepares statistical reports and/or written guidance to address subjects of union and management interest. Produces labor summaries, covering subjects such as trends, formal grievances, and arbitration, to clarify and/or quantify generalizations about the current state of the labor relations program for senior managers.

  • Serves as a technical advisor in cases with potential impact on a labor relations program area in a major USAID organizational segment, such as a Bureau or independent office. Reviews and investigates formal grievances on complex and/or far-reaching issues in the pre-litigation stage for possible settlement or withdrawal before third-party proceedings are initiated.

  • Advises management in Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) and representation hearings before the Federal Labor Relations Authority and in impasse proceedings before the Federal Services Impasses Panel.

What You Need to Bring to the Table


  • A minimum of 10 15 years of progressively more responsible and complex professional Federal Employee and Labor Relations (ER/LR) experience is required. College degree is preferable.

  • Demonstrated Mastery of, and skill in applying, broad labor relations concepts, principles, and practices, sufficient to provide staff advisory services on Agency-wide issues pertaining to the potential impact of negotiations and third-party decisions concerning management rights as defined in statute (National Labor Relations Act, Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute).

  • Demonstrated mastery of advanced HRM principles, concepts, regulations, and practices of any applicable specialty, as well as analytical methods and techniques, and seasoned consultative skill sufficient to resolve HRM problems not susceptible to treatment by standard methods.

  • Demonstrated Mastery of the relationships between subordinate and senior levels of HR management within the employing entity and/or between the organization and programs of other Federal departments, bureaus, or equivalent organizations; and a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods.

  • Demonstrated excellent communications skills, both written and oral. Experienced in leading discussions involving senior management, union representatives and bargaining unit employees.

  • Skilled in the use of standard office software, e.g., MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and Google applications.

  • Security Clearance: Facility/Network Access (Public Trust)

As an employee of YRCI working full-time, you are eligible for an attractive benefits package. Your eligibility for medical, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance begins on YOUR VERY FIRST DAY OF EMPLOYMENT. Our benefits also include a company-sponsored 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement plan, and flexible spending accounts to allow you to pay for Health, Dependent care and Commuter costs with pre-tax income. All full time employees receive 10 paid holidays and begin accruing paid time off on their first day worked!!


YRCI is a government contractor. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minority / Female / Disability / Vet. YRCI is an E-Verify employer.Further, as a contractor and subcontractor YRCI shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of protected veteran status or disability, and require affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.






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