Compensation Project Lead

**Essential Job Functions: (what will the candidate do on the job)** The Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS), Global Compensation provides compensation services to U.S. Foreign Service employees, Department of State Civil Service employees and Locally Employed (LE) staff. We provide both American and LE Staff payroll services for U.S. Agencies Overseas and Annuity services for Foreign Service Retirees. We are in Charleston, South Carolina and Bangkok, Thailand where we manage one of the most complex compensation environments in the world, providing compensation services in 180 countries and 140 currencies. Our services include time and attendance, payroll, annuity payments, customer support, withholding, benefits, record keeping and reporting for our employees working domestically and overseas at our Embassies and Missions. Our primary goal is to provide world-class compensation services to our customers. Global Compensation requires a contractor to provide Leadership support to the Office of Global Compensation, Pay Processing, American Pay processing Division. American Pay Processing (AMP): Provides compensation services to U.S. Foreign Service, Department of State Civil Service and Foreign Service Retirees. We also provide American payroll services for U.S. Agencies Overseas. AMP manages a diverse foreign affairs payroll environment, providing our services to our Civil and Senior Executive Service employees domestically, U.S. Foreign Service employees in the U.S., and overseas, and Annuity services to Foreign Service Retirees. Our services include time and attendance, payroll, annuity payments, customer support, withholding, benefits, record keeping and reporting for our employees and Annuitants. **Job Responsibilities** **Team Lead Responsibilities**: - **25% of this position is allocated to assist the APM in managing/supporting the contractor personnel in a division (The percentage of time will vary based on situations/scenarios that may arise within a department)** - **Acts a liaison between the contractor employees and the client (DoS Manager)** - **Assists APM with performance success coaching, mentoring and development of contractor employees** - **Assists APM with new employee/hire orientations and scheduling (Preparation of the new hire binder, OJT Form requirements from the DoS Manager, badging appointment, building tour, introductions to division staff, coordinates with division Secretary for cubical set up, training schedule from the DoS Manager and identification of required systems access)** - **Assists APM with travel and training document preparation** - **Assists APM with interviewing and candidate selection** - **Assists with ensuring contractors are compliant with established Haynes Contract and DoS policies and procedures** - **Assists APM in reviewing time and attendance to ensure accurate billing (monitor sign in/out logs and time and attendance database for discrepancies)** - **Assists APM in monitoring contractor scheduling and leave requests in the office to ensure appropriate staffing/coverage. During T&A weeks and Holidays the Contractor Team Lead will work closely with DoS Management to ensure appropriate coverage** - **Required to meet with each contractor employee for a quarterly one-on-one to go over performance and address and issues/concerns/questions [documents meetings]** - **Assists APM with review and approval of contractor leave requests and deviations from the normal work schedule. Assists APM with managing the contractor employees work schedule and ensure appropriate coverage within the department – will notify the client of any schedule changes** - **Works with the client to review requests for overtime against workload requirements. Collects overtime forms from all contractor staff and provides to DoS Manager and GTM for approval signatures** - **Required to attend a monthly Team Lead Meeting and ad hoc meetings as necessary to address contractor related i…