HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (Recruitment & Placement)

Summary

Human Resources Operations Division (HROD) provides human resources services to approximately 8,000 field and headquarters employees nationwide and operates under the direction of a Division Director and Branch Chiefs. HROD is responsible for providing strategic advisory services and operational work in the areas of recruitment and staffing, classification, processing, employee benefits, workforce planning, position management, personnel security, and compensation.

Duties

• •Serves as a staffing specialist on a human resources (HR) servicing team providing the full range of staffing services to assigned organizations.
• •Serves as the primary point of contact for staffing activities and coordinates the use of various staffing systems with peers within the human resources office.
• •Advises and assists in the development of staffing methods, recruiting sources and methodologies, merit systems for placement and promotion activities, probationary practices, special employment programs, and staffing regulations.
• •Validates positions filled through merit promotion and delegated examining processes adhering to the agency's merit promotion plan and merit system principles.
• •Conducts analyses of applicant qualifications.
• •Utilizes automated systems and databases to track, document, and maintain personnel records and generate HR work products.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Time in Grade: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet the time in grade requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled (e.g. one year at the GS-07 grade level for consideration for the GS-09 grade level). For the GS-09 level: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level. Resume must demonstrate at least 3 of the 5 areas below: Preparing and drafting vacancy announcements utilizing established guidelines. Coding routine personnel actions. Conducting research on federal human resources regulations, laws, and policies. Identifying personnel issues and advising managers and employees on routine federal human resources policies, procedures, and programs (e.g., Priority Placement Programs (PPP), Merit System Principles (MSP), Directives, etc.). Utilizing and updating human resources databases to reflect real-time data and ensure accuracy. OR Successful completion of a masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a masters degree or LL.B. or J.D. OR Combination of Education and Experience: You must have an appropriate combination of successfully completed graduate-level education and experience. To determine your combination, first compute your experience as a percentage of the experience listed above; then determine your education as a percentage of the education listed above; then add the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify. For the GS-11 level: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level. In addition to meeting the requirements for the GS-09 level, your resume must demonstrate at least 4 of the 5 areas below: Determining applicant minimum qualifications and eligibility. Creating and issuing certificates of eligible candidates, ensuring the integrity and compliance of the selection process. Extending job offers. Setting pay for various types of appointments and actions, ensuring compliance with federal pay-setting authorities. Advising management or program officials on Human Resources processes and personnel actions. OR Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR Combination of Education and Experience: You must have an appropriate combination of successfully completed graduate-level education and experience. To determine your combination, first compute your experience as a percentage of the experience listed above; then determine your education as a percentage of the education listed above; then add the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify. For the GS-12 level: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level. In addition to meeting the requirements for the GS-09 and GS-11 levels, your resume must demonstrate all of the 5 areas below: Resolving complex human resources problems and issues. Conducting job analysis to develop assessment criteria. Determining veterans preference in accordance with policy and regulations. Conducting audit reviews of certificates and vacancy casefile documents for compliance with merit system principles, delegated examining procedures and agency directives, Advising management and program officials on Human Resources policies and procedures. GS-12 level: There is no educational substitute for specialized experience for this grade level. For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here: Human Resources Management Series, 0201 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

If education is required or being used to qualify, you must submit a copy of all relevant college transcripts. An unofficial copy is sufficient with the application if it includes your name and the necessary course information; however, if you are selected, official transcripts will be required prior to entering on duty. Education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university. If any education was completed at a foreign institute, you must submit with your application evidence that the institute was appropriately accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as equivalent to U.S. education standards. There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service. For a list of private organizations that evaluate education, visit the NACES website. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.