Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement)

Summary

About the Position: Serves as a senior Human Resources Specialist performing operational assignments in CHRA. CHRA is responsible for operational HR effectiveness worldwide to include establishing and maintaining standards and measurements, total quality management, organizational development and workforce utilization for the Army's delivery of civilian personnel administrative services.

Duties

• •Advise managers or employees on policy changes that affect recruit and/or pay processes.
• •Execute all appropriate steps and procedures to properly process personnel actions in accordance with the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions.
• •Investigate and respond to a variety of routine and complex written inquiries regarding recruitment production.
• •Perform audits on completed civilian personnel actions to identify the source of errors.
• •Provide technical advice to support others in accomplishing personnel actions processing.
• •Analyze serviced organizations for productivity and efficiency and provide recommendations on the most effective position/skill mix and organizational structures.
• •Direct, manage, and track program data and statistical information in support of the organization's operations.
• •Advise co-workers on steps required to process complex personnel actions.
• •Mentor lower graded employees to assist them in achieving their individual career goals as well as supporting organizational objectives.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Civilian Human Resources Agency (CHRA) employees with competitive status. Current Civilian Employees of the Command Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience for the GS 12: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Interpreting and applying federal civilian recruitment and placement guidance to provide advice to hiring managers; and, (2) Conducting job analysis, creating occupational assessments for General Schedule, Federal Wage, Lab Demo, and/or AcqDemo System positions, developing job opportunity announcements, reviewing applicant qualifications and referring eligible candidates for employment consideration, and calculating and setting pay for internal and external selections, and (3) Evaluating personnel actions through internal audits and quality control to ensure compliance with regulatory and legal requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11). Qualification Requirement: Qualifications must be met within the closing date of the announcement.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.