This position is located in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of the Executive Director, Human Resources Division (CA/EX/HRD). This position is responsible for enacting recruitment and staffing strategies to best attract, hire, and retain a skilled, diverse, and motivated workforce; this position will provide comprehensive recruitment and staffing advice to hiring officials, develop hiring tools, execute hiring strategies, and fulfill services to complete the employee life cycle.

Duties

Preparing recruitment request and information for job opportunity announcements, developing crediting plans, reviewing job applicants' basic eligibility and qualifications Advising management on long-term recruitment strategies to best attract, hire and retain skilled, diverse and motivated workforce including available flexible hiring authorities, sources and programs Serving as an expert and employee counselor for any or all areas of staffing and recruitment, position classification, performance management, employee relations, payroll, employee benefits or other related services Reviewing, preparing, and/or coordinating controversial, high priority and complex position classification requests from management officials to assess the accuracy and adequacy of the requests and its supporting documentation

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.   NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience researching, interpreting and applying appropriate Federal laws, regulations, policies and guidelines in at least two human resources functional areas (e.g., recruitment and placement, classification, employee relations, performance management, HR development, employee benefits); Experience providing authoritative management advisory services, which includes researching, analyzing and evaluating the issues, determining applicable precedents, recommending innovated methods and strategies to resolve complex integrated human resources problems, and identifying the most effective approach; Experience drafting a variety of reports, letters, memoranda, position descriptions, position evaluation statements, and other correspondence on a full range of sensitive management issues; Experience working with hiring managers to develop a recruitment strategy that will attract a highly qualified diverse applicant pool that meets the needs of the organization.  Preparing job opportunity announcements, determining applicants' eligibility and qualifications, ranking candidates and referring highly-qualified candidates for selection; and Experience meeting and dealing with managers and employees at all levels in situations of a highly sensitive nature There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.

Contacts

• Address U.S. Department of State 600 19th Street, N.W. Attn: CA/EX/HRD Washington, District of Columbia 20520 United States
• Name: Eddie Williams
• Phone: 771-204-4721
• Email: [email protected]