For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. Also advertised as job announcement 24-NH-12165625-DE for non-status applicants. To be considered for each, apply to both jobs.

Duties

If selected for this position, you will serve as a Human Resources Specialist with the United States Attorney's Office, District of New Hampshire. Typical work assignments will include: Performing position analysis to determine organizational requirements; Determining recruitment strategies and posting job announcements; Reviewing applications and applying qualification standards; Providing advice and assistance on performance management; Providing assistance in the administration of benefits programs; Administering guidance on pay and leave; Identifying training and development needs; and Conducting evaluations of human resource program operations. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

GS-09: To be eligible at the GS-09 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in federal service. Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is defined as providing technical assistance to managers and employees on federal civilian Human Resources laws and regulations related to one of the following functional areas: recruitment and placement, position classification, employee relations and performance management, employee benefits, compensation and human resources development. Examples of specialized experience include experience in the following: providing technical assistance to employees and management in a variety of staffing and recruitment services; coding and processing a variety of personnel actions; reviewing position descriptions; assisting in administering guidance on pay and leave; employee benefits; retirement and other human resources functional areas. OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree (such as an LL.B. or J.D.) or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. OR Combination of Specialized Experience and Education: Combination of specialized experience as described above and education as described above in which when combined equal 100% of the requirements. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, first determine the total number of graduate hours that exceed 18 semester hours (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study), then divide the total number of your excess graduate semester hours by 18 (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study). To calculate your percentage of qualifying experience, divide your total number of months of qualifying experience by 12. Now, add the two percentages together. The sum of the percentages must equal at least 100%. (Only graduate education in excess of the first full year may be used in this calculation). GS-11: To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in federal service. Specialized Experience: Specialized Experience is defined as: advising managers on federal civilian Human Resources laws and regulations related to one or more of the following functional areas: recruitment and placement, position classification, employee relations and performance management, employee benefits, compensation and human resources development. Examples of specialized experience include: advising management on recruitment methods and strategies; generating vacancy announcements; issuing certificates of qualified candidates; coding and processing personnel actions; applying basic classification principles to review position descriptions; administering guidance on pay and leave; providing advice regarding employee benefits and retirement and conducting research to solve complex human resources situations. OR Education: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. OR Combination of Specialized Experience and Education: Combination of specialized experience as described above and education as described above in which when combined equal 100% of the requirements. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, first determine the total number of graduate hours that exceed 18 semester hours (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study), then divide the total number of your excess graduate semester hours by 18 (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study). To calculate your percentage of qualifying experience, divide your total number of months of qualifying experience by 12. Now, add the two percentages together. The sum of the percentages must equal at least 100%. (Only graduate education in excess of the first two full years may be used in this calculation). Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) -VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement. Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, click on the links provided below . You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov

OR

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address District of New Hampshire 53 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301 US
• Name: Kathy Phillips
• Phone: 603-230-2584
• Email: [email protected]