You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (RECRUITMENT & PLACEMENT/COMP) in the Business Operations Management Department , Human Resources Office of OCHR OPERATIONS CENTER. ***This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, HOW TO APPLY, and WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT sections below for instructions.***

Duties

You will strategize with hiring managers on hiring options for filling OCHR enterprise positions in accordance with regulations, guidance, policies, procedures, and the unique staffing needs of the organization. You will collaborate with senior leadership to develop short- and long-range staffing plans to forecast recruitment numbers and types of positions necessary to meet mission requirements. You will serve as a management consultant in designing and planning a current and future workforce that is responsive to dynamic changes in mission and/or business practices. You will research and develop solutions to recruitment and retention problems using innovative methods and strategies to resolve problems of job turnover, long-term and short-term workforce planning, downsizing, etc. You will conduct job analysis through review of position descriptions, classification and qualification standards, and discussions with hiring managers and subject matter experts to determine requirements applicants need to be determined qualified. You will research and apply pay setting and compensation laws, regulations and policies to ensure complex compensation issues such as special salary rates, highest previous rate, changes between pay systems, and incentives are calculated correctly. Ensures recruitment activity is conducted in compliance with all priority placement or mandatory consideration programs such as the PPP, ICTAP, RPA, Reasonable Accommodation, Priority Consideration List, etc. You will assess and make recommendations on proposed regulatory changes, designs and execute implementation strategies of new policies, including development and participation in communication and briefing plans.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final SECRET security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

GS-07: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Assisting with recruitment and staffing services to include, drafting vacancy announcements, evaluating applicant qualifications; assisting in determining eligibility of applicants and positions for particular hiring authorities in order to perform staffing and placement duties. GS-05: Your resume must demonstrate at least three (3) years of general experience that includes one (1) year of experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-04 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Utilizing automated personnel systems while assisting with reviewing applicant qualifications and providing recruitment and staffing support services. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

GS-05:
Successful completion 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree
OR
A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience

GS-07:
Successfully completed one full year of graduate level education
OR
Successfully completed a Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement (see below for clarification text).
OR
A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

SUPERIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT (SAA): Superior Academic Achievement is based on: (1) class standing; (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership. 1. Class standing - applicants must be in the upper third of graduating class in the college or university attending based on courses completed. 2. Grade-point average (G.P.A) - applicants must have a grade-point average of: a. 2.95 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on official transcript or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of my curriculum, or b. Based on grade-point average of 3.45 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum. 3. Election to membership in a national scholastic honor society as listed by the Association of College Honor Societies. Membership in a freshman honor society cannot be used to meet the requirements of this provision.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address OCHR SILVERDALE OPERATIONS CENTER 3230 NW Randall Way Silverdale, WA 98383 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]