Job opening: Human Resources Specialist
Salary: $63 369 - 128 956 per year
Published at: Aug 15 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Reemployed annuitant: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants.
Duties
The duties described reflect the full performance level.
Provides recommendations and alternatives to senior management officials to resolve complex human resources management issues and problems.
Develops recruitment plans to address Agency's staffing needs. Engages in recruitment outreach efforts through contacts with academic institutions, professional associations, veterans' organizations, affinity groups, etc.
Determines method of filling positions, ensuring that priority list of employees receive appropriate consideration. Conducts job analyses, develops assessment criteria, and reviews Job Opportunity Announcements (JOAs).
Provides guidance related to referrals under the merit promotion program, Delegated Examining certificates, and Department of Defense (DoD) Priority Placement Program.
Provides comprehensive advisory services related to Federal civilian recruitment, examination, selection, and placement of employees. Extends job offers, coordinates pre-employment processes, and ensures proper onboarding.
Administers programs and completes special projects in accordance with human resources laws, regulations, policies and procedures to meet organizational needs and implement Office of Personnel Management (OPM), DoD and agency requirements.
Utilizes and promotes use of human resources information technology data systems to enter and analyzes personnel data, produce reports, ensure data integrity, and improve work efficiency and effectiveness. Prepares and compiles reports and metrics.
Qualifications
You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.
You must meet the minimum qualification requirements as stated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp.
Specialized Experience:
For the GS-9: You must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-7 or equivalent level. Specialized experience must be documented in your resume. Specialized experience includes: assisting in providing management advisory services on Federal civilian recruitment, examination, selection, and placement ((i.e. recruitment, personnel actions, onboarding, and setting pay); creating recruitment documents (i.e. requests for personnel actions, vacancy announcements); assisting in developing and presenting recommendations and alternatives in analyzing and resolving uncommon pay issues, and recruitment/placement issues; and utilizing automated human resources data system(s) applications to enter and analyzes personnel data, produce reports, ensure data integrity, and improve work efficiency and effectiveness.
For the GS-11: You must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-9 or equivalent level. Specialized experience must be documented in your resume. Specialized experience includes: providing HR management advisory services on wide range of staffing issues, recruitment, examination, selection, and placement (i.e. recruitment, personnel actions, onboarding, and setting pay); creating recruitment documents (i.e. requests for personnel actions, vacancy announcements) for recruitment and various placements (staffing); advising management on federal laws, regulations, policies, and procedures and provide recommendations and alternatives in analyzing and resolving uncommon pay and recruitment/placement issues; and utilizing automated human resources data system(s) applications to enter and analyzes personnel data, produce reports, ensure data integrity, and improve work efficiency and effectiveness.
For the GS-12: You must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 or equivalent level. Specialized experience must be documented in your resume. Specialized experience includes: providing management comprehensive advisory services on routine to complex Federal civilian recruitment, examination, selection, and placement; developing and presenting recommendations and alternatives to senior management officials to resolve complex human resources management issues and problems while adhering to Federal personnel regulations, agency policies and directives, and contractual provisions governing the HR functions/processes; administering Federal civilian human resources operating programs and completing special projects; and utilizing automated human resources data system(s) and applications to enter and analyzes personnel data, produce reports, ensure data integrity, and improve work efficiency and effectiveness.
Volunteer Experience: 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, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience:
For the GS-9: Two full years of progressively higher level graduate education, Master's or equivalent graduate degree, may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement.
For the GS-11: Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement.
For the GS-12: There is no substitution of education for experience at this grade level.
If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply.
Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.
To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (
http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html).
Contacts
- Address DCAA - HEADQUARTERS
8725 John J. Kingman Road
Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060
US
- Name: HR Customer Care Center
- Phone: (317) 212-0454
- Email: [email protected]