About the Position: This is a Talent Management Specialist position GS-301-9/11 with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division, Omaha District, Engineering Division; responsible for leading, and coordinating, talent management placement and various activities related to employee recruitment, retention, and development of highly qualified individuals for a variety of disciplines including engineering, scientific, and administrative occupations for mission critical positions.

Duties

As a Talent Management Specialist, you will: Analyze organizational staffing requirements to identify recruitment and retention barriers to maintain a highly skilled and adequate staffing levels in the serviced organizations. Develop processes for talent management placements; develop, plan, and conduct interviews and survey to identify current and anticipated areas of need; and sets appropriate recruitment goals in concert with organizational staffing needs. Identify, develop, and promote innovative Engineering Division centric recruitment, retention and associated business practices. Recruit candidates using various outlets (e.g., social media, professional organizations, internal and external referrals, job postings for universities), to effectively target candidates with the skills to meet Engineering Division’s needs. Implement programs related to employee recruitment, retention and development such as employee onboarding/offboarding, employee awards, student internship program, and continuing education. Leads in the development of multi-media products and associated materials, presentations, etc. for recruitment and outreach. Establish and maintain robust professional networks and relationships with various organizations for the common purpose of improving the recruitment and retention of highly qualified engineering, scientific, technical and administrative occupations.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education or 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. For the GS-09 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes direct involvement in employee recruitment, retention, and development activities; such as, representing the organization at career fairs, developing recruitment related products, and assisting with the on-boarding/off-boarding of personnel. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resources or Management. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. For the GS-11 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes executing recruitment initiatives aimed to improve the efficiency and productivity of organizations in line with Federal regulations and organization policy; and, troubleshooting complications concerning the efficiency and productivity of recruitment and retention practices of personnel throughout an organization incorporating current and future mission goals. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resources or Management. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to DetailCustomer ServiceDecision MakingFlexibilityIntegrity/HonestyInterpersonal SkillsLearningReading ComprehensionReasoningSelf-ManagementStress ToleranceTeamwork

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RH-W07106 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-OMAHA DO NOT MAIL Omaha, NE 68102 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk