The selectee serves as a Staffing Specialist for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, providing the full range of employment advisory and operational services for recruitment and placement activity. This includes recruitment consultations, evaluation of candidates, advising on assessment strategies, and reviewing and approving personnel actions. This is a temporary promotion not-to-exceed one year, and may be extended or made permanent without further competition.

Duties

The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity. The duties may include, but are not limited to: Develops and organizes an annual personnel program for the organizations serviced. Consults with and advises staff and line officials on all phases of daily operating personnel programs by assisting in the organization, planning and staffing of their operations. Provides guidance and assistance to program officials on the application of the agencies' merit promotion plans. Applies qualification standards to rank experience, training and potential of applicants. Develops/revises qualifications standards, rating schedules, credit plans, examination announcements, and supplemental forms. Reviews requests for certificates to determine that an adequate number of candidates are available.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Individuals who were born male after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• This telework eligible position is located in Fort Collins, CO, Minneapolis, MN or Raleigh, NC. Selected applicants will need to physically report to the Fort Collins, Minneapolis, or Raleigh office location to perform the duties of the position.
• Must possess and be able to maintain Delegated Examining Certification from the Office of Personnel Management.
• All USDA employees are required to be enrolled in Continuous Vetting, which authorizes government agencies to receive notifications of criminal activity on individuals who hold low risk, public trust, or national security positions.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: Must possess current Delegated Examining Certification from the Office of Personnel Management. FOR THE GS-9 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-7 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Use of Human Resources regulations, policies, and laws, to assist with announcing vacancies using merit promotion and delegated examining procedures, and with personnel action processing. Proficiency in rating and ranking procedures to make determinations about the eligibility and qualification of applicants for vacant federal positions. Development of applicant assessments for job announcements. Assisted in the development of processes or SOPs to use HR systems, create vacancy announcements, rate and rank applications, issue applicant referral lists, manage selection processes, or assist in the onboarding process. OR Completion of a master's degree or 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education toward a degree in Human Resources, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a closely related field of study. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level. TRANSCRIPTS are required if: You are qualifying for the position based on education. You are qualifying for this position based on a combination of experience and education. This education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college, or university COMBINATION OF EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-9 GRADE LEVEL: Applicants may have combinations of successfully completed education and specialized experience to meet total qualification requirements. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level. 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Please see above for education qualification requirement information.

Contacts

• Address Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service USDA APHIS MRPBS 250 Marquette Avenue, Suite 410 Minneapolis, MN 55401 US
• Name: MRP Human Resources
• Phone: 612-336-3227
• Email: [email protected]