Human Resources Specialist (Staffing) – FEDERAL EMPLOYEES and VEOA ONLY

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirements. You will be asked a few questions as part of your application but make sure to verify how you meet this experience in your resume or you may be deemed ineligible. For the GS-11: You qualify for this grade level if you meet one of the following experience and/or education requirements. On Experience, you must have at least one year of experience, equal or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level, which include: Experience providing Human Resources services (i.e. recruitment and placement, staffing, and/or classification, HR systems, automated staffing) including serving as a technical resource and/or consultant for management officials and employees. Or on Education, you must have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. You can also qualify with a combination of graduate education and experience. This must be fully supported by your resume and transcripts, provided with your application. For the GS-12: You qualify for this grade level if you have at least one year of specialized experience, equal or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level, which included: Experience providing Human Resources services (i.e. recruitment and placement, staffing, and/or classification, HR systems, automated staffing) including serving as a technical resource and/or consultant for management officials and employees. Experience in staffing using an automated staffing tool (i.e., Monster) to build and post vacancies, and issuing certificates for category rating, merit promotion and excepted service (attorney and pathways) positions. For the GS-13: You qualify for this grade level if you have at least one year of specialized experience, equal or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level, which included: Experience providing Human Resources services (i.e. recruitment and placement, staffing, and/or classification, HR systems, automated staffing) including serving as a technical resource and/or consultant for management officials and employees. Experience in staffing using an automated staffing tool (i.e., Monster) to build and post vacancies, and issuing certificates for category rating, merit promotion and excepted service (attorney and pathways) positions. Experience performing quality reviews of staffing work or participate in staffing audits. You cannot qualify on education at grades GS-12 and above, you must meet the specialized experience for each grade, which is cited above. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Technical: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one’s job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues. Interpersonal: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences. Customer Service: Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers. Delivers high-quality products and services; is committed to continuous improvement. For all types of consideration, 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 directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Students enrolled in a qualifying degree program can apply to the GS-11 if the anticipated graduation date is within six months of closing date of the announcement. Graduation transcript must be received before start date. Other applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
This position is in the Automated Staffing Office of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Human Resources. You will provide job opportunity announcements to USA Jobs, perform qualifications on applications and issue certificates of eligible applicants to hiring managers in 10 agencies across the Department of Transportation. In all areas, you will work closely with a senior specialist when performing human resource functions.