HR Specialist (Recruiting and Placement)

Time in Grade: In addition to specialized experience, you must meet the time in grade requirement. Current and former Federal civilian employees must have held a position at the grade 07 for at least 52 weeks in the Federal Service for promotion to the grade 09; at the grade 09 for at least 52 weeks in the Federal Service for promotion to the grade 11. Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Specialized Experience: You qualify at the grade 09 level if you possess one year of specialized experience that equips you with the skills needed to perform the job duties. This specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the grade 07 level to meet the qualification requirements in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience writing job analyses and assessments, creating job opportunity announcements, conducting qualification determinations, and assisting higher graded specialists. You qualify at the grade 11 level if you possess one year of specialized experience that equips you with the skills needed to perform the job duties. This specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the grade 09 level to meet the qualification requirements in the Federal Service. Specialized experience includes writing job analyses, creating job opportunity announcements, conducting qualification determinations within various pools, consulting with hiring managers on recruitment needs, and assisting with mentoring junior specialists. Education Substitution: In some cases, education may be substituted for the required specialized experience. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet the qualifications. Grade 09: Master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree. Grade 11: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. 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. Note to current NPC employees: If you are a current NPC employee and are selected from this announcement, this selection will change your type of appointment to a Temporary Appointment. At the end of this Temporary Appointment, your employment with NPC will end. You will be required to re-compete for any permanent positions. In some cases, you may be eligible for reinstatement. Applying for Reinstatement may allow former federal employees to reenter the Federal competitive service workforce without competing with the general public.
Applications under this job opportunity announcement will be considered under external competitive procedures only. This vacancy is also being advertised under merit promotion procedures as 25-HRB-12570638-ST-DS which can be accessed at http://jobsearch.USAJOBS.gov/ This is a Temporary Appointment, initial appointment is not to exceed 12 months. Temporary Appointments may be extended up to 24 months.