Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement)

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer Service HR Information Systems Application Personnel and Human Resources Problem Solving Staffing and Recruiting Specialized Experience for GS-9: one year of specialized experience which includes advising management on multiple recruitment strategies; developing occupational assessment questionnaires; developing job opportunity announcements in USAStaffing or equivalent HR automated system; reviewing job applications to determine eligibility and qualifications of candidates; and coding personnel actions in accordance with applicable regulatory guidance. 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 or LL.B. or J.D. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Human Resources Management or other related field. OR Combination: 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%. Specialized Experience for GS-11: one year of specialized experience which includes interpreting and analyzing civilian human resources laws and regulations to advise on recruitment and staffing process and functions (i.e. special placement programs, competitive and non-competitive recruitment strategies, special hiring authorities, special pay incentives, etc.); resolving pay setting issues/inquiries; providing recommended courses of action on civilian human resources problems/issues; creating a variety of human resources products (i.e. occupational assessment questionnaires, vacancy announcements, referral lists, coding personnel actions, etc.). 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 or LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Human Resources Management or other related field. OR Combination: 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%. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent. -For the GS-09, must have 52 weeks at the GS-07 (or equivalent) -For the GS-11, must have 52 weeks at the GS-09 (or equivalent)
About the Position: This position is located within the CHRA Soldier and DoD Human Resources Directorate, DoDEA Civilian Human Resources Service Center, and may be eligible for local commuting area remote work in the future as determined by agency policy. This position may be filled at the GS-09 or GS-11 level. If selected at the lower level, noncompetitive promotion to the full performance (GS-11) level is authorized.