HR Specialist (Recruitment and Staffing)

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Announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 90 days of the closing date.

About this agency Specialized Experience (Credit for Specialized Experience on resume must reflect 40 hours/Full-time per week for each period of work): Specialized Experience GS-12: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal or other equivalent pay system that has equipped you to perform the major duties of this position.

This specialized experience includes: Experience conducting job analyses, preparing vacancy announcements, and developing and administering assessment tools within an automated recruitment system to identify and evaluate the best-qualified candidates for Federal positions; Experience interpreting and applying human resources staffing and recruitment principles, laws, regulations, and agency policies to accurately code, process, and track a wide variety of personnel actions-including accessions, promotions, and reassignments-within an automated HR system for Federal civilian employees; AND Experience serving as an HR Liaison to hiring managers to identify recruitment and staffing needs, develop recruitment strategies, and manage competitive and noncompetitive staffing actions in accordance with established HR laws, policies, and procedures.

Specialized Experience GS-13: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal or other equivalent pay system that has equipped you to perform the major duties of this position.

This specialized experience includes: Experience conducting job analyses, preparing vacancy announcements, and developing and administering assessment tools within an automated recruitment system to identify and evaluate the best-qualified candidates for Federal positions; Experience interpreting and applying human resources staffing and recruitment principles, laws, regulations, and agency policies to accurately code, process, and track a wide variety of personnel actions-including accessions, promotions, and reassignments-within an automated HR system for Federal civilian employees; Experience serving as an HR Liaison to hiring managers to identify recruitment and staffing needs, develop recruitment strategies, and manage competitive and noncompetitive staffing actions in accordance with established HR laws, policies, and procedures; AND Experience independently providing authoritative consultation and advisory services to senior management on complex, sensitive, or potentially controversial staffing matters, including interpretation and application of merit system principles, veterans' preference, and federal HR laws, regulations, and policy.

Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-12/13 grade level.

For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed: Organization/Agency's Name Title Salary (series and grade, if applicable) Start and end dates (including the month and year) Number of hours you worked per week Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.

NOTE: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications and your application may be marked as incomplete/ineligible and you will not receive consideration for this position.

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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience.

Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S.

accreditation for foreign study.

Please visit the following links for more information: http://www.naces.org http://www.fceatlanta.com Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.

Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined here. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by 03/25/2026, the closing date of the announcement. Major Duties:

The incumbent of this position serves as a Human Resources (HR) Specialist in the Recruitment, Outreach, and Employee Benefits Division, Office of Human Capital (OHC), Office of the Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States.

The Office of Human Capital (OHC) provides leadership and direction in the formulation and implementation of human capital policies, programs, and systems to promote efficient and effective federal workforce management.

OHC provides operational support and oversight for the full lifecycle of employment for employees of the EXIM.

At the full performance level, duties include, but are not limited to: Serves as a Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement) for Office of Human Capital (OHC).

Work closely with assigned areas to conduct job analyses, develops qualification rating factors, determines appropriate rating and ranking selective factors, and develops crediting plans to assess varying degrees of job qualifications on a wide variety of complex positions; with hiring officials, develops various necessary staffing and recruitment tools, including job analysis and crediting plans.

Prepares and completes vacancy announcements and assessments in a hiring database, such as USA Staffing or another online database e.g.

Quickhire, Monster, or newly developed automated hiring tools etc.. Certifies candidate selections to adhere to established Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards.

Performs internal and external recruitment and placement actions such as appointments, promotions, reassignments, change-to-lower grades, and position changes for the most difficult and complex organizations which may include positions from various divisions, various duty locations, and/or unique or unusual pay systems.

Ensures all HR functions are done in accordance with regulations.

Ensures HR staffing and recruitment work completed by human resources professionals adhere to and comply with Title V laws, OPM regulations, Delegated Examining Procedures, GAO supplementals, and other applicable Federal HR guidelines.

Prepares and completes necessary requirements for Merit Promotion Case Files, following OPM guidelines.

Ensures that all documents are included within those case files and fully supports management and HR decisions.

Responsible for overseeing the proper placement of internal and external hiring selections to include pay administration and personnel action processing; ensuring personnel actions (SF-52/SF-50) are properly coded, pay is entered properly, proper remark and follow-up codes are entered, and all supporting documentation is present.

Provides authoritative advice to management officials on recruitment sources, develops strategies to ensure maximum results to staffing requirements.

Explains regulations and procedures to program managers/supervisors, employees, and applicants.

Advises managers and supervisors on merit system principles and prohibited personnel practices, complex staffing requirements, resources, and problems.