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HR SPECIALIST (RECRUITMENT & PLACEMENT)

United States Fleet Forces Command

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$84,579 - $109,959

per year

Closes

January 27, 2026

GS-9 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $51,332 - $66,732

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves helping manage hiring and placement for employees at a naval shipyard, including advising on staffing needs, recruiting candidates, and resolving HR issues like pay problems.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in human resources who enjoys coordinating with different teams and using data to solve complex personnel challenges.

The role supports the Navy's operations in a government setting, focusing on fair and efficient workforce management.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-09 level or equivalent in HR recruitment and placement
  • Knowledge of HR concepts, principles, laws, regulations, and practices
  • Ability to provide guidance on merit system principles and prohibited personnel practices
  • Experience coordinating with commands, agencies, and HR offices to resolve issues like pay, recruitment, and position management
  • Skill in identifying non-competitive candidate sources such as reassignment, reinstatement, or alternative appointment authorities
  • Proficiency in using HR systems to query, retrieve, and analyze information
  • Strong analytical skills to evaluate staffing problems and recommend solutions

Full Job Description

You will serve as an HR SPECIALIST (RECRUITMENT & PLACEMENT) in the USFF HR SERVICES BRANCH, EXECUTIVE SUPPORT OFFICE of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying a wide range of HR concepts, principles, laws, regulations, and practices.

Experience providing guidance on merit system principles and prohibited personnel practices. Experience coordinating with multiple parties (e.g.

commands, agencies, HROs) to resolve human resources issues, such as pay issues, recruitment, position management. Experience identifying sources of non-competitive candidates (e.g.

reassignment, reinstatement, alternative appointment authorities) to fill vacancies. Experience using HR systems to query, retrieve, and analyze information to complete assignments.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:

  • You will provide authoritative HR management advisory and technical services on complex and wide-impacting customer functions and work practices.
  • You will use detailed analytical methods to identify, evaluate, and recommend in-depth alternatives with impact analyses to management.
  • You will advise managers and supervisors on staffing requirements, resources, and problems in assigned offices involving a high degree of complexity.
  • You will execute recruitment, placement, reduction-in-force (RIF), and related programs for assigned organizations.
  • You will prepare written correspondence and other documentation.
  • You will perform other duties as assigned.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/21/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/21/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12865705-26-AK