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HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT

U.S. Marine Corps

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$52,938 - $76,476

per year

Closes

January 26, 2026

GS-7 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job is for a Human Resources Assistant in the U.S.

Marine Corps, where you'll handle everyday administrative tasks like preparing paperwork for hiring, answering employee questions, and keeping track of recruitment processes to support the team's personnel needs.

It's a good fit for someone with office experience who enjoys organizing details, communicating clearly with people, and working in a structured military environment.

No advanced degrees are needed, but familiarity with basic HR procedures and computer systems will help you succeed.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-06 (for GS-07 level), including clerical and administrative support in HR functions like preparing reports, memos, and forms
  • Strong customer service skills to field inquiries and communicate effectively with internal and external customers
  • Proficiency in collecting, entering, and retrieving data using HR information systems to solve problems and generate reports
  • Experience assisting with staffing, recruitment, position management, classification, and employee relations
  • Ability to maintain recruitment folders, track actions, and ensure timelines are met for new hires
  • Knowledge of general office equipment and computer software for administrative tasks
  • Familiarity with processing personnel actions, in-processing new employees, and providing orientation

Full Job Description

You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT in the Human Resources Office (HRO) of MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CTR.

GS-07: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-06) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector providing clerical and administrative support performing most or all of the following duties: Performing office operations and administrative processes in the support of personnel functions to include preparing reports, memos, forms, letters and following proper routing procedures; Fielding customer questions and providing sound and effective communication to both internal and external customers; Collecting, entering, and retrieving data to identify, research, and problem-solve quality control issues.

GS-06: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-05) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector providing expertise in clerical and administrative support duties.

Specialized experience must include performing most of the following duties: Assisting with administrative functions in the support of HR personnel actions; providing customer service and conducting work that requires familiarity and knowledge in general office equipment and computer software.

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 serve as a Human Resources (HR) Assistant providing a variety of support services in the areas of staffing and recruitment, position management, classification, labor relations, employee relations, and provide program administrative support.
  • You will prepare and processes requests for personnel actions (RPAs) for standard recruit and non-recruit actions ensuring accuracy and completeness.
  • You will maintain recruitment folders with all mandatory required documents; tracks recruitment actions from start to finish ensuring timelines are met prior to setting Entrance on Duty (EOD) dates.
  • You will provide in-processing and new employee orientation for new hires to include completion of all required documentation.
  • You will respond to customer inquiries on matters such as procedures for submitting applications for employment, status of recruitment announcements, and types of vacancies in the organization.
  • You will assist with classification reviews by gathering information through audits with incumbents, discussion with supervisors, and reviewing classification standards and organizational charts.
  • You will assist in routine classification of lower-graded positions by analyzing duties, applying classification standards, and writing evaluating statements to justify title, series, and grade.
  • You will direct inquiries on disciplinary or adverse actions or labor relations to appropriate HR Specialists.
  • You will use HR Information Systems to complete tasks, retrieve data/files, and generate reports; and provide technical assistance to the staff and HR liaisons in using all HR information systems.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/21/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/22/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12869041-26-DH