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HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

Pacific Air Forces

Department of the Air Force

Fresh

Location

Salary

$101,206 - $131,571

per year

Closes

GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team that handles civilian human resources for the Air Force in Alaska, including recruiting, hiring, and advising leaders on personnel matters to ensure everything follows federal rules.

It suits someone with experience in HR management who enjoys supervising staff, solving complex employee issues, and working in a structured government environment.

A good fit would be a detail-oriented professional passionate about supporting military operations through effective people management.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including administering appointments, providing HR advice, and managing civilian personnel programs
  • Knowledge of federal HR principles, recruitment, placement, affirmative employment, public laws, Executive orders, and regulations
  • Ability to conduct in-depth research, analyze complex position management problems, and make sound decisions
  • Familiarity with EEO, safety, and security regulations and procedures
  • Skills in planning, organizing, and directing an HR office, including personnel, budgeting, and space management
  • Expertise in advising on sensitive recruitment, placement, employee relations, and affirmative employment issues
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, plus ability to build effective relationships with all personnel levels

Full Job Description

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Summary Moved to Duties In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions, 0201 Series.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems.

Examples of specialized experience include administering appointing and associated authorities on behalf of leadership; to provide comprehensive advice on the full range of human resource management functions to leadership, key managers, and supervisors; to integrate the program objectives of civilian personnel administration with allied and related programs; to manage the office and direct the staff of the Civilian Personnel Section.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in­-grade requirements to be considered eligible.

One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of the full range of Federal HR affirmative employment, recruitment, and placement principles, concepts, practices, and analytical techniques, to include the provisions of a variety of public laws, Executive orders, and Federal regulations regarding recruitment and placement, and affirmative employment governing federal appropriated fund civilian personnel management Ability to perform in-depth research, gather facts, and use extensive and effective analytical and evaluative methods to accurately assess information and make sound decisions involving complex position management problems Knowledge of EEO, safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures Ability to plan, organize, and direct a human resource office (e.g., personnel, budgeting, space management, safety, etc.

Skill in advising management on controversial or sensitive, complex, and difficult recruitment, placement, position management, employee management relations and affirmative employment issues and problems Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing and establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of personnel PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of the Civilian Personnel Section, ensuring that human resources work complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.

Advises and provides counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management Represents the Force Support Squadron with a variety of installation and functional area organizations Establishes, defines, and implements requirements for personnel programs to ensure operations are in line with regulatory and fiscal requirements, support goals, and mission requirements Administers appointing and associated authorities on behalf of the Commander for appropriated fund federal civil service personnel at an Air Force (AF) installation Summary The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a first level supervisor, providing planning, directing, organizing, and exercising control over nonsupervisory employees assigned staffing (Recruitment and Placement), Position Management and Employee Management Relations duties within the 354th Force Support Squadron, Civilian Personnel Flight, Civilian Personnel Section, 354 FSS/FSCA.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/24/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/24/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 9E-AFPC-12894730-163911-MED