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Human Resources Specialist
Offices, Boards and Divisions
Department of Justice
Location
Salary
$102,415 - $133,142
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-2 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $24,729 - $31,093
Typical requirements: No experience required. High school diploma or equivalent.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job is for a Human Resources Specialist in the Department of Justice, focusing on handling payroll and personnel processing tasks like answering questions, advising on complex pay issues, and analyzing trends in employee data.
It involves using specialized systems to manage time, attendance, and pay for government staff.
A good fit would be someone with experience in HR payroll services who enjoys problem-solving and providing guidance to others in a federal setting.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent in federal service
- Experience providing advisory services in HR related to payroll
- Proficiency in utilizing HR payroll and personnel action processing tools or systems (e.g., NFC, EmpowHR, GovTA)
- Experience providing training on payroll and personnel action processing
- Ability to respond to personnel payroll questions and assist with complex cases
- Skills in conducting studies, projects, and trend analysis on pay and personnel issues
- Meet time-in-grade requirements by April 6, 2026, and complete USA Hire assessment
Full Job Description
This position serves as a Human Resources Specialist, located in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice Management Division (JMD), Office of Human Capital (OHC), in Washington, D.C..
The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Human Resources Specialist in applying the full range of all payroll/personnel processing matters for OHC's customers.
To qualify for the position of Human Resources Specialist, at GS-0201-12, you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service.
Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Provide advisory services in human resources related to payroll services; 2) Utilize human resources payroll personnel action processing tools or systems (i.e.
NFC, EmpowHR, GovTA); And 3) Provide training on payroll and personnel action processing. You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by the 04/06/2026 of this announcement.
Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating.
See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.
After you submit this application, you will receive an e-mail informing you that a USA Hire assessment is required of you.
You will have 48 hours from the closing date of this announcement 04/06/2026 to complete the assessment as this assessment is part of your application. Major Duties:
- The duties and responsibilities for a Human Resources Specialist, GS-0201-12, generally include, but are not limited to, the following: Serve as a contact for payroll, time and attendance sheet, or processing systems Respond to a variety of personnel payroll questions Assist with and advise on complex payroll cases/issues Conduct special studies and works on projects, which address pay and personnel processing and problems/issues Prepare statistical data for comparison/trend analysis purposes and analyze various pay reports to identify problems and trends
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