Human Resources Specialist

Full Job Description

The Human Resources Specialist position is located in the U.S. Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Office of Human Capital, Executive Resources staff.

The ER staff manages & provides Department-wide HR policy oversight of the Senior Executive Service (SES), Senior Level (SL), Schedule C, & Presidential appointments in the areas of ER policy, SES/SL allocations, position management/classification, staffing/recruitment, performance management/compensation, & executive development.

To qualify for the position of Human Resources Specialist, at GS-0201-14, you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below.

You must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Managing or executive human resources programs for department or component/bureau wide; 2) Developing policy and/or evaluating the impact on new or proposed policies with departmental or government scope in one or more human resources subject areas (preferably, experience with policies affecting Senior Executives, Senior Professionals, or Political Personnel); AND 3) Extracting HR information system data to analyze or report analyses of human resources programs.

You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by the 02/23/2026 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 02/23/2026 to complete the assessment as this assessment is part of your application. Major Duties:

The duties and responsibilities for a GS-0201-14, Human Resources Specialist, generally include, but are not limited to, the following: Plan, obtain approval, and implement Executive Resources policies Department-wide.

Specifically, interpret the provisions of HR policies, regulations, and guidelines to highlight substantive issues, and their relevance, and to advise top level management Serve as a Senior Technical Advisor for assisting the Assistant Director in formulating and recommending policies and procedures that govern Department-wide Executive Resources policies to effectively meet current and long-range goals Plan, organize, and conduct analyses of major programs and systems to evaluate the impact of new and current DOJ human resources policies Evaluate OPM and DOJ executive resources policies and programs to determine their impacts on the SES/SL cadre as well as coordinates with OPM and stays abreast of new legislation, regulation, and other Federal government initiatives Manage executive resources functional areas including: SES/SL allocations, classification oversight of DOJ's SES/SL and Schedule C positions, onboarding of political hires, providing SES/SL recruitment and staffing services to DOJ's Offices, Boards, and Divisions (OBDs) and Bureaus, and coordinating SES/SL performance management for appraisal certification and the Performance Review Board process Extract, analyze, and prepare HR data call reports to OPM