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Posted: March 13, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Human Resources Specialist (Classification & Recruitment)

Veterans Affairs, Inspector General

Department of Veterans Affairs

Fresh

Location

Salary

$121,785 - $158,322

per year

Closes

March 19, 2026

GS-13 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves advising on hiring and job classification for a government oversight agency focused on veterans' affairs, ensuring fair and efficient recruitment processes.

It requires handling everything from creating job postings to training staff on HR rules.

A good fit would be someone with several years of HR experience in government settings, who enjoys solving complex staffing challenges and staying updated on employment laws.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 level in HR, focusing on recruitment, placement, classification, and position management
  • Knowledge of HR laws, policies, regulations, and procedures for reviewing position descriptions, job analyses, vacancy announcements, and pay setting for GS employees
  • Experience applying Title 5 regulations and merit staffing procedures for staff acquisition
  • Ability to develop or recommend HR policies and guidance that impact agency operations
  • Skills in performing full range of staffing services for special programs like Pathways, veterans hiring, and recruitment fairs
  • Proficiency in conducting audits, reports, data calls, and training on staffing, recruitment, and classification functions
  • Experience serving as a technical expert on classification and staffing special projects

Full Job Description

OIG is organized into seven operational units: the Immediate Office of the Inspector General, Office of the Counselor, Office of Data Analytics, Office of Audits and Evaluations, Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office of Investigations, and Office of Management and Administration.

In addition to the Washington, DC, headquarters, OIG has offices located in more than 60 locations throughout the country.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-13 level includes one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the GS-12 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Specialized experience is defined as experience: - Providing technical advice and guidance to management on human resource initiatives such as: recruitment and placement, classification and position management; AND - Applying HR laws, policies, regulations and procedures as it pertains to the review of position descriptions, evaluation statements, job analyses, vacancy announcements, certificates of eligible and pay setting services for General Schedule (GS) employees or equivalent; AND - Performing human resources staff acquisition work that includes applying Title 5 regulations and merit staffing procedures or equivalent.

Major Duties:

As a Human Resources Specialist (Classification & Recruitment), you will: - Develop or recommend policy or guidance that supports effective and efficient program operation throughout customer agencies that may involve significant agency action or require extensive changes in established agency policy and procedures.

-Develop recruitment files that encompass all required documents including justifications for selection or non-selection.

- Perform the full range of staffing services for special programs such as the Pathways, outreach, Hiring People with Targeted Disabilities, Veterans Hiring, Automated systems Functionalities, Recruitment/career Fairs, audits, reports, data calls, and conduct training on a wide range of staffing, recruitment, and classification functions.

- Serve as a technical expert providing the full range of support to applicants, managers and supervisor performing a variety classification and staffing related special projects focusing.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/14/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 26-VAOIG-12905528-P