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HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (CLASSIFICATION/RECRUITMENT)

Commander, Navy Installations Command

Department of the Navy

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$75,788 - $118,092

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GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves helping managers hire and organize staff in the Navy by handling recruitment processes, reviewing job descriptions, and solving staffing issues to ensure everything follows federal rules.

It's ideal for someone with experience in human resources who enjoys advising on team structures and finding the right talent.

A good fit would be a detail-oriented professional passionate about public sector personnel work.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level (or equivalent) in federal or private sector for GS-12
  • Knowledge of federal laws, policies, and regulations for recruitment and personnel actions
  • Experience reviewing and analyzing position descriptions using federal classification standards
  • Ability to provide management advisory services on organizational structures and career development
  • Proficiency in resolving complex staffing and position classification problems using HR tools and systems
  • Skills in executing recruitment, reassignment, and other personnel actions
  • Providing technical advice to managers on staffing problems and recruitment strategies

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Human Resources Specialist (Classification/Recruitment) in the Human Resources Office of COMNAVREG MIDLANT NORFOLK.

For the GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Executing recruitment, reassignment and other personnel actions in accordance with federal laws, policies, rules and regulations; 2) Reviewing and analyzing position descriptions utilizing federal classification standards; 3) Providing management principles and techniques to provide management advisory services regarding organizational structures and career development; and 4) Resolving problems, answering questions and providing guidance on complex staffing and position classification problems utilizing Human Resource tools and systems.

For the GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Providing technical advice to managers and/or personnel in resolution of staffing problems; 2) Determining the responsibilities and/or extent of authority of the position in relation to other positions, which may seem to overlap; 3) Executing recruitment, reassignment, and other personnel actions for assigned organizations.

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 provide technical advice and assistance to managers and operations personnel in resolution of difficult staffing problems using a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of recruitment and placement principles and concepts.
  • You will execute personnel actions, to include recruitment, reassignment, realignment, etc. for assigned organizations, taking all appropriate steps and actions to ensure actions adhere to established policies, regulations, and program goals.
  • You will advise hiring managers and selecting officials on recruitment strategies for attracting the best qualified candidates for vacant positions.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12929473-26-KSG