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HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (CLASSIFICATION/RECRUITMENT & PLACEMENT)

United States Fleet Forces Command

Department of the Navy

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$84,579 - $131,790

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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 involves helping managers with hiring new employees, organizing job roles, and ensuring everything follows government rules at a naval shipyard.

You'll advise on team planning, review job descriptions, and create strategies to find the right people for positions.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in human resources who enjoys solving complex staffing challenges in a structured environment like the military.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-11 level (for GS-12) or GS-09 level (for GS-11) in federal or equivalent service
  • Knowledge of federal HR laws, regulations, and policies on recruitment, staffing, classification, and position management
  • Experience developing and refining HR methods and procedures for compliance and efficiency
  • Ability to advise management on recruitment, placement, talent acquisition, and strategic planning
  • Proficiency in using database systems and computer applications for querying and analyzing HR data
  • Skill in writing clear explanations of policies, regulations, and decisions for various audiences
  • Experience conducting research and applying HR directives to specific actions

Full Job Description

You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (CLASSIFICATION/RECRUITMENT & PLACEMENT) in the CLASSIFICATION and SPECIAL PROJECTS DEPARTMENT (C20) of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

GS-0201-12 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: * Experience developing and refining HR methods and procedures to ensure compliance with federal regulations and deliver efficient and effective HR service delivery.

* Experience advising management on recruitment and placement processes, talent acquisition, and/or succession/strategic planning regulations, policies, and practices.

* Experience serving as a strategic and technical resource to management and other HR Specialists on difficult or controversial issues.

* Experience applying a wide variety of HR laws, regulations, policies, and concepts including recruitment, staffing, classification, and position management principles.

GS-0201-11 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: * Experience applying a wide variety of HR laws, regulations, policies, and concepts including recruitment, staffing, classification, and position management principles.

* Experience in conducting research and determining appropriate application of laws, regulations, policy, or other directives and interpretative instructions for use in assigned HR action.

* Experience utilizing various database systems and computer applications to query, retrieve, and analyze information in order to complete assignments.

* Experience writing clear and concise explanations of policy, regulations, decisions documents etc. for various audiences.

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 and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0200/human-resources-management-series-0201/ 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 a full range of management advisory services and provide technical guidance on all matters involving classification, position management, recruitment and placement.
  • You will serve as a technical advisor to serviced organizations providing assistance with organizational charts, workforce planning, projections, organizational realignments and reorganizations.
  • You will analyze and classify positions descriptions, including writing evaluation statements.
  • You will conduct position reviews and desk audits of positions that have implications beyond immediate organization.
  • You will advise on all recruitment and staffing concerns and develop/implement recruitment strategies.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/10/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/11/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12928598-26-MAJ