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Posted: January 6, 2026 (9 days ago)

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Human Resources Specialist (Military)

U.S. Army Reserve Command

Department of the Army

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$61,722 - $80,243

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GS-7 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves supporting human resources tasks for the U.S. Army Reserve, such as preparing personnel actions, advising on pay and benefits, and helping create administrative plans and reports.

It's a technician role that requires working with military units in Colorado Springs or nearby locations.

A good fit would be someone with HR experience in a structured environment, strong attention to detail, and the ability to handle sensitive information while supporting team efforts.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience in preparing military personnel actions, advising on personnel and pay issues, and preparing reports (equivalent to GS-07 level)
  • OR a Master's degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
  • OR a combination of graduate education and relevant experience totaling at least 100% of the requirement
  • Eligibility under specific federal employment authorities (e.g., veterans, disabled persons, current DoD civilians)
  • 52 weeks of federal service at GS-07 or equivalent if previously in a GS position
  • Competency in areas like accountability, customer service, decision making, and teamwork

Full Job Description

About the Position: This is a military technician position with the USAR Operational Response Command, G1.

This single vacancy may be filled at an alternate duty location as indicated on this announcement. When applying, select the duty location(s) you wish to be considered for.

Salary offered will be determined using the applicable pay table for the geographical location at time of tentative job offer.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes preparing military personnel actions, advising units on personnel and pay questions, and preparing reports.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Human Resources or Business Administration.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).

Major Duties:

  • Assist staff in formulating administrative estimates, plans, orders and reports.
  • Review incoming regulations and directives relating to administration and military personnel programs, functions, and procedures.
  • Review and coordinate studies pertaining to the civilian evaluation reports, Senior and Base systems.
  • Coordinate studies and track Civilian Education System.
  • Conduct periodic and special staff visits to subordinate units to ensure compliance with regulations.
  • Formulate administrative estimates, plans, orders, and reports.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/6/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/6/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: SDDE-26-12858947-MP-R1