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Posted: February 18, 2026 (1 day ago)

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HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (RECRUITMENT & PLACEMENT/COMPENSATION)

Secretary of the Navy Offices (SECNAV)

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$76,463 - $99,404

per year

Closes

February 23, 2026

GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves advising on hiring and pay strategies for civilian employees in the Navy's overseas office in Japan, including recruiting both U.S.

and local staff, handling compensation like incentives and allowances, and supporting programs for benefits in foreign locations.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in human resources who enjoys working in an international setting and can handle complex staffing challenges abroad.

Note that medical and dental care is very limited in Japan, so candidates should be prepared for that.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including analyzing recruitment programs and developing strategies
  • Experience providing technical advisory services on civilian recruitment and placement
  • Knowledge of performing compensation support services, such as setting pay, retention, incentives, and allowances
  • Ability to advise on overseas recruitment strategies, policies, and sources for U.S. and foreign national staffing
  • Familiarity with workforce shaping, special placement programs, and special pay incentives
  • Skills in supporting overseas allowances and entitlements, including orientations, reconciliations, and out-processing
  • Strong communication skills for preparing reports, meeting with customers, and ensuring consistent HR actions

Full Job Description

You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (RECRUITMENT & PLACEMENT/COMPENSATION) in the Office of Civilian Human Resources, Overseas Program Center, Human Resources Satellite Office, Yokosuka, Japan.

***ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE IN JAPAN IS EXTREMELY LIMITED.

Please see Additional Information section below.*** 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: Analyzing an organizations recruitment and placement program to develop strategies to meet recruitment initiatives, providing technical civilian recruitment and placement advisory services, and performing compensation support services, such as setting pay, pay retention, incentives, and allowances.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: 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.

In addition to meeting all minimum qualification and eligibility requirements, ICTAP applicants must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection.

A well-qualified ICTAP applicant is one who possesses the competencies and experience to perform the duties of the position successfully with orientation to learn/understand the activities, procedures, policies and processes.

Demonstrated work experience in the occupation is typically qualifying for placement. This criterion cannot be met by education and training.

ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location.

Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate.

For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants.

Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ).

To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. Major Duties:

  • You will serve as a recruitment and staffing advisor on overseas recruitment strategies, policies, and sources.
  • You will provide staffing and recruitment advisory services for both U.S. and Foreign National/Local National actions.
  • You will advise management on a wide range of staffing issues such as workforce shaping, special placement programs, recruitment methods, and compensation, such as special pay incentives.
  • You will conduct duties in support of the overseas allowances/entitlements program, including, but not limited to initial orientation, reconciliations and out-processing.
  • You will prepare narrative reports to document cases and recommend actions for resolution of problems.
  • You will meet regularly with customers to provide the status of Human Resources actions and to ensure consistency in communications.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/18/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/18/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12887949-26-MAB