Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment/Placement)

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), Human Resources Directorate, Personnel Services Division (PSD).

The PSD provides a wide range of consolidated human resource management program functions and advisory services associated with talent acquisition, delegated examining, and classification for the Office of the Secretary of War and various Defense Agencies and Field Activities located in and around the Nation Capital Region (NCR).

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

You may qualify at the GS-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to: Provide authoritative interpretation and advisory services to management on complex recruitment and placement issues, such as merit promotion, priority placement programs (PPP), and Reduction in Force (RIF) regulations.

Conduct expert qualification analyses and creating or validating complex assessment tools for a variety of federal positions within an automated hiring system (such as USA Staffing), while ensuring data integrity across HR information systems.

Resolve complex staffing issues by researching and applying regulations from sources such as the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and coordinating with external agencies (e.g., DCPAS, DFAS) to provide definitive solutions.

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.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages.

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume.

If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission..

A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service.

This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin.

It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters.

Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible".

Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.

Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level.

If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Major Duties:

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Serves as a Senior Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement) with full technical and advisory responsibility for merit and delegated examining, priority placement programs, and strategic talent management and acquisition.

The incumbent provides services on wide range of professional, scientific, administrative, and highly technical positions.

Performs external recruitment, by developing multiple recruitment strategies using sources such as DE, DHA, and Merit Promotion procedures.

Advises on special hiring authorities specific to the DoW and non-GS personnel systems (such as FWS, ACQDEMO, CES, and DCIPS).

Inputs and extracts data from a wide variety of source materials, to include, but not limited to DCPDS, USASTAFFING, and ASARS.

Ensures the prompt processing of all personnel actions and accurate position documentation in DCPDS, Creates USA Staffing assessments, job announcements, and certificate of referrals that reflect the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other requirements for the positions to be filled.

Coordinates the local PPP and other projects applicable to recruitment and placement.

Conducts myriad on-site customer services visits both independently and/or in partnership with counterparts within the Personnel Services Directorate.

Incumbent required to advise organizational leadership regarding staffing questions regarding aspects of recruitment strategies and employee qualifications.