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Lead Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement)

Defense Logistics Agency

Department of Defense

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$93,400 - $121,422

per year

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March 6, 2026More DOD jobs →

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 leading a team of HR specialists in recruiting and placing civilian employees for the Defense Logistics Agency, handling everything from job postings and applicant screening to advising managers on federal hiring rules.

It's a senior role where you'll guide your team, ensure deadlines are met, and use creative ways to find top talent for government positions.

A good fit would be someone with strong HR experience in federal recruitment, leadership skills, and a knack for navigating complex personnel policies.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 level in federal HR, including recruitment and placement
  • Experience providing advice on federal civilian internal placement and external recruitment issues
  • Knowledge of interpreting and developing policies on pay administration, recruitment incentives, reduction-in-force, and relocation
  • Proficiency in processing federal HR personnel actions such as promotions, reassignments, and appointments
  • Ability to lead a team, assign work, review outputs, and ensure deadlines are met
  • Skills in preparing job analyses, job opportunity announcements, qualification determinations, and referral certificates
  • Experience with delegated examining, category rating procedures, and adjudicating veterans' preference

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job. To qualify for a Lead Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement), your resume and supporting documentation must support: A.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position.

To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes: Providing advice and guidance to management and team members on difficult and controversial federal civilian internal placement and external recruitment problems.

Interpreting/developing personnel policies and programs on pay administration, recruitment, reduction-in-force, and relocation, recruitment and retention incentives.

Processing a variety of federal civilian HR personnel actions including but not limited to promotion, reassignment, change to lower grade, reinstatement, and appointment actions.

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).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

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

  • As a Lead Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement), you will be responsible for the following duties:
  • Serves as a Senior HR Specialist and team leader responsible for providing assistance to the supervisor by completing broad range leader duties while leading civilian HR specialists in accomplishing assigned work tasks.
  • Identifies and distributes work assignments and makes adjustments to assigned work in order to meet deadlines. Reviews completed work to ensure that all instructions and requirements are met.
  • Performs internal placement duties: Preparing job analysis, Job Opportunity Announcements, conducting qualification determinations, issuing referral certificates, completing promotion/placement personnel actions to fill federal civilian positions.
  • Performs external recruitment duties including preparing job analysis, Delegated Examining Unit announcements, conducting qualification determinations and adjudicating veterans' preference.
  • Performs external recruitment duties including issuing and auditing referral certificates under category rating procedures, and completing appointment actions to fill federal civilian positions.
  • Provides technical advice to management to provide the widest range of flexibility for providing comprehensive civilian staffing and placement services utilizing innovative methods in locating qualified applicants to complete position fill actions.
  • Ensures timely completion of work and that team members assume vital roles in producing final products.
  • Reviews all job analyses, promotion and placement products, and promotion and referral certificates to ensure all requirements have been accurately considered.
  • Provides advice on pay and leave entitlements and incentive programs.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/26/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/27/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DLAJ1DD-26-12898618-MP