Lead Human Resources Specialist

Full Job Description

Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud.

As a Lead Human Resources Specialist, you will guide a team in processing activities, including timekeeping, record review, and personnel action coding and keying, while ensuring compliance with agency policies and effectively utilizing HR systems.

The qualifications for this position must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 01/30/2026.

Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service.

The Time-in-Grade requirement must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 01/30/2026 GS-13: You qualify at the GS-13 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, which is equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the federal government, that equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position.

You must have experience performing the following duties: Performing quality work reviews, delivering feedback, and offering guidance to staff to address deficiencies while providing recommendations to supervisors for process improvements; Developing, reviewing, and implementing standard operating procedures or training materials; Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to gather necessary information and ensure timely responses to projects and assigned tasks; Designing and delivering presentations or training sessions to inform or education staff on policies, procedures and best practices.

Please read the following important information to ensure you submit everything we need to consider your application: It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit your responses and appropriate documentation prior to 01/30/2026.

Your resume will be used to determine your qualifications for the position advertised in this announcement.

Therefore, your resume must highlight your most relevant, significant experience related to the requirements found in the qualification section of this announcement, as well as any applicable education.

Limit your resume to no more than two pages. The USAJOBS database will not allow an applicant to submit an application that includes a resume over two pages.

To help ensure your resume remains clear and easy to read, we recommend using margins of at least 0.8 inches and a font size of at least 11 point.

Be clear and specific when describing your work history since Human Resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.

Your application will be rated and ranked based on your responses to the online questions.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Duties (be specific in describing your duties) Employer's name and address Supervisor name and phone number Start and end dates including month, day and year (e.g.

June 18 2007 to April 05 2008) Start and end dates for each grade/pay level if you've held a federal position.

Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week) Salary Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide the above information may result in a finding of ineligible.

Note: Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.

Federal Experience: If you are using current or prior federal experience as a basis for qualifying for this position, the grade levels and length of employment (mm/dd/year) at each grade level must be listed in your work history.

This information will be further validated if selected for this position.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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 criteria 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 service. Major Duties:

• This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, within the Office of Human Capital and Training, Human Resources Operations Center and are assigned based on the need of the agency.
• Advise management on a wide range of processing, records and timekeeping matters including leave programs, recording keeping principles, and the coding and processing of personnel actions.
• Maintain accessibility of policies, procedures, directives, and written instruction from leadership, to accurately respond to questions from team members.
• Review and execute ad hoc and daily taskers by leveraging HR systems, comprehensive policy knowledge, and subject matter expertise to ensure accurate and efficient outcomes
• Collaborate with other HR Specialists in developing guidance materials and training for the branch.
• Provide team support and leadership on various projects and initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance, training and presentations to a wide range of audiences, including human resources staff, hiring managers, and agency personnel on processing, records, and timekeeping matters.