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Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement)

Air Force Personnel Center

Department of the Air Force

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$127,624 - $165,917

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GS-13 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of HR specialists and assistants focused on recruiting and placing employees in the Air Force, including overseeing daily operations and ensuring compliance with federal rules.

A good fit would be someone with strong management experience in government HR, particularly in staffing and equal opportunity programs, who enjoys coordinating teams and solving organizational challenges.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent, in federal civilian personnel disciplines like staffing and placement
  • Knowledge of laws, regulations, executive orders, and policies governing HR, especially recruitment, placement, and EEO programs
  • Understanding of safety, security, personnel management, and EEO principles and procedures
  • Ability to plan, organize, and supervise a small to medium-sized HR branch, including coordinating work across sections
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, with experience training diverse groups and representing the organization
  • Ability to analyze problems and develop timely, economical solutions for operational issues
  • Meet federal time-in-grade requirement: one year at GS-13 within the last 52 weeks for merit promotion

Full Job Description

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The primary purpose of this position is to exercise second level supervisory and managerial authorities over a branch made up of subordinate sections, each with sub-units employing Human Resources Specialists (Recruitment & Placement) and Human Resources Assistants (Recruitment & Placement).

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions, 0201 Series.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-13, or equivalent in other pay systems.

Examples of specialized experience include knowledge of the laws, rules, regulations, executive orders, policies, and concepts governing various federal civilian personnel disciplines and, in particular, those pertaining to staffing, placement, and Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Programs.

Knowledge of safety, security, personnel management, and EEO principles, regulations, practices, and procedures.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in­-grade requirements to be considered eligible.

One year at the GS-13 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of the laws, rules, regulations, executive orders, policies, and concepts governing various federal civilian personnel disciplines and, in particular, those pertaining to staffing, placement, and Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Programs Knowledge of safety, security, personnel management, and EEO principles, regulations, practices, and procedures Ability to plan, organize, and supervise the functions, work operations, and staff of a small to medium sized organization, coordinating and integrating the work activities of several organizational segments and/or several different projects Ability to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing; train and work with widely diverse individuals and groups; and represent the activity to gain support for program goals, both within and outside the organization Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and develop timely and economical solutions, working out solutions to problems and/or questions relating to work PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that 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:

  • Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of a branch in the Production Division Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities Represents AFPC/DPIA/B/C with a variety of installation and functional area organizations Participates in special projects and initiatives and performs special assignments

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/12/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/13/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 9P-AFPC-12863366-010926-MED