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Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

Defense Health Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$127,646 - $165,945

per year

Closes

January 13, 2026

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 is for a director overseeing all human resources and staffing for a major military health network, managing teams that handle hiring, personnel policies, and support for medical facilities across multiple sites.

It involves leading big-picture planning, solving complex workforce issues, and ensuring everything runs smoothly for both military and civilian staff.

A good fit would be someone with years of senior HR leadership in government or large organizations, who thrives on strategy and team management.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent, leading and supervising HR professionals
  • Expertise in providing management advisory services on federal civilian recruitment, staffing, laws, and policies
  • Ability to develop and present recommendations to senior officials for resolving complex HR issues
  • Proficiency in using HR data systems to enter, analyze data, produce reports, and ensure data integrity
  • Experience administering, planning, and directing comprehensive military and civilian personnel programs
  • Skills in setting long-range goals, negotiating resources, and implementing DoD policies and procedures
  • Ability to review operations for efficiency, direct studies, and provide leadership to staff and subordinates

Full Job Description

About the Position: Serves as the full Director of Manpower and Personnel within a Defense Health Agency Region Network Office enhanced Multi-Service Network(eMSN) which is a major DoD Command responsible for creating and delivering a Joint medical care system, executed through 12 medical treatment facilities (MTFs) A Structured Resume Review process will be used in the recruitment of this position.

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes leading and supervising a large team of HR professionals; providing comprehensive management advisory services on recruitment and staffing concepts, laws, policies and practices in the Federal civilian service; developing and presenting recommendations and alternatives to senior management officials to resolve complex human resources management issues and problems in the Federal civilian service; utilizing human resources data system(s) and applications to enter and analyzes personnel data, produce reports, ensure data integrity, and improve work efficiency and effectiveness.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:

  • Exercises broad managerial authority for administering, planning, developing, and directing comprehensive military and civilian personnel and manpower management programs
  • Develops and implements, DoD policies, regulations, and procedures, comprehensive civilian and military personnel and manpower management programs
  • Exercises managerial authority to set and implement long-range goals and objectives.
  • Directs and reviews the findings of special studies, test programs, and reports from higher headquarters to develop command-wide policies.
  • Directs the development and implementation of personnel and manpower management portions of mobilization and contingency plans.
  • Provides staff leadership and guidance to the Network Office functional chiefs, staff elements and subordinate organizations.
  • Reviews and assesses the eMSN personnel and manpower management operations for efficiency and effectiveness
  • Negotiates for resources and associated funding necessary to support program operations and policy implementation.
  • Plans and assigns work, sets priorities, advises on program goals and objectives, and makes decisions on work problems

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/10/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: HSJT-26-12863575-MP