Human Resource Specialist (Recruitment and Placement)

About the role

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Human Resource Management located in Bloomington, MN, Minneapolis, MN, and Indianapolis, IN. Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement.

Responsibilities

• Making recommendations on a wide range of staffing authorities and special employment programs in order to meet the agency’s staffing goals.
• Applying qualification standards and ranking methods to evaluate applicants' experience, training, and education.
• Utilizing various HR information systems/tools to complete and track workload.
• Identifying, evaluating, and recommending to management appropriate human resources interventions to resolve complex interrelated human resources problems and issues.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service.
• All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English.
• You may be required to pass a background investigation.
• CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures.
• Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes.

Qualifications

• Experience: You qualify for the GS-07 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: assisting in the preparation of job announcements via an automated system, performing detailed review of records to determine applicant qualifications, assisting applicants in preparing and submitting a variety of personnel or pre-employment forms, utilizing various HR information systems and tools to update and track data, responding to routine inquiries concerning HR entitlements, services, and processing procedures.
• Experience: You qualify for the GS-09 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: consulting with customers on strategies to fill positions and utilizing applicable human resources rules and regulations to advise on best recruitment strategy, applying qualification standards and ranking methods to evaluate applicants' experience, training, and education to determine eligibility, developing rating factors and crediting plans for vacancy announcements, utilizing various HR information systems and tools to complete and track workload.