Human Resources Specialist (Classification/Recruitment & Placement)

Tour of Duty: Flexible

Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive / No Access

Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): GS-12 Exempt / GS-11 Non-Exempt

Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.

Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provides advisory services to all management levels within assigned organizations on specific and organization-wide issues impacting either a single Federal civilian Human Resources (HR) function or multiple program areas.
• Promotes the establishment and achievement of the overall Federal civilian HR program objective throughout the organizations.
• Provides advice regarding Federal civilian position design and structure to managers and supervisors.
• Analyzes and completes Federal civilian recruitment and placement actions, taking into consideration turnover, funding, retirement, mission, and technology to ascertain staffing needs, and studies labor market for possible recruitment sources.
• Provides advice and guidance to supervisors concerning Federal civilian classification.
• Provides management with insight in establishing organization structures that are efficient, cost effective, support desired grade levels, and facilitate career development.
• At the GS-11 level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity.
• At the GS-12 level, performs duties which provide full range of Federal Civilian Classification and Recruitment/Placement services to customer offices, including:
  • Participating in discussions with management regarding Federal civilian recruitment actions.
  • Classifying Federal civilian position descriptions at multiple graded levels using OPM Classification Standards.
  • Assisting in review of organizations for position management.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
• Bargaining Unit Status: No.
• Current vacancy is being filled under DOAE; announcement may be used to fill similar vacancies within DO.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Human Resources Specialist (Classification/Recruitment & Placement), your resume and supporting documentation must support one of the following:

Specialized Experience

One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.

• For the GS-11 level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Creditable specialized experience includes:
  • Conducting job analyses, preparing Job Opportunity Announcements, and determining applicants' qualifications using OPM Qualification Standards for Federal civilian positions.
  • Facilitating mandatory placement programs such as the Priority Placement Program and veterans' programs.
  • Completing a full range of personnel actions relating to Federal civilian staffing, Federal civilian recruitment, and Federal civilian compensation.
• For the GS-12 level: 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. Creditable specialized experience includes:
  • Participating in discussions with management regarding Federal civilian recruitment actions.
  • Conducting job analyses, preparing Job Opportunity Announcements, and determining applicants' qualifications using OPM Qualification Standards for Federal civilian positions.
  • Facilitating mandatory placement programs such as the Priority Placement Program and veterans' programs.
  • Completing a full range of personnel actions relating to Federal civilian staffing, Federal civilian recruitment, and Federal civilian compensation.
  • Classifying Federal civilian position descriptions at multiple graded levels using OPM Classification Standards.
  • Assisting in review of organizations for position management.

Education Substitution

Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education.

• For the GS-11 level: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree.
• For the GS-12 level: There is no education substitution.

Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade level GS-11. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-11.

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.

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.

Transcripts

If you are using education to qualify, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated, unofficial transcripts are acceptable at the time of application.

Graduate Education

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

Foreign Education

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.

Additional Information

• Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants.
• Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/.
• As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing. Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test.

Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability to successfully pass or refusal to conduct the test may result in the tentative or final job offer being withdrawn during the recruitment process or subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment.

You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

Advisory: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal.