HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (RECRUITMENT \u0026 PLACEMENT)

Duties

• Provides recruitment and placement services to assigned organizations. Provides technical expertise, leadership,
  guidance, and training to specialists and assistants on recruitment and placement activities.
• Provides recruitment and placement, and affirmative employment management advisory services.Consults with
  and advises managers and supervisors on a variety of difficult and complex technical issues, or problems of a sensitive nature, that concern all phases of hiring, merit promotion, priority placement, RIF and RIF avoidance program features.
• Leads or participates in special initiatives, studies and projects, and affirmative employmentactivities. As a
  leader, analyses taskings, plans, oversees, reviews, consolidates, and provides written reports and briefings outlining findings of special initiatives, studies and projects.
• Individually or as a team leader/project officer, performs staffing and placement actions peculiar to overseas.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• This position is Centrally Managed; PCS is authorized and will be paid by the career field.
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station. Incumbent may be required to use military modes of transportation.
• Incumbent is called upon to perform as the Acting Chief of the Affirmative Employment Branch, as needed.
• Ability to maintain a positive work atmosphere, by behaving and communicating in a courteousand professional manner in order to get along with customers, co-workers and supervisor while achieving performance expectations.
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Advance in hire may be authorized if there is demonstrable proof provided on your resume
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request
• Employees and family members requiring medical/dental care in the overseas location are responsible for obtaining/paying for care. Access for these members to military medical/dental treatment facilities is on space-available/reimbursable basis only.
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.

Qualifications

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, GS-0101 Series.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes in-depth knowledge of Federal HR recruitment, placement, and affirmative employment laws, Executive Orders, philosophy, concepts, principles, methods, practices, programs, and techniques sufficient to accomplish a wide range of complex, interrelated activities; and troubleshoot very difficult problems referred by less experienced staffing specialists. Knowledge of the principles and practices of classification and the analytical and evaluative methods and techniques required to gather and study position informational; to interpret and apply position classification standards, and to determine classification of positions. Comprehensive knowledge of organizational structure, mission, and staff requirements in order review, troubleshoot, and resolve matters associated with program modifications, realignment of activities or other management actions.

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-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

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, and skill in applying, a wide variety of recruitment and placement concepts, principles, laws,
regulations and practices sufficiently to:
-- serve as a consultant at an overseas large base providing advice and guidance directly to managers and employees on all phases of the recruitment and placement process;
-- advise management on the use of automated processes associated with rating and ranking applicants and issuing merit promotion certificates;
-- provide guidance to management on all recruitment and placement issues; and
-- recommend innovative methods and strategies to resolve problems of job turnover; long and short-term workforce planning, downsizing, and reinvention initiatives while ensuring the correctness and propriety of actions.

Skill in advising management on controversial or sensitive, complex, and difficult recruitment, placement, and
affirmative employment issues and problems.

Ability to perform in-depth research, gather facts, and use extensive and effective analytical and evaluative methods to accurately assess information and make sound decisions involving complex recruitment and placement problems.

Skill in verbal and written communications to prepare/present briefings, prepare complete staffwork/official
correspondence, explain processes, explain regulatory requirements, and explain personnel determinations.

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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Important Overseas Information: Applicants interested in applying for overseas locations please click to review important information regarding the exceptional family member program.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click . To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click for more information.

120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.

Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement.

Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.

Incentives: Recruitment and/or retention incentives may or may not be used.

is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click .

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