Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement)

• Serve as a Civilian Personnel Human Resource Advisor (HRA) and senior civilian personnel advisor for the US Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM).
• Provide personnel services for a fluctuating civilian workforce dispersed world-wide with some volatile sites and politically sensitive missions downrange.
• Serve as the NETCOM HR Advisor on civilian personnel management for the Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system.
• Serve as a key advisor and special projects manager, working on major Human Resources (HR) projects and programs in any of the human resource management functional areas.
• Serves as a senior HRM special project and program manager responsible for the management, control, coordination, and execution of projects and programs to support NETCOM business objectives and strategic planning efforts.
• Provide expert advisory and consultative services to all management levels within the command and its field activities on specific and command-wide issues

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Three year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance, T3.
• Position requires temporary duty CONUS and OCONUS up to 15% of the time.
• This is an obligated position. An obligated position is one to which an employee has statutory restoration rights or entitlement based on active military service, recovery from a compensable injury, or return rights based on an overseas tour.
• You will be asked to sign an agreement acknowledging that you are aware of the obligation and willing to be displaced under reduction in force procedures upon the return of the former incumbent.

CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TWO-PAGE RESUME LIMIT. YOUR FULL RESUME WILL NEED TO BE UPLOADED TO YOUR USAJOBS PROFILE USING THE DOCUMENT TYPE "OTHER DOCUMENTS".


Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions

Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package.

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 .

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one year of specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience would be demonstrated by developing Human Resources policies, procedures, or guidance for recruitment, placement, or workforce development actions; researching personnel policies, practices, and actions to coordinate Human Resource initiatives or projects; advising senior leaders on potential courses of action to tackle complex personnel problems; and managing projects and programs to support organizational objectives.



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.

• If you are a current federal career/career-conditional employee, you will be placed on an excepted appointment.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 3 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the information sheet.
• This is a Human Capital & Resource Management (HC/RM) Career Field position.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
• Position may be filled as a temporary promotion, reassignment, or change to lower grade not to exceed 1 year by a current Army CES employee. Temporary promotions, reassignments, or change to lower grades may be extended up to a maximum of 5 years and may be made permanent without further competition.
• Army CES employees who are not granted return rights by their losing organization, and other Federal employees who apply for a term appointment, will be appointed/converted into a Cyber Term appointment with no return rights back to a permanent position. Term positions in CES may be extended up to a maximum of five years. This position may be converted to permanent without further competition after completion of three years of continuous service in this position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.