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Human Resources Specialist (Staffing)

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Summary

This position is located at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Human Capital. As a Human Resources Specialist (Staffing Consultant), you will serve as a technical advisor on a wide variety of human resources management areas such as: staffing and placement, recruitment, classification, and position management.


Overview

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Open & closing dates
06/11/2024 to 06/20/2024
Salary
$83,270 to - $184,702 per year
Pay scale & grade
CN 51 - 52
Location
2 vacancies in the following location:
Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job)
Remote job
Yes
Telework eligible
Not applicable, this is a remote position.
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Term - 2 years may be extended an additional 2 years but no more than 4 years in total.
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
53
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Moderate Risk (MR)
Announcement number
24-CFPB-164-P
Control number
794973600

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Clarification from the agency

U.S Citizens or U.S. Nationals; No prior federal experience is required.

Duties

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As a Human Resources Specialist (Staffing), you will:

  • Research HR laws, policies, regulations, and reference material, analyzes information, selects appropriate approaches, and recommends specific action. Provides staff level technical advice and assistance to all levels of management officials within the assigned organizations on complex human resources management issues or problems impacting their workforce.
  • Provide end-to-end recruitment and placement advisory and operational services for assigned division or office.
  • Identify and develop recruitment strategies in attracting and maintaining a quality workforce.
  • Serve as the primary point person for managers and employees on all staffing and employment-related issues/questions.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Key Requirements:

  • Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
  • A one-year probationary period may be required.
  • Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.
  • Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
  • Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
  • If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
  • Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized experience for the CN-52 is defined as one year of experience at the CN-51 level (which is equivalent to the GS-11 level), or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Specialized Experience for the CN-52 is defined as:

  • Experience researching laws, regulations, and policies to analyze, evaluate, and recommend appropriate resolutions to hiring managers and leadership on recruitment and placement issues; AND
  • Demonstrated hands on experience as an HR professional in an HR office performing the full scope of the staffing process including all of the following: preparing job analysis, posting job opportunity announcements, performing minimum qualifications, issuing list of highly qualified candidates; AND
  • Experience in the development of hiring assessments (i.e., questionnaires, scenarios, narratives, benchmarks).
Specialized experience for the CN-51 is defined as one year of experience at the CN-40 level (which is equivalent to the GS-09 level), or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Specialized Experience for the CN-51 is defined as:
  • Experience researching laws, regulations, and policies to analyze, evaluate, and recommend appropriate resolutions to supervisor on recruitment and placement issues; AND
  • Demonstrated hands on experience as an HR professional in an HR office performing the full scope of the staffing process including at least two of the following functions: preparing job analysis, posting job opportunity announcements, performing minimum qualifications, issuing list of highly qualified candidates; AND
  • Experience drafting hiring assessments for review by supervisor (i.e., questionnaires, scenarios, narratives, benchmarks).
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You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
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3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.M., if related.

OR Combination: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the education requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours), may be used to combine education and experience.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)) you must receive a score in the middle category or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.

Additional information

OTHER INFORMATION:

  • We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
  • This announcement may be used to fill like positions in other organizations within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • This is a non-bargaining unit position.
  • We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.
  • Bureau employees are subject to government-wide ethical standards of conduct, financial disclosure requirements, and post-employment prohibitions, which applicants may review at www.oge.gov. In addition, employees must comply with the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (5 CFR 9401), which, among other things, prohibit an employee or the employee's spouse or minor child from owning or controlling a debt or equity interest in an entity supervised by the Bureau. Regulations also impose restrictions on the outside activities of certain Bureau employees, including examiners and attorneys. Applicants may review the Bureau ethics regulations and a summary of the regulations at www.consumerfinance.gov. Questions regarding these requirements and prohibitions should be directed to the Bureau Ethics Office at EthicsHelp@cfpb.gov.
Selectees living in the Washington, D.C. locality pay area will have their duty station listed as CFPB Headquarters. Selectees living outside the Washington, D.C. locality pay area will have their duty station listed as their home address. The locality pay you receive will be determined by your duty station: CFPB Headquarters (Washington, D.C.), or home address if located outside the D.C. locality pay area.

Remote work is approved for the contiguous United States and does not include Alaska, Hawaii, or U.S. territories and possessions.

The locality pay you receive will be determined by your duty location: Washington D.C., or home address if located outside of D.C. locality pay area.

CFPB uses an experience-based process to set pay for employees. Experience is evaluated and credited using the employee's résumé. To ensure that all of your prior work experience (e.g., internships, volunteer work, details, part-time, self-employment, secondary jobs, etc.) is considered and accounted for, please ensure that your résumé covers the following:
  • your entire work history with specific start and end dates (MM-DD-YYYY) provided for each listed position
  • hours worked per week for each position
  • degrees and the dates conferred (MM-YYYY)
Part-time experience will be credited pro-rata based on a 40-hour work week, while work of 32 hours or more will be rounded up to full-time experience. If you have multiple positions that have overlapping start and/or end dates, only 40 hours of experience will be credited for a given work week. Refer to Resume Tips for more information on how to submit a comprehensive résumé. See information on our base pay ranges and salary structure.

Our comprehensive benefits are among the most generous in the federal government. They include:- Challenging and rewarding work benefiting American consumers - Opportunities for development and advancement- Comprehensive Federal health, vision, dental, life, and long-term care insurance programs- Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: http://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/201706_cfpb_benefits.pdf

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint, or any other information, to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged non-compliance by contacting: Ana.GuzmanEvans@cfpb.gov
What are criminal history inquiries?

Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your résumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., résumé, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the online assessments required for this position. In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.

In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your résumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.

The assessment includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Accountability, Attention to Detail, Decision Making, Flexibility, Influencing/Negotiating, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Learning, Reading, Reasoning, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, and Teamwork.

Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, A (highest quality category), B (middle quality category), or C (minimally qualified category), depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application
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Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category. Qualified preference-eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest category.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.

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