Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open to Status candidates, Noncompetitive, Former Federal Employees with Reinstatement Eligibility, Land and Base Management, VEOA, Individuals with Disabilities, Military Spouses, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Vista, Eligible Family Member, Special authorities, ICTAP/CTAP; and current Excepted Service Employees of this Agency.

This position is located in the Office of the Executive Director, Human Capital division within the Staffing, Benefits, Pay & Processing Unit of the Office of Inspector General (OIG).  The OIG has statutory oversight responsibility covering the Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors. This oversight responsibility includes conducting and reporting on audits, inspections, investigations, and special inquiries of all overseas and domestic organizational entities of these organizations.

The Office of the Executive Director within the OIG is responsible for the policies, planning, and management of a full range of administrative and related services in support of the mission and functions of the Office of Inspector General. The Human Resources Branch provides the full range of human resources management services and consultation to support the goals, objectives, and mission of the Office of Inspector General. Under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, the Inspector General is granted substantial management and human resources authorities over his/her operations and activities. As delegated by the Inspector General, the Human Resources Branch exercises extensive authorities related to the establishment of positions and the selection, appointment, and employment of personnel.

The incumbent of this Human Resources (HR) Specialist position performs work in providing consultative services and carrying out human resources functions in the primary areas of staffing and placement, and other HR related support functions.

Consistent with the authorities delegated to the Human Resources Branch, the incumbent performs work in support of human resources management programs of the Office. The incumbent is assigned responsibility for carrying out operational human resources functions (e.g., staffing, recruitment, placement, etc.) and for providing advisory and consultative services to the managers and employees of a specific organization or organizations within the Office of Inspector General.

Primary duties include:

--Provides cradle-to-grave Staffing & Recruitment to serviced customers. (**We have a very favorable customer to specialist ratio!)

--Provide guidance to management on all phases of the staffing, recruitment and placement process. The incumbent provides comprehensive staffing and placement services, maintains contacts with appropriate offices in the Office of Personnel Management. The incumbent performs such duties as conducting job analyses, determining appropriate rating and ranking factors, developing crediting plans, and preparing or initiating the preparation of various promotion and placement documents, assessing applicant qualifications, and effecting hiring actions.

--Develop Vacancy Announcements utilizing platforms such as USA Staffing, Monster, or others.

--Prepares Certificates of eligibles; prepares and extends tentative and final job offers; verifies and completes all pre-employment requirements

--Provide customer support to employees and customers within Civil Service, Foreign Service, and Senior Executive Service.

--Provide staffing support for Foreign Service and Civil Service Limited Non-Career Foreign Service Appointment (LNA's) positions.

--Advises Hiring managers and supervisors of available recruitment approached and techniques available to recruit and fill vacancies in the most efficient and effective manner.

--Interpret and apply appropriate Classification Standards as it applies to Staffing and Placement actions.

--Analyze the human resources needs and requirements of the serviced customers and taking proactive steps to help ensure that those needs and requirements are met timely and effectively, in accordance with law, rule and regulations.

-- The incumbent interprets and applies the pertinent laws and regulations on a variety of human resource related topics and inquiries.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Verification of employment eligibility in the United States is required.
• One year probationary period, unless excepted by regulation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education, and any selective placement factors described below by the closing date of this announcement.  Education may only be substituted in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order to be credited towards qualifications.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.  It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click on the link for a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials.

NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.

Applicants applying for the GS-12 must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.  Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:  

--Experience working independently in the area of staffing and recruitment and processing federal government vacancy announcements and accomplishing the tasks associated with such work for example: conducting job analysis, formulating crediting plans, and analyzing candidate qualifications.

--Experience adjudicating candidate eligibilities to apply to vacancies.

--Experience drafting and posting public-facing vacancies in accordance with federal laws, rules, and regulations.

--Experience performing qualifications determinations for the purpose of creating a Certificate of eligibles.

--Experience working as a consultant for management and employees to provide human resources advice in areas such as recruitment methods, various hiring authority flexibilities, classification, position management, and other related HR functions.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-12 position.

*****DEU Certification is highly desirable; and may be a requirement of the position at a future date.

Applicants applying for the GS-13 must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.  Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:  

--Experience working independently in the area of staffing and recruitment and processing federal government vacancy announcements and accomplishing the tasks associated with such work for example: conducting job analysis, formulating crediting plans, and analyzing candidate qualifications.

--Experience working independently as a consultant for management and employees to provide human resources advice in areas such as, classification, performance management, position management, benefits and compensation, employee relations, training, and other related HR functions.

--Demonstrated experience training developmental specialists to perform staffing and placement functions at the full performance level.

--Experience reviewing the work of others in the areas of staffing and placement, to include insuring proper case file requirements are being maintained, selections are being made appropriately, vacancy announcements are posted with proper information, advising on unique hiring situations; or providing subject-matter expertise guidance on hiring authorities.

--Experience applying analytical methods to identify, evaluate, and recommend to management appropriate action(s) to resolve complex interrelated problems and issues; researching and interpreting Human Resource regulations, i.e. Code of Federal Regulations, Delegated Examining handbook, Merit Promotion policies and procedures, to apply a variety of special hiring authorities to perform internal and external recruiting strategies.

--Experience initiating and submitting Requests for Personnel action documents, reviewing personnel documents or accuracy, implementing corrective actions when errors are identified.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs) and other characteristics that are relevant to the duties of this position and must be fully supported by information in your resume:

--Knowledge of, and skill in staffing, recruitment, and placement concepts, practices, procedures, and regulations.

--Ability to communicate in writing in order to prepare announcements, job offers, emails and other correspondence associated with the responsibilities of this position.

--Ability to communicate orally to provide consultative services to management and employees regarding Human Resources services the office offers.

--Knowledge and skill in applying a wide range of human resources management concepts and principles, laws and practices in the subject areas of but not exclusive to: staffing, placement, classification, compensation, position management, and onboarding.

--Knowledge and skill in creating and maintaining databases, producing reports, and tracking of assigned recruitment and placement actions.

Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity. 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). Your resume should include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week. For assistance with creating a resume, please click here.

Qualified candidates are assigned a score between 70 and 100. Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) candidates must be rated "Well Qualified" for the position and earn a score of at least 85 (when applicants are rated in a range of 70 to 100) to receive consideration for selection priority. If, after reviewing your resume and self-assessment questionnaire responses and a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, a score will be manually determined that reflects your documented experience. This may result in a lower score, which may also eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements and submit any required supporting documentation by the closing date of this job opportunity. Your application package must contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the basic/specialized experience requirements as stated in this job opportunity announcement for each grade level(s) for which you are applying. Applicants found to be among the top qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring official for further consideration and possible interview.