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All U.S. citizens who have completed a qualifying baccalaureate or graduate degree within the last two years from an institution of higher education as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1001(a). Note: Veterans who have completed a period of not less than four years of intervening obligated service in a uniformed service may apply not later than two years after the date on which they were released or discharged from uniformed service (DD-214 required).

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As a Human Resources Specialist entry level trainee, you will:

• Provide support to Senior HR Specialists in all aspects of operational Federal civilian human resources recruitment and staffing, delegated examining, classification and pay setting.Interpret laws, regulations, policies, processes, and programs related to operational recruitment and placement, Office of Personnel Management delegated examining authority administration, classification and position management and organization management.
• Initiate, code, quality review and process personnel actions in accordance with the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions in an HR Information System.
• Verify employment eligibility, qualifications, salary determinations and pay setting.
• Develop vacancy announcements and manage electronic recruitment casefiles utilizing an automated system such as USAStaffing.
• Manage and facilitate pre-employment, onboarding and new employee orientation programs and processes.
• Conduct research to prepare written work products such as instructions, process documents, recommendation papers, briefings, reports and responses to inquiries or requests for information related to recruitment, classification, and compensation.
• Interpret and apply applicable regulations and laws to determine eligibility, rate, rank and refer candidates to hiring officials for consideration.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Suitable adjudication of background/security investigation is required.
• A probationary/trial period may be required.
• Must complete initial online questionnaire.
• Applicants must complete an assessment battery (i.e., Assessment Questionnaire and USA Hire Assessment) via the USA Hire platform if notified to do so.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is the experience that has equipped you with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

To qualify for the CU-09 grade level, you must have one of the following:
A. Specialized Experience: To qualify at the CU-9 level, you must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the CU/GS-7 level in federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as experience: 1) Providing technical advice to staff and management on a variety of staffing and recruitment topics; 2) Experience working in a Human Resources Information System to prepare and process a variety of personnel actions such as appointments, reassignments, promotions, and corrections; 3) Preparing vacancy announcements in an automated staffing system such as USAStaffing; and 4) Facilitating employee onboarding programs.
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B. Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree (including LL.B. or J.D., if related). Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
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C. Combination of Education and Experience: Applicants may combine education and experience to qualify at this level.

To qualify for the CU-11 grade level, you must have one of the following:
A. Specialized Experience: To qualify at the CU-11 level, you must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the CU/GS-9 level in federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as experience:
1) Applying human resources principles, practices, laws and regulations to research and provide advice and guidance on technical staffing and recruitment topics;
2) Researching appropriate regulations and authorities to prepare and process personnel actions.
3) Managing strategic conversations with managers to develop a recruitment approach.
4) Preparing job analyses;
5) Developing and publishing vacancy announcements;
6) Conducting qualification analysis and issuing certificates.
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B. Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree (including LL.M., if related). Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
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C. Combination of Education and Experience: Applicants may combine education and experience to qualify at this level.

You must meet the qualifications for this position by the closing date of this announcement.
Please note, all experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

YOUR RESUME MUST provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience and support your responses to the online questionnaire as described in the vacancy announcement. When describing your experience in your resume, please be specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Please ensure that your resume includes the grade (if you are a current or previous federal employee), month, and year that you began and ended for each position held or that position may not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Full-time employment will be assumed unless otherwise stated on your resume. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating.

Your resume must also support your responses to the online questionnaire. Failure to provide support may result in a lower rating and/or you may be excluded from consideration. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application package will be reviewed for completeness (resume, completed assessment questionnaire, and supporting documentation). You will not be considered if you fail to submit all the required documents as outlined in this vacancy announcement.

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.

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.

The self-assessment questions have been developed to evaluate your competency in the following areas:
Accountability, Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Decision Making, Flexibility, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Learning, Oral Communication, Reading Comprehension, Reasoning, Recruitment/Placement, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, Teamwork, and Writing

Please note: Under the provisions of the hiring authority for college graduates into certain positions at specified grades in the competitive service created to implement 5 U.S.C. 3115, veterans' preference does not apply. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and the basic requirements and who are otherwise eligible to apply for this position may be referred for selection consideration. Traditional rating and ranking of applications do not apply.

Reference Checks: Reference checks must be conducted for the top candidate(s) before a tentative offer may be extended. The reference checks will need to be conducted with current and former supervisors, if applicable, as a part of NCUA's selection assessment process.

If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, your application will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. To preview the application questionnaire, please click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12104687

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.