Clarification from the agency

Applications are accepted from all U.S. citizens. Please see detailed guidance regarding employment eligibility under "Requirements." Please be advised that federal retired annuitant candidates may only be considered as a temporary employee if the role can be filled in that capacity

As a working leader, the incumbent is responsible for duties such as the following:

• Provides advisory, consultative and technical services to agency program and line managers. Determines qualifications and identifies skills requirements. Supports the talent acquisition initiatives and recruit actions for higher level positions. 
• Demonstrates proper work methods and provides guidance on the business processes of TAB to be followed by the team to ensure consistency and accuracy in the work that is performed; ensures that policies, strategies, guidance materials and recruitment tools are available and utilized.
• Serves as the Senior Human Resources Specialist specializing in quality assurance procedures and processes to ensure all personnel actions, recruitment actions, vacancy announcements, referral and selection actions are in accordance with applicable policies, processes, procedures, rules and guidance.
• Recommends solutions to hiring challenges based on established policies and creative talent acquisition hiring methods.
• Identifies, distributes and balances workload and tasks among employees and ensures that employees have an integral role in developing the final team product.
• Monitors and accurately reports on the status and progress of work assignments.
• Prepares, analyzes, maintains and issues performance metrics, operational indicators, hiring metrics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and internal control reports, and assesses program achievements against established goals. Identifies, maintains, and enhances data needs; and provides HR reports as needed.
• Uses the HRIS talent acquisition modules and relevant systems to support talent acquisition efforts.
• Monitors and oversees agency-wide human resources management program and functionality of HRIS systems. Identifies, develops, and resolves issues arising from HRIS services and transactions. Provides quality control and testing functions; investigates and identifies specific problems and errors; determines cause; and seeks resolution. Gathers system requirements and translates them into specific requirements that solve or improve complex HR issues. Ensures that training is provided to supervisors and employees on the effective use of the HRIS system.
• Performs talent acquisition duties for which innovative and proactive sourcing, attracting and recruiting strategies are developed and utilized. Develops and conducts recruiting outreach efforts at job fairs and at meetings with community and specialized groups.
• Reviews talent acquisition and placement activities and provides authoritative advice or best practices on interviewing and selection activities.
• Provides ongoing training to current or new HR Specialist and assistants. Seeks and imparts training and refresher training of the team on the various modules.
• Provides guidance to clarify existing and new processes, resolve conflicting guidance, and to alleviate other potential or existing problems.
• Identifies policy issues, evaluates alternative agency strategies, and makes definitive recommendations to senior management.
• Writes and implements policies, processes and procedures. 
• The incumbent acts as the Chief in their absence.

Conditions of employment

• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• You must be able to pass a drug test.

“To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet
one of the categories below:

• A citizen of the United States;
• A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B);
• A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible;
• A person who owes allegiance to the United States (nationals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nationals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or
• A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United States.”

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.
 
Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.
 
Candidates for the GS-14 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience for this position includes:

--  Served as an expert executing and coordinating Federal talent acquisition activities for a multi-functional organization.

--  Provided advisory services on issues requiring substantial HR policy interpretation.

--  Developed recruitment and placement strategies to deal with significant staffing-related initiatives.

--  Performed human resources information system (HRIS) activities.

-- Applied written and oral communication techniques sufficient to develop and deliver presentations briefings, training, reports, and correspondence to management officials, peers and employees to foster understanding and acceptance of findings and recommendations.

How you will be evaluated

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

Review your resume and responses carefully. Your eligibility for consideration and qualifications for the position will be determined based upon a review of your detailed resume and your responses to job specific self-assessment questions. 

Your resume will be evaluated based on evidence of your ability to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) for this position, possession of any specialized experience, and how well your background and experience relates to the self-assessment questions in the job announcement. The self-assessment questions relate to the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies:

• Skill in applying advanced Federal human resources principles, concepts, laws, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to utilize consultative skills sufficient to generate new concepts, principles, and methods to conceive and manage complex recruitment and placement issues and problems.
• Skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods sufficient to identify, evaluate, and recommend appropriate courses of action to resolve complex recruitment and placement issues.
• Ability to plan, develop, and evaluate controversial and sensitive personnel issues and develop policy recommendations that impact the talent acquisition program agency-wide.
• Skill in applying written and oral communication techniques sufficient to develop and deliver presentations briefings, training, reports, and correspondence to management officials and employees to foster understanding and acceptance of findings and recommendations.

Your responses to the self-assessment questions serve as the basis for your initial rating. You will receive a numerical score based on your responses to these questions.  Next, your responses will be evaluated by a Human Resources Specialist and/or a subject matter expert against the information provided in your resume and optional cover letter. Your resume must support your answers to the self-assessment questions. Falsifying your background, education and/or experience is cause for non-selection or disqualification from further consideration.

Please note that a complete application is required for consideration. (Please review the “Required Documents” section of this job announcement to see what must be included in a complete application).