Duties

Summary

You are encouraged to read the entire announcement before you submit your application package. Your application may not receive full consideration if you do not follow the instructions as outlined.

This position is located in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC., in the Office of Human Capital and Talent Management, Foreign Service Center, Foreign Service Staffing (HCTM/FSC/FSS).

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Responsibilities

FSS is responsible for recruitment, utilization and management of FS Personnel worldwide to ensure that the Agency maintains a competent core workforce. FSS is also responsible for pre-employment processing, staffing (regular FS and Senior Leadership Group assignments), FS Tenuring and Commissioning, long-term training, and providing advice on classification for all overseas missions.

As a Human Resources Specialist, your responsibilities will include the following:

• Providing advisory services to managers in HR functional areas, including position management, position classification, employee motivation and moral, pay and leave administration, performance management, and recruitment and placement;
• Conducting pre-employment interviews, explaining Federal employment benefits to applicants, and conducting post-placement counseling when required;
• Reviewing and processing all types of automated personnel actions, to include a wide variety of appointments, pay treatments, regulatory authorities;
• Performing the full range of classification and position management-related duties for a complex, multi-mission organization, such as a regional office, Center, or major field installation containing a variety of different types of occupations and positions;
• Counseling employees on sensitive or serious problems related to health or life insurance coverage; and
• Conducting recruitment outreach efforts by representing USAID at job fairs and at meetings of targeted community groups.

Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
12 - Full Performance Level of this position is the GS-12 grade level.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Relevant experience (see Qualifications below)
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance
• Males born after 12/31/1959, must be registered with the Selective Service
• Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer is required
• Most recent SF-50 showing tenure code "1" or "2" (see Required Documents)

Time in grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. This means you must have served at least 52 weeks at the next grade level (or equivalent) below the grade advertised on this vacancy announcement.

Qualifications

GS-09: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. Examples of qualifying specialized experience at the next lower level for this position include: (a) knowledge of a wide range of Human Resource Management (HRM) concepts, laws, policies, practices, analytical and diagnostic methods and techniques sufficient to solve a wide range of complex problems and issues; (b) knowledge of the HR processes for rating and ranking applications submitted through the hiring mechanisms established by the Agency; and (c) ability to apply accepted criteria, principles, and standard methods to resolve a conventional HR-related issues and problems.

GS-11: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. Examples of qualifying specialized experience at the next lower level for this position include: (a) knowledge of a wide range of Human Resource Management (HRM) concepts, laws, policies, practices, analytical and diagnostic methods and techniques sufficient to solve a wide range of complex problems and issues; (b) knowledge of the HR processes for rating and ranking applications submitted through the hiring mechanisms established by the Agency; and (c) ability to apply accepted criteria, principles, and standard methods to resolve a conventional HR-related issues and problems.

Your application must show that you meet all requirements, including the education and/or experience required for this position. You may be found "not qualified" if you do not possess the minimum competencies required for this position. If your application is incomplete, we may rate you as ineligible.

CTAP/ICTAP candidates may apply if well qualified. Well-qualified means an eligible employee who possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities which clearly exceed the minimum requirements of the position. A well-qualified employee must meet the qualification and eligibility requirements of the position, including any medical qualifications, suitability, and minimum education and experience requirements, meet all selective factors (where applicable); meet quality ranking factors above the minimum level, which equates to a score of 88 or higher in the online assessment; be physically qualified with reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position; meet any special qualifying U.S. OPM-approved conditions; AND be able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry without additional training.

A well-qualified candidate will not necessarily meet the definition of highly or best qualified when evaluated against other candidates who apply for a particular position. In the absence of selective and quality ranking factors, selecting officials will document the job-related reason(s) for qualification determinations.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. Therefore, no transcripts are required.

HR Specialists may be assigned or rotated to different projects or to work in different areas of HCTM to help meet the Agency's needs.

Additional information

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 5 months of the closing date.

These are Testing Designated Positions (TDP's) under the Agency's approved Drug Free Work Place Program. All applicants selected for this position will be subject to random drug testing once they begin working for the Agency.

Moving and relocation expenses are not authorized

Interagency Career Transition Program/Career Transition Program: This program applies to Federal workers whose positions have been deemed 'surplus' or no longer needed, or an employee has been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service. For information on how to apply and what documents to submit as a ICTAP or CTAP eligible, go to: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp

Interchange Agreement with Other Merit Systems: An agency may noncompetitively appoint an employee covered by an interchange agreement to a career or career-conditional appointment subject to the conditions listed below. For more information to determine if you meet this criteria, please go to: http://www.opm.gov/hr_practitioners/lawsregulations/appointingauthorities/index.asp#InterchangeAgreementsWithOtherMeritSystems

EEO Policy: www.eeoc.gov/eeoc

Reasonable Accommodation Policy: www.opm.gov/disability/reasonableaccommodation.asp

Disability: www.opm.gov/disability/mngr_3-13.asp

Veterans' Information: www.fedshirevets.gov/

Telework: www.telework.gov

Selective Service Registration: www.sss.gov/

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

We will review your application package to ensure you meet the job and eligibility requirements, including the education and/or experience required for this position. If you meet the minimum qualifications stated in the vacancy announcement, we will compare your resume, optional cover letter and supporting documentation to your responses on the scored occupational questionnaire (True/False, Yes/ No, Multiple Choice questions) to determine if your answers to the assessment questionnaire are supported in your resume. If your answers to the online assessment questionnaire are not supported in the resume it will affect your eligibility for further consideration. You may be found "not qualified" if you do not possess the minimum competencies required for the position. If your application is incomplete, we will rate you as ineligible. Candidates that are rated as Highly Qualified will be referred to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview.

The scored occupational questionnaire will evaluate you on the following competencies:

• Human Resources Management
• Administration and Management
• Decision Making
• Interpersonal Skills
• Negotiating
• Problem Solving

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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Secret

Drug test required
Yes

Required Documents

• Resume showing relevant experience.
• CTAP/ICTAP Eligibles: Must submit a copy of the appropriate documentation such as a reduction-in-force (RIF) separation notice, a SF-50 reflecting your RIF separation, or a notice of proposed removal for declining a direct reassign or transfer of function to another commuting area.
• If this position requires proof of higher education, you must include a copy of your transcript (unofficial or official)or a list of courses that includes the following information: name of accredited institution, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. Please refer to http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/policy/ApplicationOfStds-04.asp for more information. Please be advised that an official transcript will be required if you are selected for the position.
• Most recent copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action); your document must reflect grade, step, tenure code "1" (Career) or "2" (Career-Conditional), and type of position occupied.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.