Staffing and Recruitment Specialist

We are currently filling five vacancies, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed. Provides advice and guidance concerning recruitment and placement with program officials, including interpreting and explaining laws, regulations, and orders concerning recruitment and hiring authorities.

Performs the full range of the hiring process using a variety of hiring authorities and recruitment methods including, but not limited to, Merit Promotion, Delegated Examining, non-competitive hiring and Pathways. Research and advise on federal staffing and recruitment laws, regulations, and policies.

Provides advice and guidance to management on workforce strategies to address workload needs, core competency requirements, and staffing alignment to ensure accomplishment of customer programs and mission requirements.

Facilitates related functions and shares action items with groups and team members including the establishment of project plans, milestones charts, status reports and other mechanisms used to prepare and present data to customers and stakeholders.

To evaluate your qualifications, your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the specialized experience described below. Your resume must not exceed two pages.

To ensure your qualifications can be fully evaluated, we recommend including the following information: Name, address, telephone number, email address; Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade); Relevant work experience—should include employer name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement.

Education, certifications or licensures—If the job announcement requires any education, certifications or licensures, make sure to include the required information and any required documents like transcripts.

Your resume should contain enough information to make a valid determination that you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying to. If you do not provide enough information for us to determine your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible.

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. The GS-12 salary range starts at $90,968 per year.

If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected. Locality pay will be determined upon selection. To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or higher in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: Advising management on recruitment and placement strategies. Applying Federal staffing laws, regulations, policies, and hiring authorities, including Merit Promotion and Delegated Examining. Conducting job analyses and developing assessment criteria.

Reviewing and evaluating applicant qualifications and eligibility determinations and issuing referral certificates.