Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment/Placement)

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This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Office of Human Resource Solutions - OHRS. The purpose of this position is to provide the full range of recruitment and placement and Delegated Examining services, advice, and guidance on all aspects of human resources services for agency headquarters and field employees. GS-12: One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector: working in a human resources operation environment, interpreting, analyzing, evaluating, and applying federal human resources management principles, concepts, regulations and policies in order to advise managers on a variety of legal, regulatory and procedural issues related to recruitment and staffing. Experience developing job analyses for vacancy announcements. Experience using automated staffing systems to create vacancy announcements, rate and rank applications, and issue applicant referral lists for a variety of positions. Processing a variety of personnel actions from start to finish (e.g., new hires, reassignments, or other employee placement actions) in an HR staffing/payroll system. Experience in applying Merit Promotion and/or Delegated Examining policies, and non-competitive hiring authorities. These qualifications must be clearly referenced in your resume. At the GS-12 level, must be able to obtain and maintain Delegated Examining certification and other HR professional credentials as required. GS-13: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector: working in a human resources operation environment, applying advanced Federal human resources management principles, concepts, regulations, and policies in order to provide expert advisory service and/or authoritative policy interpretations on complex, controversial, or precedent human resources management issues. Experience independently developing job analyses and/or assessment tools or methods. Experience using automated staffing systems to create vacancy announcements, rate and rank applications, and issue applicant referral lists for a variety of positions. Processing a variety of personnel actions from start to finish (e.g., new hires, reassignments, or other employee placement actions) in an HR staffing/payroll system. Experience in applying Merit Promotion and/or Delegated Examining policies, and non-competitive hiring authorities to communicating effectively, both verbally and inwriting, to advise customers on controversial or sensitive, complex, and difficult recruitment and placement issues. These qualifications must be clearly referenced in your resume. Applicant must be able to obtain and maintain Delegated Examining certification and other HR professional credentials as required. TIME IN GRADE: If you are a current career or career-conditional federal employee applying for promotion under Merit Promotion you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in positions at the next level lower than the position being filled. 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 OPM's Qualifications web site: Human Resources Management Series - 0201 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Generally, time in Non-Pay status as a federal employee is not creditable towards the specialized experience requirement listed above. All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 06/23/2026.

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