Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement)

Summary

About the Position: Serves as a senior HR Specialist performing operational assignments in CHRA. CHRA is responsible for operational HR effectiveness worldwide to include establishing and maintaining standards and measurements, total quality management, organizational development and workforce utilization for the Army's delivery of civilian personnel administrative services.

Duties

• Advise managers or employees on policy changes that affect recruit and/or pay processes.
• Execute all appropriate steps and procedures to properly process personnel actions in accordance with the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions.
• Investigate and respond to a variety of routine and complex written inquiries regarding recruitment production.
• Perform audits on completed civilian personnel actions to identify the source of errors.
• Advise hiring managers regarding recruitment strategies for attracting the best qualified candidates.
• Research personnel regulations to recommend solutions in questionable areas.
• Effectively communicate with team members to provide direction, guidance, and training.
• Provide constructive feedback to team members on ways to improve the performance or quality of their work.
• Share knowledge with peers regarding precedent decisions that impact human resources actions.
• Analyze statistical data to identify problem areas and make sound recommendations to the command.
• Prepare daily and weekly production and workload reports.
• Direct, manage, and track program data and statistical information in support of the organization's operations.
• Access automated systems to obtain information required to effect changes in personnel records.
• Utilize production reports to stay abreast of work production to sustain a level of accuracy and timeliness of fill-time on all types of personnel actions.
• Analyze serviced organizations for productivity and efficiency and provide recommendations on the most effective position/skill mix and organizational structures.
• Provide technical advice to support others in accomplishing personnel actions processing.
• Advise peer team members on mission objectives as they relate to recruitment goals or customer service.
• Develop creative ideas for implementing hiring reform that shorten the time to hire.
• Advise co-workers on steps required to process complex personnel actions.
• Mentor lower graded employees to assist them in achieving their individual career goals as well as supporting organizational objectives.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Civilian Employees of the Command (Current CHRA employees) Current Civilian Employees of the Command Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Interpreting and applying Federal civilian recruitment and placement guidance to provide advice to hiring managers; 2) Conducting job analysis for General Schedule, Federal Wage and/or Lab Demo System positions; 3) Developing job opportunity announcements, reviewing applicant qualifications, and referring eligible candidates for employment consideration using an automated hiring system (such as USA Staffing); and 4) Calculating and setting pay for internal and external selections in accordance with Federal civilian pay regulations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

How to apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. For additional information, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. To preview the application questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13056835 Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/16/2026. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside about two (2) hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. For more general information, system requirements, reasonable accommodation information, and to request assistance regarding the USA Hire Assessments, review the following resources: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/28980562523540-USA-Hire-Assessments To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Click on this: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application.