Human Resources Specialist

This Human Resources Specialist position is with Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Department of Health and Human Services) in Phoenix, AZ. This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Administration, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. This announcement will close at 11:59 PM, on the day that 150 applications have been received or the closing date of the announcement, whichever comes first. Key duties: • WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a Human Resources Specialist, you will: Provide comprehensive HR advisory and consultative services to managers, supervisors, and customers on a full range of human resources issues; interpreting laws, regulations, policies, orders, and decisions; develops alternatives; and provides authoritative recommendations on HR programs and operations Perform Federal recruitment, staffing, and placement activities, including advising management on recruitment strategies and hiring mechanisms, conducting job analyses and qualification determinations, applying appointing authorities, and ensuring recruitment actions comply with merit system statutes, regulations, and delegated examining requirements. Analyze and resolve complex or sensitive HR issues Participate in HR studies and cross-functional teams; and develop findings, recommendations, policy guidance, procedural improvements, or solutions to HR program issues and barriers. Perform the full spectrum of staffing and recruitment services, including developing and posting vacancy announcements, evaluating applicants, issuing certificates, reviewing selections, extending job offers, coordinating onboarding, and processing associated personnel and pay actions. Qualifications: WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR GS-09 Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following: Providing Federal recruitment, staffing, and placement services, which may include the following: processing recruitment actions and applying applicable merit system principles, laws, regulations, policies, or delegated examining requirements. Providing advice, guidance, and/or assistance to managers, supervisors, employees, and other customers on recruitment, staffing, placement, qualifications, onboarding, compensation, or related human resources matters Using automated human resources/staffing systems to process personnel or staffing actions, analyze qualifications or other HR information, and/or research and apply appropriate regulations, policies, procedures, and precedents to resolve routine or moderately complex HR issues. OR Have a Master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR Have a combination of experience and education as described above that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. GS-11 Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following: Performing Federal recruitment, staffing, and placement activities, including evaluating applicant qualifications and eligibility, applying hiring authorities and/or processing staffing actions in accordance with merit system principles, laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. Providing technical advice, guidance, or consultative services to managers, supervisors, employees, and/or customers on recruitment, staffing, placement, qualifications, classification, onboarding, compensation, or related human resources matters. Analyzing and resolving Federal human resources issues by researching, interpreting, and applying laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and precedents, and using automated human resources systems to process, document, and support HR actions. OR Have Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR Have a combination of experience and education as described above that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. GS-12 Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following: Providing comprehensive Federal human resources advisory or consultative services to managers and supervisors on complex recruitment, staffing, placement, or related HR matters. Performing, advising on, or analyzing complex Federal recruitment and staffing activities, including applying Federal hiring authorities, qualification standards, job analysis principles, staffing procedures, and related regulatory requirements. Analyzing and resolving complex or sensitive Federal human resources issues by researching and interpreting laws, regulations, policies, precedents, or other authoritative guidance and developing recommendations or solutions. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.