Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

• Supervises a team of Human Resource Specialists/Management Analyst(s) and Contract Specialist(s).
• Serves as executive advisor for contract administration and directs the planning development and maintaining of accurate acquisition data for all issued contracts.
• Directs organizational studies and analyses of workflow processes to improve operational effectiveness.
• Provides advisory services to CT and SPEHA senior leadership program managers supervisors Civil Service and Foreign Service employees on a wide range of HR matters.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit: must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.

  NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

  Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions per 5CFR 300 Subpart F.

  Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

  Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

  • Experience leading mentoring and/or developing a skilled multi-disciplinary work force in order to guide complex work functions/tasks.
  • Experience advising senior leadership on the interpretation of legislation policies and regulations regarding Human Resource and Contracting functions.
  • Experience analyzing federal HR and contracting program operations evaluating its policies and procedures and providing recommendations on improving operational effectiveness.

  There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position.

  In addition applicants experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities:

  • Ability to assign review and supervise the work of others;
  • Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability and situations on the facts and circumstances;
  • Ability to adjust to change work pressures or difficult situations without undue stress;
  • Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and
  • Capacity to see the job through.

  Education

  Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.

  Additional information

  • For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at or .
  • If eligible telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.If eligible applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.

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