Human Resource Specialist (Executive Resources)

• Provide operating human resources services for a variety of sensitive case actions involving SES members SL/ST Title 42 (f) and political personnel including Presidential Appointees noncareer SES and Schedule C appointees.
• Develop position description classify positions; conduct recruitment including merit staffing.
• Evaluate applicants qualifications; participate in merit staffing panels; and prepare classification/qualification requests on Schedule C actions for White House Liaison and OPM approval.
• Provide staff guidance and/or advice to programs/offices regarding recruitment and placement position classification and performance management requirements of executive personnel.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
• You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.
• Time-in-Grade restrictions apply.
• Selective Service: Males born after December 31 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service -
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• If you are selected for this position the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS E-Verify System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration.

In order to qualify for the GS-11 you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal government obtained in either the private or public sector to include: (1) Providing advisory services in at least one human resources functional area such as recruitment staffing position classification performance management benefits or personnel processing; (2) Reviewing various types of personnel documents to ensure they meet basic regulatory or policy requirements; and (3) Using human resources information systems or databases to enter track and retrieve employee data.
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Substitution of Education for Experience: You may substitute education for specialized experience at the GS-11 level by possessing a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or equivalent doctoral degree or LL.M. if related to the position being filled.
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Combination of Experience and Education: Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the GS-09 grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at the grade GS-11. Therefore only education in excess of a masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher- level graduate education leading to such a degree may be used to combine education and experience.

TRANSCRIPTS are required to verify satisfactory completion of the educational requirement related to the substitution of education for experience and the combination of experience and education. Please refer to the Required Documents section below for the documentation required at the time of application.

In order to qualify for the GS-12 you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal government obtained in either the private or public sector to include: (1) Posting vacancy announcements and performing applicant qualifications for recruitments in either the General Schedule (GS) or Senior Executive Services (SES) hiring systems; (2) Interpreting federal human resources laws regulations policies and guidance such as Title 5 of the U.S. Code 5 CFR OPM directives and agency-specific HR policies to provide authoritative advisory services and resolve inquiries from management and/or leadership; and (3) Processing a variety of personnel actions in a Human Resources Information System (HRIS).

Substitution of Education for Experience: There is no substitution of education to meet the specialized experience requirement at the GS-12 grade level.

Combination of Experience and Education: There is no combination of experience and education to meet the specialized experience requirement at the GS-12 grade level.

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.

Time-in-Grade: To be eligible current or former Federal employees and current or former Federal employees applying under the VEOA eligibility who hold or have held a permanent General Schedule position in the previous year must have served at least 52 weeks (one year) at the next lower grade level from the position/grade level(s) to which they are applying.

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