Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement)

• Serves as the primary point of contact at the FOA for providing customer advisory support to inquiries from AFOSIs Chief of 1811 Assignments and key stakeholders on the full range of complex staffing issues.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for a wide range of law enforcement position management organizational structuring workforce shaping staffing and placement responsibilities.
• Provides operational services and law enforcement position management advisory services to support goals and objectives and produce results that accomplish agency missions.
• Conducts leads and/or participates in studies to improve assigned HRM programs.

• Must complete initial online questionnaire and additional assessment(s)
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service see
• If authorized PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements may be found at: position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station (CONUS and OCONUS) on military or commercial aircraft
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance
• This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program. Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing.
• Illegal drug use by employees in sensitive positions presents a clear threat to the mission of the Air Force national security and public safety
• The incumbent must undergo an internal background investigation by AFOSI and must be approved for duty by the Commander of AFOSI or the Commanders designated representative(s)
• Centrally Managed Position; PCS Authorized.
• OBLIGATED POSITION: This position is obligated please see below for important information pertaining to obligated positions

This position is obligated to the former incumbent and has return rights to this position under 10 U.S.C. 1586. Upon the employees return you are subject to being displaced from this obligated position. Every effort will be made to find an equivalent position for you at the same grade for which you qualify within the commuting area without loss of seniority status or tenure.

In order to qualify you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions Administrative and Management Positions 0201 Series.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12 or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes mastery of a wide range of federal HR laws executive orders regulations policies directives instructions and concepts governing HR functions such as merit promotion recruitment and placement affirmative employment employee relations employment performance and conduct issues and other programs to serve as an HR specialist at a Air Force-wide agency providing staff-level advice to supervisors managers and Region and Unit/DPs in the development of solutions to especially complex problems of program improvements. Mastery of advanced federal HRM principles concepts practices analytical methods a wide range of qualitative and quantitative techniques and relationships of various HR disciplines as well as seasoned consultative skill sufficient to resolve complex HRM problems not susceptible to treatment by standard methods. Extensive knowledge of organizational structures and functions across AFOSI to identify consider and present options for the resolution of substantive organizational and program issues involving HRM resources management civilian deployment and other special programs that brings program policies and operations in line with higher level vision goals and objectives. Extensive knowledge of military missions and organizational structures objectives operating programs key positions and administrative/protocol policies and procedures.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge skills abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Knowledge of the full range of Federal HR affirmative employment recruitment and placement principles concepts practices and analytical techniques.
2. Knowledge of the provisions of a variety of public laws Executive orders and Federal regulations regarding recruitment and placement and affirmative employment.
3. Knowledge and practical understanding of the unique attributes of Schedule A excepted service positions and the laws rules regulations applicable to those positions and employees.
4. Skill in advising management on controversial or sensitive complex and difficult recruitment placement and affirmative employment issues and problems.
5. Ability to perform in-depth research gather facts and use extensive and effective analytical and evaluative methods to accurately assess information and make sound decisions involving complex recruitment and placement problems.
6. Ability to express ideas and concepts and communicate effectively orally and in writing.