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Human Resources Specialist (Staffing & Classification)


Job Location:

Alexandria, VA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 115333 - 115333
Posted: 6 October 2026 (4 days ago)
Application Deadline: 3 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary

The NCUA was ranked #5 for the 2024 Best Places to Work in the Federal government among mid-size agencies.

This position is at the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) in the Office of Human Resources. This position serves as a Human Resources Specialist managing the full range of human resources functions in recruitment staffing and placement position classification and position management.


Duties

Selective Placement Factor: This position requires Delegated Examining (DE) Certification. To be considered applicants must currently hold an active DE Certification and a copy of your DE Certification MUST be submitted at the time of application.

As a Human Resources Specialist (Staffing & Classification) you will:

  • Provide strategic HR consulting across recruitment staffing placement classification position management and pay setting for executives managers and employees.
  • Manage end-to-end recruitment and onboarding using USA Staffing working with managers to define competencies develop assessments and craft effective vacancy announcements. Oversee a streamlined comprehensive onboarding experience for new hires.
  • Resolve highly complex and sensitive recruitment staffing and classification issues applying laws regulations and precedents to determine effective solutions.
  • Partner proactively with hiring managers to design recruitment strategies develop job analyses and assessments and attract high-quality diverse talent; manage full-cycle hiring and onboarding through USA Staffing.
  • Perform advanced classification and position management work including agency-wide studies reorganizations desk audits and evaluation of complex positions using NCUA and OPM standards.

Requirements
Conditions of employment
  • You must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • Suitable adjudication of background/security investigation is required.
  • A financial disclosure is required.
  • A probationary/trial period may be required.
  • Selective Placement Factor: The incumbent must currently possess and maintain Delegated Examining (DE) Certification. To be considered a copy of your Delegated Examining Certification MUST be submitted at the time of application.
  • Applicants must complete an assessment battery (i.e. Assessment Questionnaire and USA Hire Assessment) via the USA Hire platform if notified to do so.
  • Must complete initial online questionnaire.
  • Your resume must not exceed 2 pages; any additional information will not be evaluated.
Qualifications

Specialized Experience
Specialized experience is the experience that has equipped you with the specific knowledge skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

To qualify at the CU-13 grade level you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the CU/GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as experience in all of the following:

1.) Providing the full range of operational federal civilian recruitment and staffing including: developing job analyses drafting vacancy announcements conducting qualification analysis;

AND

2.) Performing classification to include writing position descriptions and advising management in the development of position descriptions;

AND

3.) Conducting training related to staffing and classification topics.

To qualify at the CU-12 grade level you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the CU/GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as experience in all of the following:

1.) Providing the full range of operational federal civilian recruitment and staffing including: developing job analyses drafting vacancy announcements conducting qualification analysis;

AND

2.) assisting in the classification process to include assisting managers in developing position descriptions and in the evaluation or analysis of positions to determine appropriate grade occupational series and position title.

Selective Placement Factor: This position requires Delegated Examining (DE) Certification. To be considered applicants must currently hold an active DE Certification and a copy of your DE Certification MUST be submitted at the time of application.


You must meet the qualifications for this position by the closing date of this announcement.

Please note all experience statements (i.e. duties specialized experience or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

YOUR RESUME MUST provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience and competencies described in the vacancy announcement. When describing your experience in your resume please be specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. For qualification determination your resume must contain the dates of employment (i.e. month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If you are a current or former federal employee you must provide your pay plan series and grade (i.e. GS) for each federal position you held. If your resume does not contain this information you will not receive credit for the claimed experience and your application may be marked as insufficient. Full-time employment will be assumed unless otherwise stated on your resume. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions.

When creating your resume please follow the instructions in the Required Documents section below as well as the guidance found here. Failure to provide adequate and required info details will result in an ineligible rating.

Your experience claimed in your resume must also support your responses to any online questionnaire taken during the application process. Failure to provide support may result in a lower rating and/or you may be excluded from consideration. The last resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and will supersede any previous submissions.
Education

Education may not be used in lieu of experience for this opportunity.

Additional information

Career Ladder Promotion: If you are selected at the lower grade level advertised in this announcement you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next grade level in accordance with OPM regulations and NCUA policies.

SALARY: Pay will be set within the advertised pay range to align with the selectees skills and experience and the requirements of the position in accordance with NCUAs compensation policy. The salary range shown is NCUAs Local Pay Rate (LPR) which includes the locality rate for the Alexandria Virginia geographical area. Please click here to review all salary ranges based on locality.

SELECTIVE SERVICE: If you are a male applicant born after December 31 1959 you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. You may register or check the status of your registration by visiting the Selective Service website at position is not in the bargaining unit.

Effective January 1 2010 OPM must authorize any employment offers we make to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A Schedule C or Non-career SES (political) employees in the executive branch. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years a political Schedule A Schedule C or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch you must disclose that to the point of contact listed on this vacancy announcement.

The Fair Chance Act: In accordance with the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (Fair Chance Act) 5 U.S.C. Sec. 9202 and 5 C.F.R. Part 920 the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) may not request in oral or written form that an applicant for employment disclose criminal history record information before the NCUA makes a tentative offer of employment absent an exception. Complaints that the NCUA violated the Fair Chance Act must be submitted to
or to the Office of Human Resources Employee Relations National Credit Union Administration 1775 Duke Street Alexandria VA 22314 within 30 days from the agencys alleged non-compliance with the Fair Chance Act.

Illegal drug use by individuals working for or on behalf of the federal government whether on duty or off duty is contrary to the efficiency of the service and in direct violation of the Controlled Substance Act and the Drug-Free Workplace Act.

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More than the number of positions listed may be filled through this vacancy announcement.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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Required Experience:

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