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Supervisory Human Resources Specialist
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6 October 2026 (Yesterday)
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Application Deadline:
3 January 2027
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Summary
About the Position: Join us at the United States Southern Command. We provide direct support to a four-star unified Combatant Commander but compact enough that our staff works with senior leadership representatives of our inter-service inter-agency and international partner organizations. Our contribution to furthering our countrys relationships with South and Central American nations and peoples are substantial. We are looking for talented and enthusiastic individuals to join us.
- Serve as the Deputy Director for Manpower and Personnel (J1) Directorate of USSOUTHCOM.
- Serve as the primary assistant to the Director and sharing full responsibility for managerial oversight advice and guidance for all aspects and functional areas of US SOUTHCOMs military and civilian personnel Human Resources programs.
- Oversee the staff planning processes and execution and serves as a key member of command resource planning teams that consider budget manpower personnel and mission aspects of management and resource issues.
- Serve as the Division Chief over any one of the four J1 Divisions (Manpower Strength Management Awards Civilian Personnel Operations and Quality of Life) whenever the Division Chief is absent or the positions are vacant.
Conditions of employment
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
- This position is subject to a pre-employment drug test screening and random testing thereafter to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 20%.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
- 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
- Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
- Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
- Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
- Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
- Military Spouses under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
- Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible
- People with Disabilities Schedule A
- Priority Placement Program DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
- Priority Placement Program DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
- Priority Placement Program DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
- Priority Placement Program DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
- Reinstatement
- Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes responsibility for managerial oversight advice and guidance for all aspects and functional areas of military and/or civilian personnel Human Resources programs; extensive knowledge of command missions programs priorities and knowledge of human resource budget manpower management strategic planning and change management with particular emphasis on human resource concepts laws regulations and procedures. Evaluate civilian and military human resources business processes employment policies and historical practices to streamline and improve quality of services. Provide administrative oversight over the Directorates budget manpower and personnel programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
- Accountability
- Customer Service
- Decisiveness
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal Skills
- Problem Solving
- Resilience
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-14).
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Additional information
- Male applicants born after December 31 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public making this determination the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
- Direct deposit of pay is required.
- Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
- If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
- This is a Civilian Human Resources Management Career Field position.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
- When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit for more information.
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
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.
Required Experience:
Manager
