Human Resources Specialist

Organization
USAID
Location
Washington, D.C.
Job Type
Full-time
Deadline for Applications
10/21/2024
How to Apply
https://www.usaid.gov/careers/vacancy-announcements/human-resources-specialist-recruitment-placement-gs-0201-14-all-us-citizens
Where to Apply
https://www.usaid.gov/careers/vacancy-announcements/human-resources-specialist-recruitment-placement-gs-0201-14-all-us-citizens
Tags
Full-time

This position is within the Office of Human Capital Talent Management, at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

USAID envisions a world where all individuals are valued, have equitable access to opportunities, and are included, respected, and safe in their societies. USAID embraces diversity as outlined in USAID’s Equal Employment Opportunity Statement.

Duties

  • Leads the development of enterprise-wide recruitment plans and strategies, based on an integrated talent management framework approach across the agency that fill gaps in the talent pipeline among mission- critical occupations.
  • Develops strategic plans and evaluation criteria supporting the integration of workforce issues into the agency’s planning processes and the enhancement of agency-wide talent management programs.
  • Recommends appropriate courses of action to follow in the development of policies and procedures related to federal employment programs including Pathways Programs, Special Hiring Authorities including People with Disabilities Appointing Authorities.
  • Provides advice and guidance to staff and agency leadership on addressing highly complex talent acquisition issues, such as establishing innovative methods of recruiting for hard-to-fill positions in the Civil or Foreign Service.
  • Promotes efforts to meet agency under-representation goals by identifying opportunities to reach niche groups of candidates or under-served communities and builds relationships with external stakeholders.
  • Writes key recruitment strategy documents for the Agency, including the Global Recruitment Strategy and the Strategic Recruitment Plan.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • United States Citizenship is required.
  • Relevant experience (see Qualifications below).
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
  • Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
  • Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer is required.
  • If you have no prior Federal experience or are selected under Delegated Examining procedures, you will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
  • If you select to be considered under Merit Promotion requirements, you must meet the Time-in-Grade requirements before the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
  • These are Testing Designated Positions (TDP’s) under the Agency’s approved Drug-Free Work Place Program. All applicants selected for this position will be subject to random drug testing once they begin working for the Agency.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience:

GS-14: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. Examples of qualifying specialized experience at the next lower level for this position include:

A) Develops, plans for, and directs initiatives on broad, emerging, or critical large-scale human resources programs, and counseling top organization officials. This includes implementing strategies and activities supporting the administration of strategic employment programs.

B) Provides leadership, advice, and guidance to staff and organization leadership on addressing highly complex talent acquisition issues, such as establishing innovative methods of recruiting for hard-to-fill positions in the Civil or Foreign Service. AND

C) Reviews documents prepared by the staff to determine policy consistency and assures the efficacy of such policies and programs, and monitors resource expenditure across recruitment and outreach activities.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 relevant to the position’s duties to be filled, including volunteer experience.

CTAP/ICTAP candidates will be referred to the selecting official if they are found well qualified. Well-qualified means an eligible applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities that clearly exceed the position’s minimum requirements. In addition, a well-qualified employee must meet the qualification and eligibility requirements of the position, including any medical qualifications, suitability, and minimum education and experience requirements, meet all selective factors (where applicable); meet quality ranking factors and are assigned to the Silver Category or higher Category; be physically qualified with reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position; meet any special qualifying U.S. OPM-approved conditions; AND be able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry without additional training.

A well-qualified candidate will not necessarily meet the definition of highly or best qualified when evaluated against other candidates who apply for a particular position. Therefore, selecting officials will document the job-related reason(s) for qualification determinations without selective and quality ranking factors.

Education

This position DOES NOT have a positive education requirement, therefore, no transcripts are required.

Additional information

Our Mission: On behalf of the American people, we promote and demonstrate democratic values abroad, and advance a free, peaceful, and prosperous world. In support of America’s foreign policy, the U.S. Agency for International Development leads the U.S. Government’s international development and disaster assistance through partnerships and investments that save lives, reduce poverty, strengthen democratic governance, and help people emerge from humanitarian crises and progress beyond assistance.