Human Resources Specialist (Classification)

About the Position:
The incumbent serves as a senior Human Resources Specialist (Classification), performing operational assignments in the Civilian Human Resources Agency. The Civilian Human Resources Service Center exercises world-wide command and control over the Army's entire civilian personnel operational structure consisting of all CONUS and OCONUS Human Resources Regional Processing Centers.

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.

1. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
2. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions
3. Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
4. Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army)
5. Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
6. Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment
7. Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment
8. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
9. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
10. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment
11. Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)
12. Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
13. Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
14. Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
15. Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
16. Reinstatement
17. 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: 1) applying a wide range of federal civilian human resources concepts, practices, laws, regulations, policies, precedents to managers/employees on classification and position management; 2) providing complex position classification advisory services to assigned organization; 3) determining appropriate pay plan, occupational series, title and grade level based on classification standards/guidelines AND 4) utilizing various human resources automated programs, position classification automated systems and personnel data systems such as Fully Automated Systems for Classification (FASCLASS) and Defense Civilian Personnel Data System Portal (DCPDS). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

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.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Communications
• Personnel and Human Resources
• Position Classification
• Technical Competence

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-11).