Federal HR Staffing Specialist (DE Certified)

Cameo Consulting Group•Washington, DC

2d•Remote

About The Position

Cameo Consulting Group, LLC is seeking several HR Staffing Specialists to support a federal client in Washington, DC. The positions are full-time, long-term, and 100% remote. The work spans federal staffing and placement, personnel action processing, position classification, and related human resources consulting for Title 5 positions at the GS-15 grade level and below. The specialist administers OPM Delegated Examining and agency merit promotion staffing, including developing job analyses, questionnaires, and vacancy announcements; reviewing applications; analyzing qualifications; adjudicating veterans’ preference; coordinating applicant evaluation panels; issuing certificates and staffing lists; and maintaining and auditing staffing case files. The role also supports position description development and classification, workforce and staffing planning, reorganizations, and management advice on staffing matters. The position processes and troubleshoots personnel actions in Treasury’s HR Connect system and related systems, including actions involving accessions, reassignments, and pay. The specialist advises on payroll and personnel processing, documents findings, presents recommendations, and monitors work against service-level and quality metrics. The role requires delegated examining certification from OPM to perform delegated examining activities.

Requirements

Expert knowledge of Federal Civil Service rules and regulations across multiple HR disciplines, particularly staffing, personnel action processing, and position classification.
Experience and thorough understanding of Monster Government Staffing Solution for delegated examining and merit promotion recruitment case management.
Experience adjudicating veterans’ preference and staffing special emphasis hiring campaigns in the excepted and competitive services.
Practical experience applying agency policies and federal regulations to recruitment, staffing, personnel action processing, classification, and related activities.
Proven analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
Presentation skills and the ability to speak confidently to varied audiences.
Experience leading, planning, and carrying out major projects affecting HR processes, policy, and implementation procedures.
Ability to process a large volume of applications quickly and accurately under tight deadlines and meet service-level agreement metrics.
Strong documentation skills and ability to enter information into required systems.
OPM Delegated Examining certification is required to perform delegated examining activities.
Punctuality, a positive attitude, reliability, accuracy, and attention to detail.
Ability to work independently and as a team member.

Responsibilities

Administer OPM Delegated Examining and agency merit promotion staffing for professional, administrative, technical, and clerical Title 5 positions at the GS-15 grade level and below.
Develop job analyses, crediting plan questionnaires, and aligned vacancy announcements.
Review applications for eligibility and analyze qualifications using appropriate OPM qualification standards.
Adjudicate veterans’ preference and, where appropriate, assign category ratings for competitive applicant pools.
Coordinate and lead applicant evaluation panels.
Issue certificates of eligible candidates and merit staffing lists, including those tied to special emphasis hiring authorities in the excepted and competitive services.
Help develop position descriptions and provide advice on position classification, employee relations, performance management, and staffing.
Develop or revise position descriptions using federal classification standards, practices, and methodologies, and advise managers, employees, and HR staff on classification and position management.
Review proposals for reorganizations or establishment of new organizations submitted through OHR for approval.
Assist in developing short- and long-range staffing plans based on mission requirements, human capital losses, and changing competencies.
Consult with management on workforce shaping, reductions in force, special placement programs, recruitment methods, and special pay incentives.
Administer and document findings in automated Delegated Examining and merit staffing case files.
Post-audit certificates and merit staffing lists.
Audit Delegated Examining and merit promotion staffing files before closure and document findings and recommendations to support compliance.
Use automated systems, including Monster Government Solutions Staffing System, to perform delegated examining and merit staffing work.
Review completed staffing work against service-level agreement metrics and work to improve timeliness and quality.
Review and process staffing and placement actions, including accessions, reassignments, and pay actions, in HR Connect using OPM and other regulatory guidance.
Troubleshoot personnel actions and make historic corrections where warranted; use EPIC and WebTA as appropriate.
Use HR Connect, NFC, EPIC, and WebTA to troubleshoot historic personnel-action errors and process high volumes of new-hire and placement actions.
Advise on personnel payroll systems to support timely and accurate pay for new hires and employees in new assignments.
Present findings, alternatives, and recommended approaches for resolving mass transaction changes.
Advise on developing procedures in support of agency programs.
Measure program effectiveness against assigned resources and monitor work against service-level and quality measures.
Plan and carry out major projects affecting HR processes, policies, and implementation procedures.