HR Specialist - Current DEU Certified

Business Management Associates, Inc.•Washington, DC

3d•$50 - $52

About The Position

Business Management Associates, Inc. (BMA) is seeking an experienced HR Staffing Specialist/Classification professional with current Delegated Examining Unit (DEU) certification. The contractor will provide staffing and classification services for agency positions, including General Schedule (GS), Administratively Determined (AD), Senior Executive Service (SES), and Excepted Service positions at various grades. The specialist serves assigned organizations and provides staffing and classification advisory services for highly complex organizations and complicated, sensitive personnel actions. The role requires independently resolving difficult issues by considering the broader human resources management program and applying comprehensive knowledge of federal recruitment, placement, merit staffing, and delegated examining principles. A bachelor’s degree and seven years of federal human resources experience are required. Applicants selected will be subject to a government background investigation and must meet eligibility and suitability requirements. BMA describes its workplace as respectful and committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity, and inclusion.

Requirements

Current Delegated Examining (DEU) certification.
Extensive background in federal government staffing, placement, and classification.
Demonstrated experience performing the stated responsibilities and duties.
Bachelor’s degree.
Seven years of federal human resources experience.
Must meet government background investigation, eligibility, and suitability requirements.

Responsibilities

Serve as an HR Specialist for assigned organizations and provide staffing and classification advisory services for complex organizations and sensitive personnel actions.
Independently resolve difficult staffing and HR issues that require consideration of the overall HR management program.
Apply recruitment and placement principles, including merit staffing and delegated examining, and adapt guidance to resolve problems where guidance may be only partially applicable and precedents are limited.
Administer the merit promotion plan for assigned organizations.
Meet with managers to discuss advertising options and write vacancy announcements.
Review applications for qualifications and conduct evaluation panels.
Prepare merit promotion and delegated examining certificates.
Facilitate personnel actions, including coding them in accordance with the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions (GPPA), and monitor processes for policy compliance.
Advise managers on recruitments, reassignments, details, career promotions, competitive promotions, and related matters, and notify them of required documentation.
Review, complete, and document selections and candidates for positions, including annotating SF-52 (Request for Personnel Action).
Evaluate and process personnel action requests, including promotions, reassignments, and separations, using human resources information technology systems.