Human Resources Specialist (Classification, Recruitment, and Placement)

Patent and Trademark Office•Alexandria, VA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Human Resources Specialist supports the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) by recruiting and placing a diverse and inclusive workforce and providing HR classification and staffing services. The role provides consultative advice on recruitment, placement, position classification, and position management in alignment with the Strategic Human Capital Plan of the USPTO, Office of Human Resources, and assigned business units. It builds and maintains collaborative partnerships with hiring managers and advises managers and supervisors on reorganizations, functional changes, and personnel changes. The physical worksite is in Alexandria, Virginia, and on-site presence is required for functions that must be performed in person. Situational telework may be available under agency policy and business-unit discretion; the agency currently allows 52 hours of telework per calendar year.

Requirements

United States citizenship or nationality.
One full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level: GS-11 for GS-12, or GS-12 for GS-13.
For GS-12, experience applying HR staffing and recruitment principles, practices, laws, and regulations to advise on recruitment and placement strategies; reviewing, coding, and processing personnel actions; organizational design, position management, restructuring, and pay/compensation integration; participating in an HR operational process change or improvement project team; and recruitment and placement work including drafting job analyses and vacancy announcements.
For GS-13, experience applying federal HR staffing, recruitment, and classification principles, practices, laws, and regulations; serving as a subject matter expert advising on federal recruitment, placement, and classification strategies; serving as a quality reviewer in coding and processing personnel actions; organizational design, position management, restructuring, and pay/compensation integration; and leading a federal HR operational process change and improvement project team.
Meet all qualification and eligibility requirements, including applicable time-in-grade or time-in-band requirements, by the announcement closing date.
Pass a background investigation and fingerprint check and be suitable for federal employment.
Register for Selective Service if applicable.
If selected, may be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
Resume and responses to application questions must demonstrate job-related competencies.

Responsibilities

Prepare recruitment materials, including position descriptions, job analyses, job questions, job opportunity announcements, and certificates.
Research, analyze, and implement policies, procedures, and management directives, and provide counsel to employees and agency officials.
Code and process SF-52s, personnel action requests, and entrance-on-duty documentation using appropriate human resources information systems.
Determine eligibility and qualifications and facilitate rating processes.
Participate in classification and staffing special assignments, such as delegated examining audits and data cleanup efforts.
Provide consultative advice on recruitment, placement, position classification, and position management in accordance with the USPTO, OHR, and business-unit Strategic Human Capital Plans.
Establish and maintain collaborative partnerships with hiring managers in assigned business units; advise managers and supervisors on reorganizations, functional changes, and personnel changes.
Prepare and present reports and briefings on assigned organization or unit status and recommended actions.
Interpret and apply federal HR staffing, recruitment, and classification principles, practices, laws, and regulations.
Review, code, and process personnel actions, including serving as a quality reviewer where applicable.
Contribute to organizational design, position management, restructuring, and pay or compensation integration.
Participate in or lead project teams involving HR operational process changes and improvements, depending on grade level.