Lead Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement)

Defense Logistics Agency • Whitehall, OH

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About The Position

The Lead Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement) serves as a senior HR specialist and team leader, assisting the supervisor by leading civilian HR specialists and helping accomplish assigned work. The role involves allocating and adjusting assignments to meet deadlines and reviewing completed work for accuracy and compliance with requirements.

The specialist performs internal placement and external recruitment for federal civilian positions. Internal placement work includes preparing job analyses and Job Opportunity Announcements, making qualification determinations, issuing referral certificates, and processing promotion and placement actions. External recruitment work includes preparing job analyses and Delegated Examining Unit announcements, making qualification determinations, adjudicating veterans’ preference, issuing and auditing referral certificates under category-rating procedures, and processing appointment actions.

The position provides technical advice to management on comprehensive civilian staffing and placement services, including innovative methods for finding qualified applicants. It ensures timely completion of work, reviews job analyses and placement-related products and certificates, and advises on pay and leave entitlements and incentive programs.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• One year of specialized experience directly related to the position.
• For GS-12 qualification, one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in the Federal service, military, or private sector.
• Experience advising management and team members on difficult or controversial federal civilian internal placement and external recruitment problems.
• Experience interpreting or developing personnel policies and programs concerning pay administration, recruitment, reduction-in-force, relocation, and recruitment and retention incentives.
• Experience processing federal civilian HR personnel actions, including promotion, reassignment, change to lower grade, reinstatement, and appointment actions.
• Meet applicable eligibility requirements, including time-in-grade for GS positions, time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and other regulatory requirements by the announcement closing date.
• Meet applicable suitability or fitness determination requirements; an unfavorable adjudication may result in removal.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
• Selectees must have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities.
• Employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use; selectees for testing-designated positions must undergo drug testing and receive a negative result within 30 calendar days after their start date.

Responsibilities

• Lead civilian HR specialists and assist the supervisor with assigned team-leader duties.
• Identify and distribute work assignments, adjust assignments to meet deadlines, and review completed work for compliance with instructions and requirements.
• Prepare job analyses and Job Opportunity Announcements for internal placement.
• Conduct qualification determinations, issue referral certificates, and complete promotion and placement personnel actions.
• Prepare job analyses and Delegated Examining Unit announcements for external recruitment.
• Conduct qualification determinations, adjudicate veterans’ preference, and issue and audit referral certificates under category-rating procedures.
• Complete appointment actions to fill federal civilian positions.
• Advise management on civilian staffing and placement services, including methods for locating qualified applicants.
• Ensure timely completion of work and that team members contribute to final products.
• Review job analyses, promotion and placement products, and promotion and referral certificates for accuracy and completeness.
• Provide advice on pay and leave entitlements and incentive programs.

Benefits

• The job posting states that federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position eligibility and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed