Agency: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
Summary
This position is located in Division of Strategic Workforce Planning, Policy and Leadership Development. The supervisor is Karen Cobbs. This position is not subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements. This position is not subject to security ownership restriction reporting requirements.
Major duties
- Human Resources Specialist (Position Classification Specialist), performs a variety of position classification and position management assignments for assigned organizations. The work requires comprehensive knowledge of position management and classification to assist managers in accomplishing their position classification responsibilities. The incumbent serves as a technical expert on classification matters to provide comprehensive advisory services to managers, supervisors, and other human resources specialists on program requirements and practices. Supported organizations typically include extremely complex position and organizational structures and a substantial number of complex positions involving research and development work, high level managerial work, and jobs affected by new or emerging technology. Such duties include but are not limited to: Duties: As a Human Resources Specialist (Classification), GG-0201-12, you will be responsible for: Serving as an advisor and consultant on the position classification program to include position management consideration. Preparing, classifies, evaluates, and develops standardized position descriptions. Ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines in all areas of classification. Participating in policy reviews to evaluate efficiency, effectiveness, and applicability of current, revised, or new policies ensuring consistency, and relevance application. Providing advice on organizational/position structures to meet mission needs, identify short- and long-term position requirements, meaning mission intent, often requiring cross functional lines. As a Human Resources Specialist (Classification), GG-0201-13, you will be responsible for: Serving as an advisor and consultant on the position classification program to include position management consideration. Providing in-depth advice and guidance to subordinate organization on all facets of classification. Determining effective, efficient, and economical organization and position structures, position management policies and practices. Preparing, classifying, evaluating, and developing standardized position descriptions. Ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines in all areas of classification. Evaluating known problems, identifying impact on the total program of new legislation, executive, and regulatory issuances. Identifying areas of success, deficiencies, and inadequacies. Responding to issues involving complex problems and/or concerns, recommending solutions and alternative approaches.
Requirements
You must meet the qualifications for this position by no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position. All information in your resume must be true and accurate. Conditions of Employment: U.S. Citizenship Required This is a Drug Testing position Must be able to meet and maintain security & suitability requirements As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Education
There are no education requirements for this position.
How you will be evaluated
When the application process is complete, your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet the job requirements. Your application will be evaluated based on the information provided in your resume to determine your level of knowledge, skills, and abilities related to the job requirements. You must respond to all required application questions. If you are among the top candidates for this position, your application will be referred to the hiring manager for possible interview and selection based upon the number of available vacancies to be filled in each office. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to submit a resume that directly relates to this position.
How to apply
Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin an application. To be considered for this position, you must complete the online application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 10/30/2026. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. For a preview of the application questions, please see https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13090853. Your complete application must include your resume, responses to all required vacancy questions, and any required documents that prove your eligibility to apply. To begin your application, select the "Apply" button located on the right side of this screen. Follow the subsequent prompts to log in or register, submit all required documents, answer the questions, and complete the application process. You may either select your required documents within your USAJOBS profile to upload with your application or directly upload them during the application process. Important Considerations: Paper Applications: Paper applications will not be accepted unless you can demonstrate hardship circumstances through the agency contact listed below. Application Extensions: Requests for application extensions will not be granted. Hardship Assistance: If you experience hardship applying online, please contact the Human Resources Specialist listed below for assistance. You must reach out during business hours before the announcement closing date and speak with someone who can provide support for your online submission. The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the coordinator at (301) 415-5888 or TDD 240-482-3217. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
What to expect next
You may check the status of your application at any time after the announcement closes by logging onto USAJOBs and selecting "Application Status." You will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. We will review your resume and transcript(s) (if appropriate) to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information provided and may interview the best-qualified applicants. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability and/or security background investigation.
Source: USAJOBS (U.S. Office of Personnel Management) — https://www.usajobs.gov:443/job/889368100
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