Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement)

This position is located in Executive Resources Management Division (ERMD), Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM), Departmental Management (DM), U.S. Department. of Agriculture (USDA). The incumbent, in participation with the Branch Chief, Director and Deputy Director of ERMD, the Director and Deputy Director of OHRM, and other Program Managers, provides HR operational services for executive positions across USDA. USDA Employees: Please refer to the Next Steps section.

Provide comprehensive advice and assistance to executives, managers, and supervisors and employees on Senior Executive Service (SES), Senior Level (SL), Scientific and Professional (ST), Senior Science and Technology (SSTA), Schedule C. etc.

Work with appropriate officials as required in the formulation of overall recruitment and placement programs, both for immediate and long- range needs.

Analyze labor market conditions, difficulties in recruiting, use of recruitment incentives, etc., to recommend the best recruitment strategy.

Prepare recruitment materials, including job analyses, job questions, job opportunity announcements (JOAs), certificates, etc.

Define issues, determine applicable precedents, laws, or regulations, and identify the most effective approaches and techniques to solve the problem.

Make final suitability determinations based on review of applicant background, preemployment checks, results of investigations and medical evidence.

Assure special employment needs are met under various programs, i.e., employment of the disabled, student employment, VRA, Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA), consultants, and underrepresented groups

Participate in responding to and gathering information for EEO cases that require the provision of complex staffing and pay-related information.

You must be a US Citizen or US National. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt. Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. Direct Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. The U.S. Government utilizes Trusted Workforce 2.0 to implement Continuous Vetting (CV) as a-whole-of government approach to personnel security. If selected for this position, you will be subject to continuous automated record checks of criminal, financial, and public record databases throughout your period of eligibility or employment, replacing traditional periodic reinvestigations. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period (as applicable to appointment type) 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 probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.