Human Resources Specialist (Classification) (GS-13)

Summary

This position is located at the U.S. Agency for Global Media, in the Office of Human Resources, Operations Division. Responsible for providing position classification policy and agency-wide support, as well as day-to-day providing operating classification support to assigned areas. Participates in the development and evaluation of agency policies, programs, and procedures on a variety of workforce management issues, including advising on personnel staffing policies and procedures.

Duties

As a Human Resources Specialist (Classification), you will be responsible for duties to include, but are not limited to: Provides agency-wide Position Classification policy level support, to include: plans, develops, and writes policy and procedures on position management, position classification, and related issues. Adjudicates position classification appeals and requests for accretion of duties promotions. Develops standard position descriptions and guides covering major groups of jobs to establish and maintain a uniform approach to, and consistency in, classification. Provides workforce management and related advice and support to management.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility comparable to the GS-12 or comparable pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and includes all of the following: Providing authoritative advisory service on position classification and position management issues; Conducting extensive self-initiated or problem-driven studies to determining what guidance is necessary and feasible and preparing guidance; Classifying an extensive variety of different and dynamic occupations, including scientific and engineering, other professional, IT, technical, and assistance occupations, which include unique job characteristics and a history of agency classification appeal activity requiring precision in reviewing agency trends and data involving controversial or precedent-setting cases; and Skill in oral communication to deal with managers and employees on complex and controversial human resource issues.

Education

Education is not required for this grade level. It cannot be used for qualification purposes.

How you will be evaluated

Once your resume or application is submitted, a review of your qualifications will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements and competencies required for this position. Competencies: Classification Customer Service Technical Competence Writing Possession of competencies may be addressed in a cover letter and/or resume. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your qualifications. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Fair Chance Act: Under the Fair Chance Act, agencies are not allowed to request information about an applicant's criminal history until a conditional offer of employment has been made, except as allowed for access to classified information; assignment to national security duties or positions; or recruitment of a Federal law enforcement officer. An applicant may submit a complaint or any other information related to an organization's alleged noncompliance with the Fair Chance Act. The complaint must be submitted within 30 calendar days of the date of the alleged noncompliance. To make a Fair Chance Act inquiry or complaint, send an email with the appropriate information to HROperations@usagm.gov, subject line: Fair Chance Act.

How to apply

You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. If you cannot complete the Application Package online, please contact the Human Resource Specialist listed in this vacancy announcement. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents and any appropriate Accepted Documents. To begin, click Apply in the announcement; then, choose to create a new USAJOBS account or Sign-in into your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before submitting it. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. Click the following link to pre-view and print the occupational questionnaire https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13097782. After completing the questionnaire and uploading appropriate documents, click the Submit Application to submit your application package. It is applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered in the profile is accurate and all required documents are uploaded and submitted before 11:59 PM (ET) on 11/13/2026 of the announcement to receive consideration. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application. If a document is not in legible format, applicant will not be able to view it in Application Manager which means applicant must again upload the documentation to the system by the closing date of this announcement. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account. The page will display the positions for which you've applied as well as the status of each application. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click on the plus sign (+) next to the job title to expand information about the job. Next click on Update Application to complete the application process. Note: Submission of a resume alone IS NOT a complete application. This position requires the completion of additional forms and/or supplemental materials as described previously. Please carefully review the complete job announcement, including the Required Documents, Other Information, and How to Apply sections of the announcement. Application packages will NOT be accepted via mail or e-mail. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact HROperations@usagm.gov or 202-920-2400 to request this.

Other information

1. Candidates MUST meet all qualification requirements by closing date. 2. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency. For Military Selective Service Act requirement information, please visit https://www.sss.gov. 3. Your application to this vacancy announcement will only allow consideration for this announcement. We cannot electronically or manually move your application to corresponding announcements if applicable. 4. Additional vacancies not reflected in the announcement that occur after the opening date of the vacancy announcement for position(s) identical (same grade, series and title) to the original vacancy may be filled from the selection certificate during the validity of the certificate. 5. Budgetary conditions may delay or otherwise affect filling this vacancy. However, all interested candidates should apply now.