Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment And Placement)

Summary

This position is in the Department of Labor (DOL), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), Office of Human Resources (OHR), Division of Workforce Development and Inclusion (DWDI), Diversity Recruitment and Outreach Branch. This branch is responsible for providing a full range of national recruitment and outreach activities by way of building a pipeline of talent for DOL agencies.

This position is outside the bargaining unit.

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Help Duties

The primary purpose of this position is to provide expert advice and guidance to supervisors, managers, and other Human Resources (HR) specialists to jointly develop strategies and solutions for dealing with a wide variety of difficult and controversial staffing and placement issues.

Duties include:

• Researches, interprets, and provides authoritative advice and guidance as required by Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Labor rules and regulations, Delegated Examining Handbook, and other federal human resources guides, regulations, and policies.
• Performs extensive research to identify private industry best practices and other government business models to identify opportunities for transforming DOL and federal government Recruitment and Placement practices.
• Provides authoritative advice and guidance to managers, supervisors, and leadership regarding requests for using special recruitment mechanisms such as requests for 1) appointments above the minimum and 2) recruitment, relocation, and 3) retention bonuses, etc.
• Prepares presentations and briefing material appropriate for various audiences in promoting the Department’s job opportunities, how to apply to federal positions and resume writing techniques.
• Actively participates, and on occasion, leads components of assigned national recruitment efforts tied to coordinating inputs from serviced DOL component organizations to department wide recruitment initiatives. This may include appearing in virtual and/or in person recruitment events, advising applicants and other event participants of serviced organization job opportunity announcements, and hiring activities, as well as participating in division-wide recruitment program development, implementation, and evaluation for purposes of input to reports, events, and other relevant activities tied to national program representative requirements in the division.
• Coordinates with agency Recruitment Champions, oversees registration and funding for events. When utilized prepares Recruitment Champions on details of event, logistics, toolkit and agency recruitment and outreach goals in attracting talented and diverse candidates to their opportunities.
• Researches and assess event demographics to ensure diverse pools of candidates are apparent in the recruitment and outreach efforts.
• Assess agency demographic deficiencies and works with client agencies in developing strategic targeted recruitment and outreach activities in an effort to increase diversity throughout the agencies.

Help Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be at least 16 years old and a U.S. Citizen.
• Appointment to this position may require a background investigation.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

If applicable, applicants must meet the eligibility requirements of time-in-grade (52 weeks at the next lower grade), time-after-competitive-appointment (90 days), and minimum qualifications (52 weeks equivalent to the next lower grade in federal service). These requirements must be met within 30 days of the announcement closing date.

Federal Employees Please Note: Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met and reflect your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure, and the type of appointment (i.e. competitive/excepted). In some cases, you may need to submit more than one SF-50.

Reference the "Required Documents" section for additional requirements.

Notification Concerning COVID-19 Vaccinations. As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal executive branch employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected, you will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and to submit documentation of proof of vaccination or to be in the process of requesting an exception to the vaccination requirement before appointment or onboarding with the agency. The agency will provide additional information regarding which forms of documentation can be accepted and how you can request to be considered for a legally required exception to this requirement.

Currently, implementation and enforcement of Executive Order 14043 have been suspended pursuant to an injunction pending further litigation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-13) in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that is generally in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Qualifying specialized experience for this position is:

• Experience strategically planning/searching for opportunities to conduct targeted recruitment and outreach for an organization. AND
• Experience working on various social media and virtual platforms. AND
• Experience assessing deficient diverse groups within an organization. AND
• Familiarity with various federal hiring authorities (such as VEOA, VRA, Schedule A).

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-14 grade level.

Additional information

Position Telework eligibility is determined by management based on position duties during the recruitment process. Employee participation in telework on a routine or situational basis is determined by management primarily based on business needs. Employees participating in telework are subject to the terms and conditions of the Department of Labor’s Telework Program.

Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or have speech disabilities, please dial 711 to access telecommunications relay services.

The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers, improve working conditions, expand high quality employment opportunities, and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers. As such, the Department is committed to fostering a workplace and workforce that promote equal employment opportunity, reflect the diversity of the people we seek to serve, and model a culture of respect, equity, inclusion, and accessibility where every employee feels heard, supported, and empowered.

Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

Additional selections may be made from this announcement.

Effective December 17, 2022, applicants will no longer have the ability to submit supporting documents via FAX. Applicants will continue to submit supporting documents with the more commonly used methods below:

• Upload directly from a computer
• Transfer from USAJobs
• Submit a picture from a mobile device

If you are unable to use any of the methods listed above, please reach out to the HR Specialist shown in the contact information section of the vacancy.

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Labor, Ofc Asst Sec Admin and Management

230 S. Dearborn St

Chicago, Illinois 60604

United States