Human Resources Specialist (Human Resources Development)
What you'd do
Human Resources Specialist (Human Resources Development) designs and manages programs associated with organizational and individual learning and career progression programs with direction from the Deputy Human Resources Center (HRC) Director (Training, Quality Assurance, & Data Analytics) and The Training, Quality Assurance, & Data Analytics Training Chief based on the needs of the staff and functional officials.
Major duties
Specific duties include: Designs and manages programs associated with organizational and individual learning and career progression programs. Reviews and analyzes new policies, directives, and decisions that affect HR training and leader development programs. Develops or recommends organizational teaching tools, flexible training programs, and mechanisms directed at career development. Assesses new missions, priorities, and changes in work methods as they affect the civilian and military competency needs and competency development, to include intern/developmental programs, long term training or specialized training program requirements. Develops planned and systematic studies to determine the immediate and long-range training and development needs of the agency gap analysis of the required workforce. Analyzes workforce data to evaluate future workforce training and leadership development requirements as well as transformation initiatives. Designs training and development surveys to assist in determining training and development needs for HR personnel. Identifies costs associated with various special hiring programs. Prepares costing for proposals to meet identified training needs. Advises supervisors and managers on Employee Individual Development Plans (IDP). Provides overall analysis on completion and effectiveness of training. Provides leadership, assistance, and technical guidance to all levels of management in evaluating the training process and training results. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday, hours to be determined by hiring office. Compressed/Flexible: Available. Telework: This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only. The selectee is required to report to the official duty station each scheduled workday. Telework may be approved only on a case-by-case basis with supervisory approval. Routine or recurring telework is not authorized for this position. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Human Resources Specialist (Human Resources Development); PD40312A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:07/22/2026. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 level. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. BASIC REQUIREMENT: To qualify for a Human Resources (HR) Specialist GS-0201 position for all grade levels, candidates must meet the following basic requirement(s) as described in one of the following methods: Method 1: One year of HR specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level of the Federal Government or higher. OR Method 2: Successful completion of bachelor's degree (or higher). OR Method 3: A combination of six months of general administrative, professional, or technical work experience, equivalent to at least the GS-4 level of the Federal Government AND one (1) of the below four training areas: Successful completion of at least 12 credit hours of college-level course work related to business, HR, psychology, organizational development, or other related coursework. OR Successful completion of at least four formal training courses in HR. OR Successful completion of a formal certificate program related to HR, psychology, organizational development, or other relatable subject area. OR Current professional HR certification through a nationally recognized entity such as the Society of HR Management (SHRM). MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: In addition to meeting the basic requirement of the GS-201 standard, your application package must demonstrate that you can successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, your experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. GS-13 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of Specialized Experience equivalent to the GS-12 level. Specialized experience is defined as providing authoritative management advisory services related to the full spectrum of Title 5 or other Federal civilian human resources (HR) personnel system. Experience must demonstrate knowledge of HR development principles, practices, laws, regulations in the area of recruitment and staffing to develop and oversee professional and developmental training plans for HR staff in various roles at all grade levels. Ability to communicate in writing to prepare materials for employee training, make formal and informal presentations, and the ability to adjust the material to meet the needs of the targeted audience. Ability to provide comprehensive and authoritative guidance, process evaluation and quality oversight, and problems solving for a variety of complex Title 5 Federal civilian personnel programs and systems. OR Graduate Degree and Specialized Experience Combination: Three years of progressive specialized experience Specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level. AND Graduate level degree or higher. Qualifying Graduate-level education programs include HR, HR development, HR management, business, business management/administration, industrial relations, labor relations, industrial psychology, organizational psychology, organizational development, management, organizational behavior, pre-law/law, legal studies, health care management/administration, public administration, public policy, human services, leadership and/or humanities. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
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