Human Resources Specialist (Executive Assessment Advisor - Recruitment & Placement)
What you'd do
Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.
Major duties
Serve as a co-equal panelist on the Bureau's Executive Assessment Panel, the body responsible for evaluating the leadership readiness of candidates for senior positions across the federal correctional system. Designs, develops, applies, and refines human resources (HR)-focused executive assessment methodologies that determine the suitability of leaders at the local, regional, and headquarters levels. These activities directly influence the selection of correctional executives whose decisions affect institutional safety, public safety, operational integrity, national policy implementation, and the credibility of the Federal Prison System. Ensures assessment practices reflect federal hiring law, merit system principles, and Bureau wide recruitment priorities.
What you need to qualify
To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position. Experience You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience designing and implementing comprehensive executive assessment methodologies for senior leadership positions across multiple organizational levels. Experience conducting executive-level structured interviews and assessments for senior leadership positions, using advanced behavioral interviewing techniques to evaluate complex leadership competencies. Experience serving as a senior authority on federal hiring regulations, merit system compliance, and executive recruitment standards for positions, to include interpreting Title 5 requirements, prohibited personnel practices, and agency-specific policies to ensure executive assessment methodologies remain legally defensible and aligned with federal hiring law. Experience conducting comprehensive analysis of executive candidate performance data, organizational leadership needs and workforce trends across multiple facilities, regions, or program areas. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities. **Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**
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