Human Resources Specialist

**Duties**: - Provides a full range of HR services for managers and employees. - Provides continuing technical advice and assistance to assigned organizations in resolution of staffing problems. - Screens requests for personnel actions and related documents for completeness and accuracy. - Monitors, directs, trains and oversees a team of lower graded HR staff when required. **Requirements**: **Conditions of Employment**: - Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required - Meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position - A one year probationary period may be required - Occasional travel for training purposes to off post locations is required - This is a CHRA NAF Career Path II position. Incumbent must complete the requirements for CHRA NAF Career Path II within twenty-four (24) months of placement into the position **Qualifications**: - 2. Experience analyzing, evaluating and recommending appropriate resolutions to complex interrelated recruitment and staffing problems and issues. - 3. Possess work experience creating and posting vacancy announcements as well as rating applicants for qualifications and eligibility utilizing an automated recruitment and staffing system (i.e. USA Staffing, Avue, Resumix, PeopleSoft, etc.). - 4. Possess prior experience using Microsoft Office Programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and the ability to work with a variety of human resources information systems. - **The related work experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower pay band (NF-03).** **Highly Preferred**: - 1. In addition to the qualifications listed above, applicants will possess prior work experience in a NAF Human Resources Office in a recruitment and placement capacity and have successfully completed of training in Basic Staffing, Customer Service, Organizational Structure, Basic Writing, and Time Management. - 2. Twelve (12) months specialized experience delivering a full range of Human Resources services to a Child and Youth Services based customer. - **Note for Applicants**: _In order to receive full consideration for "highly preferred" criteria, _the applicant must provide the following support documentation: Course Title, Course Description, Duration of course (i.e. 3 hours or 3 days), Certificate of Completion and/or Training History or transcript_._ **Education**: This job does not have an education qualification requirement. **Additional information**: **Area of Consideration**: - The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is Europe Wide. (Position could be located in Germany or Italy). **Manual Application**: **Allowances, Incentives and PCS Costs**: - Allowances, differentials or incentives will not be paid, with the exception of Post Allowance for eligible incumbents. - Payment Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs are not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest. **Please check out our Applicant Information Kit**: **Other**: - Additional referrals may be made from this vacancy announcement for up to 90 days after the closing date. - Benefits Review our benefits **How You Will Be Evaluated**: You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Applicants can claim the following eligibilities: - NAF Preference - Family Member Preference (OCONUS ONLY) - NAF Priority Consideration - Business Based Action - NAF Priority Consideration - Current Appropriated Funds Employee CNE (APF) - NAF Priority Consideration - Current/Former NAF Employee (CNE/FNE) - NAF Priority Consideration - Outside Applicant Veteran (OAV) - NAF Priority Consideration - Parent of a Veteran (OAV) - NAF Priority Consideration - Spouse/Widow(er) of a Veteran (OAV) Eligibilities are listed above in the consideration order in accordance with the AR 215-3. Applicants will only be awarded the highest preference/priority consideration found eligible. By claiming the "Current/Former NAF Employee (CNE/FNE)" or "Current APF Employee (CAE)" priority consideration eligibility, applicants are self-certifying that they may not be eligible for other priority considerations. Failure to provide supporting documentation to validate preference or priority consideration claims could adversely impact the applicant's eligibility. For additional information on what may be required to support the applicant's eligibility claim, please refer to our Applicant Information Kit CNE/FNE/CAE priority consideration must be clearly defined in order to grant the priority consideration. We will need position title, series, grade, location and agency in order determine priority consideration. To ensure we have enough information, we encourage you to submit a copy of your most recent personnel action. - Benefits Review our benefits - Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of