Federal DE Specialist - Staffing & Compliance

C Evans Consulting; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Health savings account

Dental insurance

Flexible spending account

Vision insurance

Paid Time Off

Prescription coverage

Professional certifications

Referral program

Drug-free workplace

Job summary

C Evans Consulting specializes in federal staffing and recruitment, focusing on DoD human resources support. This position provides end-to-end staffing across authorities, analyzing jobs, posting announcements, and advising managers to ensure merit-based hiring in line with OPM and DOD standards.

The role requires on-site work at the DOD duty location, with responsibilities ranging from certificates of eligibles to onboarding and compliance tracking.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years of federal HR staffing and recruitment experience.
• Hands-on experience with USA Staffing and USAJOBS.
• Working knowledge of hiring authorities, veterans’ preference and category rating.
• Active Secret security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-lifecycle staffing and recruitment support across hiring authorities, from job analysis through certificate issuance and onboarding.
• Conduct job analysis to identify competencies, specialized experience requirements, and assessment criteria for each position.
• Draft, build, and post vacancy announcements in USA Staffing and USAJOBS in accordance with OPM and DOD requirements.
• Review applications and make qualification determinations; apply veterans’ preference, category rating, and special hiring authorities as applicable.
• Issue certificates of eligibles and audit referral lists for accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Administer Delegated Examining (DE) actions per OPM guidance.
• Advise hiring managers on staffing options, flexibilities, and recruitment strategies to meet mission needs.
• Process and track staffing and personnel actions through case logs or HR systems to ensure timely resolution.
• Ensure all staffing actions comply with merit system principles, 5 CFR, and DOD policies.

Skills

Federal HR staffing

USA Staffing

USAJOBS

Veterans’ preference

Merit system principles

On-site work

Secret security clearance

Job description

C Evans Consulting specializes in federal staffing and recruitment, focusing on DoD human resources support. This position provides end-to-end staffing across authorities, analyzing jobs, posting announcements, and advising managers to ensure merit-based hiring in line with OPM and DOD standards.

The role requires on-site work at the DOD duty location, with responsibilities ranging from certificates of eligibles to onboarding and compliance tracking.