Federal HR Generalist — SF-52 & Records Expert

Nationwide-IT-Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide IT Services provides critical HR support to a Federal Agency in Washington, DC, on-site. The Human Resources Generalist will manage staffing, onboarding, personnel actions, employee administration, and records management while aligning with agency policies and OPM guidance.

The role requires federal HR experience, strong SF-52 knowledge, excellent communication, and meticulous organization to serve employees, supervisors, and leadership effectively.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience supporting HR operations in a federal government or federal contracting environment.
• Demonstrated experience preparing, processing, tracking, and managing SF-52 personnel actions.
• Familiarity with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and federal HR policies, procedures, and regulations, including position classification, recruitment and hiring, staffing, retirement, employee benefits, personnel actions, and other federal employee lifecycle functions.
• Knowledge of federal staffing, personnel administration, and employee lifecycle processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with employees, managers, senior leadership, hiring managers, and HR stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, customer service orientation, and follow-through.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, process, track, and manage SF-52 Requests for Personnel Action through completion.
• Coordinate personnel actions, including appointments, promotions, reassignments, transfers, separations, and other employee changes.
• Support recruitment, staffing, hiring, onboarding, and offboarding activities.
• Support federal position classification and related HR processes in accordance with applicable OPM and federal agency policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate personnel records, staffing trackers, HR documentation, and status reports.
• Provide HR guidance and responsive customer support to employees, supervisors, hiring managers, leadership, and other HR stakeholders.
• Track personnel actions, approvals, deadlines, and outstanding requirements to ensure timely completion.
• Prepare professional HR correspondence, reports, and workforce communications.
• Handle sensitive and confidential personnel information with appropriate discretion.
• Support compliance with OPM regulations and applicable federal HR policies, procedures, and agency requirements.
• Provide support and guidance related to federal employee lifecycle programs and processes, including recruitment and hiring, classification, staffing, personnel actions, retirement, and employee benefits.

Skills

SF-52 personnel actions

Federal HR experience

OPM policies

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR / Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

Nationwide IT Services provides critical HR support to a Federal Agency in Washington, DC, on-site. The Human Resources Generalist will manage staffing, onboarding, personnel actions, employee administration, and records management while aligning with agency policies and OPM guidance.

The role requires federal HR experience, strong SF-52 knowledge, excellent communication, and meticulous organization to serve employees, supervisors, and leadership effectively.