Federal HR Generalist: Staffing & Compliance

Nationwide IT Services, Inc.; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide IT Services (NIS) is seeking a Human Resources Generalist to support a Federal Agency on-site in Washington, DC. The role focuses on staffing, personnel actions, onboarding, employee administration, records management, and workforce operations.

The ideal candidate has federal HR experience, is proficient with SF-52 actions, and demonstrates strong organizational and communication skills to work with employees, managers, and leadership while keeping sensitive information confidential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent 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.

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

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Customer service orientation

Attention to detail

Time management

Confidentiality

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Nationwide IT Services (NIS) is seeking a Human Resources Generalist to support a Federal Agency on-site in Washington, DC. The role focuses on staffing, personnel actions, onboarding, employee administration, records management, and workforce operations.

The ideal candidate has federal HR experience, is proficient with SF-52 actions, and demonstrates strong organizational and communication skills to work with employees, managers, and leadership while keeping sensitive information confidential.