HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST

Ativesite; Arlington (VA); Remote; USD 106,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

HQ USAF and Support Elements in Arlington, VA is seeking a Human Resources Specialist to provide strategic and technical HR guidance across the Air Force, advising senior management on staffing, recruitment, compensation, benefits, classification, and employee development for civilian personnel.

The role involves reviewing personnel data, ensuring policy compliance with DCPDS and reports, and managing all civilian personnel support processes.

Qualifications

• Experience advising senior management on civilian HR programs.
• Familiar with DCPDS and personnel data reporting.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a trusted HR advisor to senior management within the HAF on affirmative employment, staffing, recruitment and placement, compensation and pay, benefits, classification, and employee development for civilian personnel.
• Reviews, analyzes, and synthesizes data from personnel documents and reports to ensure compliance with policies and advises management or takes corrective action.
• Manages all aspects of civilian personnel support processes.

Tools

DCPDS

Business Objects

Job description

• Hiring Agency: HQ USAF and Support Elements

Key Responsibilities

Serves as a Human Resources Specialist provides strategic and technical guidance as well as seasoned consultative management advisory services throughout an entire HAF MAJCOM (Secretariat, Air Staff, Field Operating Agencies and organizations for which the Air Force is Executive Agent) on the effective use of HRM to support goals and objectives and produce results that accomplish agency and command missions Serves as trusted agent and expert advising senior management within the HAF on affirmative employment, staffing, recruitment and placement, compensation and pay, benefits, classification, and employee development relating to GS, DCIPS, WG, and other pay schedule positions Reviews, analyzes, and synthesizes data from core personnel documents, organization charts, unit manpower documents, DCPDS, Business Objects and reports containing civilian personnel and position data to ensure compliance with policies and advises management or takes corrective action as appropriate Manages all aspects of civilian personnel support processes

Requirements & Education

********************ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICES MEMBERS******************** ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: The VOW Act requires federal agencies to treat an eligible active duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for civil service positions before the effective release or discharge date.

Appointment of military members before the release or discharge date is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active duty member applies for a civil position, he or she must submit a "certification" memo in lieu of a DD-Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty.

Active duty members applying for a civil service position without submitting a valid certification memo or DD-Form 214 with their application will render the member ineligible for the position.

The certification memo must originate from the member's military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following: Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member Branch of Armed Forces Dates of Active Service (Start and End Date(s) Expected Date of Discharge/Release from Active Duty Terminal leave start date (if applicable) Expected character of service (honorable or general) and type of separation (i.e.

separation or retirement) Must be certified within 120 days of anticipated discharge Signature by, or by direction of the adjutant, personnel office, unit commander, or higher headquarters commander Note: The VOW Act provides tentative preference. If appointed, a DD Form-214 must be submitted upon receipt.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with HQ USAF and Support Elements, Department of the Air Force.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $106437 – $138370/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-20.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.