Human Resources Specialist

Offices, Boards and Divisions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Offices, Boards and Divisions within the Justice Management Division, Office of Human Capital, HR Operations, seeks an HR Specialist to help improve accountability and quality control across its operations. The selectee will engage in a broad range of projects informing potential paths forward for the organization.

GS-13/14 level requires specialized experience in HR quality control, audits, and policy interpretation, with emphasis on reporting data trends and proposing corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR quality control assignments, projects, and/or annual audits.
• Reporting and/or analyzing Human Resources data trends, discrepancies, or audit findings.
• Recommend corrective solutions for Delegated Examining, Merit Promotion, or Excepted Service audit findings.

Responsibilities

• Serve as HR Specialist to assist HR Operations in improving accountability and quality control for JMD and related components.
• Engage in a broad range of projects and assignments that inform potential paths forward for the organization.

Skills

HR quality control

data trend analysis

HR audits

policy interpretation

Job description

This position announcement is in the Justice Management Division, Office of Human Capital, Human Resources (HR) Operations. The selectee will serve as an HR Specialist with the overarching goal of assisting HR Operations to improve and maintain accountability and quality control in its operations supporting JMD and the components to which it provides services. In addition, actively work a broad range of projects and assignments that inform potential paths forward for the organization.

To qualify for the position of Human Resources Specialist, at GS-0201-13/14, you must meet the qualification requirements listed below.

There may also be a positive education requirement for some occupations, please see the Education section for details. If there are licensing or certification requirements, please see the Required Documents section for details on how to verify your license or certificate.

For the GS-13:

Specialized Experience:

• Assisting in Human Resources quality control assignments, projects, and/or annual audits;
• Reporting and/or analyzing Human Resources data trends, discrepancies, or audit findings;
• Recommend corrective solutions for Delegated Examining, Merit Promotion, or Excepted Service audit findings.

For the GS-14:

Specialized Experience:

• Serving as primary advisor for Human Resources quality control assignments, projects (e.g., reviewing work products for compliance with regulations/policy; verifying accuracy of interpretation and application of agency policy or procedures), and/or annual audits;
• Proposing solutions or corrective actions after reviewing/analyzing Human Resources data trends, discrepancies, or audit findings;
• Managing Quality Control programs or procedures for Human Resources services in recruitment and placement by applying Delegated Examining, Merit Promotion, or Excepted Service policies; OR for compensation by applying payroll (compensation) policies.

Quality Ranking factor:

Please respond to the question in the assessment questionnaire asking if you have a current valid Delegated Examining Certification.

You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by 11/03/2026 of this announcement.

Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating.

See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.