Human Resources Specialist (Employee Benefits)

Department of State Headquarters; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Job summary

The Department of State Headquarters in Washington, DC, seeks a Human Resources Specialist (Employee Benefits) to provide technical advice and counseling to employees and management on retirement eligibility, benefits entitlements, health and life insurance, and applicable retirement policies and regulations.

The vacancy is in the Bureau of Human Resources, Office of Retirement, which administers the Foreign Service retirement system for thousands of annuitants and active participants.

Qualifications

• Graduate-level education can be substituted for experience per the announcement.
• 18 graduate semester hours is equivalent to 1 full-time year of graduate study.
• The percentage of specialized work experience and graduate study must total at least 100%.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical advice and counseling to employees and management regarding retirement eligibility, benefits entitlements, health and life insurance, and applicable retirement policies and regulations.

Education

Graduate-level education credits

Job description

Human Resources Specialist (Employee Benefits)

• Hiring Agency: Department of State Headquarters
• Department: Department of State
• Location: Washington, District of Columbia

This position is located in the Bureau of Human Resources, Office of Retirement. The Office of Retirement (HR/RET) administers the Foreign Service retirement system for 18,000 annuitants and 15,000 active duty participants from the Department of State and all foreign affairs agencies in the U .S. Government.

Key Responsibilities

Provides technical advice and counseling to employees and management regarding retirement eligibility, benefits entitlements, health and life insurance, and applicable retirement policies and regulations.

Requirements & Education

When an applicant has less than one year of specialized experience as described in the announcement, he or she may combine successfully completed graduate-level education with experience to meet the total qualification requirements. Generally, 18 graduate semester hours is equivalent to 1 full-time year of graduate study (your school and department determine what constitutes 1 full time year of graduate study).

The percentage of specialized work experience (for example, 6 months equals 50%) and the percentage of graduate study (for example, 9 graduate hours for a GS-07 equals 50% where 18 graduate hours constitute a full time year) must total at least 100%.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Department of State Headquarters, Department of State.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $70623 – $111087/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.