Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement)

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (DOA); Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 116,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in Minneapolis is seeking a Mission Area Recruitment Officer (GS-13) to lead strategic recruitment efforts for mission area and client agencies. You will analyze hard-to-fill roles, generate data-driven insights, and partner with stakeholders to meet hiring objectives, including emergency response recruitment.

Responsibilities include developing networks across USDA and external partners, delivering training, and representing the mission area on

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience at the GS-12 level or equivalent.
• Experience providing recruitment data to support projects or identify barriers in the process.
• Knowledge of Federal hiring authorities, merit systems, veterans’ preference, and delegated examining procedures.
• Experience using resume search tools and talent databases to identify qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

• Analyze hard-to-fill positions and develop innovative recruitment approaches.
• Generate data to guide recruitment and sourcing decisions; develop strategies for recruitment.
• Develop and deliver training/seminars; lead virtual webinars and on-site events; create recruitment materials.
• Build strategic networks across programs and with universities and industry.

Skills

Data analysis

Recruitment

Stakeholder engagement

Training & seminars

Resume mining

Tools

Resume databases

Job description

Summary

If hired you serve as the Mission Area Recruitment Officer. Develop and manage the strategic recruitment program to identify and attract qualified job candidates for mission area and client agencies. Partners with stakeholders to achieve key hiring and recruitment objectives, to include emergency response and hiring. Learn more about this agency

Overview

1 vacancy in the following location: Minneapolis, MN

No matching locations found.

Telework eligible: Yes—as determined by the agency policy.

Remote job: No

Relocation expenses reimbursed: No

Salary: $116,038 – $150,852 per year

Pay scale & grade: GS 13

Promotion potential: 13

Work schedule: Full-time

Travel Required: 50% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type: Permanent

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Supervisory status: No

Federal service type: This job is in the Competitive Service

Represented by a union: No

Drug test: No

Security clearance: Not Required

Position sensitivity and risk: Moderate Risk (MR)

Background check type: Credentialing, Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure required: No

Background checks include: Credentialing, Suitability/Fitness

Announcement number: MP-13105352-27-MRH

Control number: 891221900

This job is open to:

Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Clarification from the agency

Applications will be accepted only from current permanent USDA employees with competitive status, CTAP/RPL eligibles, and Farm Service Agency permanent county employees.

Duties

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Analyzes hard-to-fill positions and locations and develops innovative approaches for targeted recruitment for the most difficult, complex, and/or programmatically sensitive occupations.
• Generates data to guide recruitment and sourcing decisions and develops innovative strategies and methodologies for recruitment.
• Develops and delivers training and seminars to support recruitment; leads virtual webinars and on-site events; develops recruitment materials for external candidates; represent mission area at career fairs.
• Expert in resume mining, shared certificates and other government recruitment initiatives.
• Develops strategic networks across programs, throughout USDA, and with Recruitment Officers in other Federal departments, as well as universities and industry to create and sustain a successful recruitment program.
• Represent mission area on Department-wide recruitment committees, meetings, and work groups.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Individuals who were born male after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served. Refer to the Next Steps section for more information.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• All USDA employees are required to be enrolled in Continuous Vetting, which authorizes government agencies to receive notifications of criminal activity on individuals who hold low risk, public trust, or national security positions.
• Maintains delegated examining certification.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.

FOR THE GS-13 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates:

• Experience providing recruitment data to support a recruitment project or identify barriers in the process.
• Demonstrated full use of Federal hiring authorities, merit system principles, veterans’ preference requirements, and delegated examining procedures in recruitment operations.
• Used resume search tools, shared certificates, talent databases, to identify qualified candidates.
• Cultivated relationships with organizations, veteran groups, and other prospective sources of applicant pools.
• Conducted recruitment using social media, professional associations, trade publications, and virtual recruiting platforms.

Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

• Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP, RPL eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. CTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100 to receive selection priority.
• Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Employees: Permanent County employees without prior Federal tenure who are selected for a Civil Service position under Public Law 105-277 will be given a career-conditional appointment and must serve a 1-year probationary period.
• First time hires to the federal government normally start at the lowest rate of the salary range for the grade selected.
• Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will not be paid. Any travel, transportation, and relocation expense associated with reporting for duty will be the responsibility of the selected employee.
• Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated based on your qualifications for this position as evidenced by your experience, education, training, responses to the application questionnaire and the responses to all assessments required for this position demonstrated in your application package to determine the degree to which you possess the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies listed below:

• Accountability
• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Reading Comprehension
• Reasoning
• Self-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork

Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

Additional Information – USA Hire Online Assessment

All applicants are required to complete the online USA Hire assessment to be considered for the position for this vacancy. Applicants will not be given the opportunity to complete the online USA Hire assessment outside of the assigned assessment window for this vacancy. The assessment window closes 48 hours after the posted closing date and time of the announcement.

Agency contact information

MRP Human Resources

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Address:

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

USDA APHIS MRPBS

250 Marquette Avenue, Suite 410

Minneapolis, MN 55401

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Fair and transparent

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