USAGM Human Resources Specialist

United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM); Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) seeks a Human Resources professional to support position classification, hiring, and HR administration. This role collects information from management officials and subject matter experts to draft position descriptions and ensures proper classification determinations.

You will assist with desk audits, classification appeals, and vacancy announcements using USA Staffing, helping assess qualifications and rankings per OPM guidelines.

Qualifications

• Experience with Federal hiring practices and classification.
• Ability to collect information from management and subject matter experts.
• Familiarity with timekeeping and HR records.

Responsibilities

• Draft employee position descriptions from management and subject matter experts.
• Evaluate positions for title, pay plan, grade, supervisory status, FLSA, and bargaining unit classifications.
• Assist with desk audits and classification appeals and provide analyses.
• Advise on alternative hiring mechanisms to improve diversity and accessibility.
• Assist with vacancy announcements using electronic staffing tools such as USA Staffing.
• Assess qualifications and assist in ranking candidates per OPM policies.
• Provide customer service to the employee workforce and assist with new hire training.
• Complete and track basic HR paperwork and reports from HR management systems.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

Position classification

HR policy knowledge

Communication skills

Tools

USA Staffing

HRIS

Job description

Draft Position DescriptionsCollects needed information from management officials, subject matter specialists and other sources and draft employee specific and standard position descriptions.Evaluate PositionsEvaluates and determines the proper title, pay plan, occupational series, grade, supervisory, FLSA, position sensitivity, and bargaining unit classifications in the GS, and Wage Board pay plans; prepare evaluation statements documenting the basis for these determinations as needed and requested. Assists with conducting desk audits and similar efforts to collect relevant position information. Assists with responses to classification appeals by collecting relevant position information and providing classification analyses.HiringProvides advice on alternative hiring mechanisms including specialized mechanisms for hiring disabled individuals and veterans and increasing the representation of under-represented ethnic groups. Analyzes positions, determine relevant competencies, basic qualification requirements, and specialized experience needed, assists in the development of comprehensive job analysis and tools to assess relevant qualifications of applicants, and assists with drafting assessment questions in concert with selecting official and subject matter specialists. Assists with vacancy announcements preparation that attract, appeal to, and are accessible to targeted types of potential candidates, using electronic staffing tool such as USA Staffing. Assesses the qualifications of candidates and determine relative rankings in accordance with Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Agency policies and guidelines. Provides advice to selecting officials on policies and guidelines governing consideration and selection of candidates.Administrative DutiesCompletes related administrative requirements for record keeping.Assist with timecard completion, corrections, and related communicationsDemonstrate basic timekeeping functionality for supervisors and staff; clearly explain proper recording of hours worked and leave takenPerform regular audits with an HR systemGenerate standard reports from human capital management systems and summarize resultsComplete verification of employmentsProvide customer service to employee workforceAssist new hire training, including document collection and account setupComplete and track basic HR paperworkCollateral DutiesPerforms all other similar/related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned.