Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement)

You will serve as a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement) with Office of the Secretary of Interior. The vacancy for this position will be filled in the following branch: Office of the Secretary, Office of Human Resources This position is suitable for telework and the incumbent may be allowed to telework with supervisory approval.

Major duties
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Provides daily supervision to HR Specialists performing recruitment and placement tasks, including merit promotion and delegated examining activities. Assigns work, sets priorities, monitors workload, and ensures timely, accurate case processing. Provides technical direction on interpreting qualification standards, addressing complex staffing scenarios, and resolving non-routine hiring issues. Serves as the team's senior technical expert on difficult or unusual staffing cases. Interprets hiring regulations, OPM qualification standards, merit system requirements, and agency policies to resolve issues escalated by subordinate staff. Exercises full first-line supervisory authority over HR Specialists. Conducts performance evaluations, provides coaching, identifies training needs, and recommends awards or corrective actions.

Qualifications
Qualifications: All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement – 10/08/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, you must meet Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. Specialized Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1. Overseeing or advising on bureau-wide staffing and placement operations. 2. Providing expert guidance on interpreting and applying federal hiring laws, OPM qualification standards. 3. Leading or mentoring an HR team that performs recruitment and placement activities. 4. Supporting operational risks, internal controls, assisting with workload distribution, or monitoring program performance metrics. 5. Coordinates with Human Resources counterparts in other functional areas to resolve workflow issues and improve communication between areas. Must meet all. You must include hours per week worked. Volunteer Experience: 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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to apply
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the 10/08/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement to receive consideration. Note: You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities that you selected and provided the appropriate supporting documentation. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. To PREVIEW the application questionnaire, select the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13057652 Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s), including within the same metro/commuting area. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status, visit https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status.