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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment), CG-0201-11/12 (Temporary Assignment NTE 1 Year) in Washington, District Of Columbia
Summary This position is located in the Human Resources Organization, Human Resources Branch of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and is responsible for providing assistance to the Chief of Talent Sourcing in planning and carrying out the full range of personnel activities in the area of recruitment for the Corporation nationwide. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement. Responsibilities At the full performance level, major duties include: Evaluates recruitment data, analyzes trends, costs and program effectiveness; and drafts policies, procedures and guidelines related to the recruitment program. Provides recommendations on attracting, recruiting and selection of a diverse and highly qualified workforce through effective recruitment planning, sourcing, and use of marketing and communications tools. Designs and develops recruitment training, monitors and updates the recruiters’ website, and evaluates nationwide efforts to meet hiring goals. Establishes and maintains recruitment networks and alliances with a wide variety of professional, educational and employment communities. Requirements Conditions of Employment Completion Of Financial Disclosure May Be Required. Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required. THIS IS A TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT FOR ONE YEAR. The selectee will be given a temporary promotion if eligible or be placed on a lateral detail if already serving at the advertised grade level on a permanent basis. This assignment may be terminated early or extended based on management’s needs. If temporarily promoted, the temporary promotion cannot exceed five (5) years, nor can it be made permanent. At the end of the temporary promotion (if temporarily promoted), the employee’s basic pay will be set at the rate received prior to being temporarily promoted, regardless of the length of the temporary promotion. The pay rate shall be increased to reflect pay increases (if any) received while temporarily promoted, as long as the resulting rate does not exceed the new range maximum. Return Rights: If the temporary assignment is not made permanent and its duration is one year or less, the employee will be returned to a position that is comparable to his or her permanent position (i.e., same series, grade, and duty location) in the same or successor Division/Office. If, however, the temporary assignment is not made permanent, is to a position in a different Division/Office from the employee’s permanent Division/Office, and exceeds one year (including extensions beyond one year of the initial appointment of one year or less), the employee will not be returned to his or her permanent position of record. Instead, the employee will be placed in a permanent position comparable to his or her permanent position of record (at the same grade and pay) in the Division/Office and duty location where the temporary assignment is located. Since an extension of a temporary promotion beyond one (1) year will directly impact the employee’s return rights to his or her permanent Division/Office and duty location, the employee must concur in advance with any extension of the temporary promotion beyond one (1) year. Change in Duty Location: If the duty location of this temporary assignment is different from the employee’s permanent duty location of record, the employee's duty location may be changed to the temporary duty location for the duration of the assignment if the temporary assignment lasts over one (1) year (including extensions beyond the initial appointment). Qualifications Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. Additional qualifications information can be found here. CG-11: To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CG 09 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience planning and carrying out recruitment activities to include: implementing recruitment strategies for maintaining recruitment networks and alliances with a variety of private organizations, educational institutions, professional associations, and employment communities to attract and recruit highly qualified candidates. OR EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or L.L.M., if related. OR COMBINING EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of graduate level education as described above beyond the 2nd full year of graduate education, and specialized experience as described above, that together meet the qualification requirements for this position. CG-12: To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CG 11 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is planning and carrying out recruitment activities to include: designing and developing recruitment training; developing and implementing recruitment strategies establishing and maintaining recruitment networks and alliances with a variety of professional, educational and employment communities to attract and recruit qualified candidates. Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement. Education See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS. Additional Information Announcement amended to extend the closing date. Selectee(s) for this position will be required to report to their duty station office two days per week. If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period as applicable to appointment type. To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here. Corporate Manager (CM) Applicants: CMs selected for a CG-level temporary assignment will be required to sign a Memorandum of Understanding documenting acceptance of a 10% temporary reduction to their base salary or pay-setting at the salary range maximum for the CG-level position, whichever one is lower, for the duration of the temporary assignment. After the temporary assignment, CM employees will return to their Positions of Record with salary restored to their CM base salary, including any CM pay adjustments applied during the temporary assignment.