Department of the Navy

HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (RECRUITMENT/PLACEMENT/CLASSIFICATION)

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Full time

HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (RECRUITMENT/PLACEMENT/CLASSIFICATION)

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Salary Range: $93445 - $121482 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (Recruitment & Placement/Classification) in the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet of COMPACFLT HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE.

Major Duties:

  • You will develop, evaluate, and provide recommendations to management on qualifications statements and determinations.
  • You will Provides advisory to management on various hiring strategies (e.g., merit promotion, Direct Hire Authority, veterans appointments, students and recent graduates, etc.) and compensation flexibilities available to meet individual needs.
  • You will provide guidance on U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Department of War (DoW), and Department of the Navy (DoN) pay setting regulation, policies, and/or guidance.
  • You will provide guidance on various hiring requirements (e.g., DoN business processes, 180-day waiver, Merit Hiring Plan implementation, Executive Level Certification, etc.) Clears priority program prior to the submission of recruit/fill actions.
  • You will track and provide advisory on various non-recruitment personnel actions (e.g., time limited appointments, temporary promotions, career ladder promotions, within-grade increases, leave without pay, reassignment, return-to-duty, etc.)
  • You will review job opportunity announcements for accuracy and coordinates revisions as necessary.
  • You will inform strategic discussions and Headquarters decisions related to workforce planning, projected attrition, and staffing levels.
  • You will conduct studies and analyzes trends in retention and turnover to identify systemic issues and barriers to effective staffing.

Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Executing recruitment, reassignment and other personnel actions in accordance with federal laws, policies, rules and regulations; 2) preparing and reviewing position descriptions utilizing federal classification standards and position management principles; 3) providing advice and guidance to management regarding recruitment, hiring, compensation, and retention strategies; 4) assist higher graded specialists in resolving problems, answering questions and providing guidance to management and employees on complex staffing, compensation, and position classification issues utilizing human resource tools and systems; and 5) Advising management on personnel policies to include position classification, recruitment, staffing, compensation, and workforce shaping.. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments, and required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: 1. Click the Apply Online button. 2. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. 3. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. 4. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. 5. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. 6. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. 7. Set aside at least 3 hours to take the USA Hire assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. 8. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. 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. 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: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/28980686389652-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information For more general information, system requirements and to request assistance regarding the USA Hire Assessments, review the following resources: https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us 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: Click on this: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-18