Human Resources Specialist

  • Department of State - Agency Wide
  • Arlington, Virginia
  • Full Time

This position is located in the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, Executive Office, Office of Workforce Operations (M/EX/WO). WO is responsible for M Family Human Capital Management (except for CA and DS) and serves as the primary liaison with the Bureau of Human Resources (HR) on human capital matters for Bureaus receiving service by M/EX. This office also oversees the Performance Management, Employee Relations and onboarding/offboarding of M family employees.

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.

NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.

Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F.

GS-13

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: .

  • Experience researching, interpreting and applying appropriate Federal laws, regulations, policies and guidelines in at least two human resources functional areas (e.g., recruitment and placement, classification, employee relations, and performance management).
  • Experience drafting a variety of reports, policy, memoranda, and other correspondence on personnel management issues.
  • Experience providing consultative guidance to managers about appropriate disciplinary or corrective performance management techniques.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.

Job ID: 523408427
Originally Posted on: 6/3/2026

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