Human Resources Specialist
This listing is for a Human Resources Specialist role at Department of State Headquarters, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. The listing describes it as a full-time position.
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This listing is for a Human Resources Specialist role at Department of State Headquarters, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. The listing describes it as a full-time position.
From the advert, the main requirements are 1+ years of experience.
The advert mentions statistics and recruitment among the skills and tools for this role.
Pay stated in the listing: $102,415 - $133,142 per year.
Visa sponsorship is not mentioned. Applicants from outside United States should check the official work permit route before applying.
Dev Global Jobs found this job on USAJobs on Nov 5, 2026; applications close on Nov 19, 2026.
- Employer
- Department of State Headquarters
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Job type
- Full-time
- Pay
- $102,415 - $133,142 per year
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Found
- Nov 5, 2026 on USAJobs
- Closes
- Nov 19, 2026
- Employer text
- 272 words, about 1 min to read
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This job's listed pay is 55% above the benchmark.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025
- H-1B specialty occupation: Employer petition, bachelor's degree or higher in the specialty; annual cap and lottery
- L-1 intracompany transferee: Employees of a related company abroad transferring to a US office
- O-1 extraordinary ability: Evidence of extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics
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About the role
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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.
Applicants applying for the GS-12 must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 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 advising managers and employees staffing strategies, recruitment options, and position classification (e.g., ascertaining management's specific needs and requirements, researching other avenues of positions, and/or tracking progress of such actions throughout the process). Experience initiating and/or processing personnel actions including new appointments, promotions, reassignments etc.
Experience providing HR guidance and/or advisory services in areas such as performance management, employee relations, and telework programs. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-12 position.
Analyzes and resolves broad, complex, controversial and high priority recruitment issues requiring extreme care in problem resolution.,Conducts technical reviews to ensure performance plans, progress reviews, and summary ratings comply with policies and procedures.,Serves as the client organizations' initial point of contact and source of information on benefits, responding to benefits questions; provides information necessary to help employees obtain maximum gains from available benefits.,Maintains liaison with the Department's central HR offices on HR functions within the scope of the work duties by providing statistics, background information, justifications, and other related data as required.
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