Job Description

We have an outstanding Contract position for an HR Specialist to join a leading Company located in the Silver Spring, MD surrounding area.

Pay Rate: $39.00 - $41.00 an hour 

**Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.**

Job Responsibilities:  

Perform work using FDA systems access to USA Staffing (a federal hiring system used across agencies) to complete the following phases:

• Pre-consultation Phase
• Announcement Drafting Phase
• Announcement Posting Phase
• Qualifications Review Phase
• Certificate Issuance Phase
• Onboarding Phase
• Schedule and conduct pre-consultation meetings with the Center, Offices andPrograms.
• Prepare job analysis, specialized experience statement, and assessment questions.
• Write clear, informativestreamlined job opportunity announcements (JOAs).
• Post vacancy announcements on USAJOBS in accordance with standard operating procedures. 
• Process all applications received through automatedsystem.
• Verify candidates' claims of eligibility under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) and the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP).
• Provide status notifications to all applicants at the key touch points in the application process (application received, application assessed for qualifications, and application referred/not referred) and respond to applicant inquiries.

* Review applications to determine basic eligibility / minimum qualification requirements by closely reviewing the candidates' supporting documentation (i.e., resumes and/or transcripts).

* Support issuance of competitive, merit promotion, excepted service, and/or noncompetitive certificates/referral lists electronically in accordance with merit system principles and delegated examining procedures. These lists may include category rating certificates and non-traditional certificates suchas direct hire authority referrals, where applicable.

• Review complete Delegated Examining Unit (DEU) recruitment actions, documentation andadjudicate veterans' preference prior toassignment of preference on the final referral list (DEU certification required).
• Ensure compliance and provide advice and guidance theSelecting Official on regulations, policies andprocedures involving selections from the Certificate of Eligibility, which includes, but is not limited to, veterans' implications and displaced employees.
• Conduct quality review for all recruitment products, i.e., ensure that all job analysis, vacancy announcements questionnaires, qualification determinations, certificates of eligibility, etc., are accurate and based on appropriate OPM, HHS, and FDA policies and regulations prior toissuance of job offer letter.
• Support selecteeinitial job offer notification after return of certificate of eligibility from selecting official and propose salary level, including special pay/incentives, in accordance with OPM and FDA guidelines.
• Coordinate notification tothe selected candidate regarding any pre-appointment requirements and their entrance on-dutydate.
• Audit returned certificates and send disposition notices to non-selected candidates.
• Maintain examiningcase file, including job analysis documentation, in accordance with anagency's records retention schedule.
• Answer applicant phone calls and written correspondence andrating appeals related to the staffing services provided.
• Respond to inquiries from agency stakeholders regarding staffing actions.

Basic Hiring Criteria:

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 5+ years of verifiable Federal Agency HR experience

Benefits offered vary by contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, and affordablemedical coverage plan, andDailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talkwith your recruiter.

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