Supervisory HR Specialist (R&P)-Chief Detail/Temporary Promotion

This position serves as the Shared Service Unit (SSU) Chief of Recruitment & Placement (R&P), responsible for managing the Network R&P SSU comprised of multiple R&P Sections providing services, support, and advice in support of all VISN Medical Centers (MC) and community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), as well as the Veteran's Canteen service. This is a Temporary Promotion Not to Exceed 120 days but may be extended as needed and or converted to permanent without further competition.

Major duties

This is a Detail/Temporary Promotion NTE 120 days but may be extended or made permanent without further competition. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Specialist Total Rewards As the Recruitment & Placement (R&P) SSU Chief, the incumbent is responsible for managing and delivering the VISN's Federal recruitment, placement, and staffing programs. The incumbent is the subject matter expert (SME) for matters involving complex staffing topics and can be counted on to provide expert advice in recruitment, manning, position accountability, pay setting, policy analysis and implementation, and official correspondence. Major duties of the position include, but are not limited to: Providing guidance to Senior Leadership in matters involving all staffing manpower concerns. Collaboratively evaluating trends in missions, technology, manpower, fiscal resources, and other factors influencing future needs. Developing changes in procedures, techniques, implementation, and administration of the program as deemed fit, particularly as emerging information and strategies are identified. Evaluating the overall effectiveness of the work of the R&P SSU through analysis of technical methods, identification of areas for improvement and initiation of corrective action. Resolving complex matters involving higher echelons, particularly with respect to the interpretation of R&P and Staffing policies. Advising staff on difficult and unusual recruitment, placement and pay issues or problems. Troubleshooting and resolving difficult and controversial internal and external recruitment and placement problems. Administering, developing and maintaining the VISN's R&P Programs, instructions, and training. Developing and providing supervisory training to supervisors/managers within all levels of the organization across the Network on Human Resources policy and procedures, as well as theory and principles of management. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday; 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM or 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM (EST) (subject to negotiation based on selection). Telework: Ad-hoc. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory HR Specialist (R&P)-Chief Detail/Temporary Promotion/PD99972A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Please note that you must live within the catchment area of the Human Resources Operational Center (HROC) to which you are selected. HROC 2 which includes Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Virginia; OR be a Legacy V7 employee. Location negotiated after selection. 1. Legacy V7 HR Employees: If you are a Legacy V7 HR employee, the catchment area restriction does NOT apply. You may apply regardless of your location. 2. SF-50 Requirement: A current SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) is required to confirm your eligibility and location. Check your SF-50 to ensure you meet eligibility and location requirements before applying.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/17/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. The BASIC REQUIREMENT for the HR Specialist GS-0201 series is presumed met if found qualified at the GS-0201-7 level and above. To qualify for this position at the GS-14 level, you must meet one of the following listed Criteria: Criteria 1- Graduate Degree and Specialized Experience: Successful completion of a graduate level degree or higher and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes: providing expert level human resources advice and guidance on recruitment, placement, and staffing programs to the VISN and/or medical centers' management and staff; comprehensive knowledge of and skill in applying a wide range of advanced recruitment, placement, and staffing principles, concepts, practices, and regulations; leading or serving as team member on special projects or comprehensive studies to examine recruitment, placement, and staffing problems or issues to find solutions, evaluate alternatives, and make recommendations to complex problems and situations; advising management on a wide range of recruitment, placement, and staffing issues such as workforce shaping, special placement programs, recruitment methods, special pay incentives, and national collective bargaining agreement requirements; and reviewing data from automated platforms, performs analyses, summarizes information, identifies trends and develops and implements recommendations. ~OR~ Criteria 2- Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in federal service that demonstrates HR management knowledge, concepts and principles and the performance of work in one or more of the HR specialty areas. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes: experience in executing, directing, and/or managing the delivery of federal civilian human resources (HR) services involving multiple of the following functions - recruitment and placement, position management and classification, compensation, employee relations, labor relations, equal employment opportunity, employee benefits, oversight of automated personnel information systems and employee development; ensuring compliance with governing laws and regulations; developing, interpreting, and/or advising senior management on HR policies and administration; providing substantive input to the strategic planning of human capital resources for an organization. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

Qualifying education for the GS-0201 series includes courses and programs in HR, HR development, HR management, business, business management/administration, industrial relations, labor relations, industrial psychology, organizational psychology, organizational development, management, organizational behavior, pre-law/law, legal studies, health care management/administration, public administration, public policy, human services, leadership and/or humanities. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Requirements

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required. Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Must be within 50 miles of any VA Facility in compliance with the Return to Office mandate (RTO). Current Legacy VISN 07 employees must continue their current RTO status. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.