Asst Director of Human Resources (non-comp only)

Consistently ranked as the best place to work in the Department of the Interior (DOI) and in the top 10% of all agency subcomponents across the federal government, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office whose mission is to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability throughout DOI. OIG offers exceptional work-life benefits, including flexible work schedules, ample training opportunities, and a comprehensive employee recognition program.

Qualifications:

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. We will only review your resume to determine whether minimum experience requirements have been met.

Merit Promotion candidates (Federal employees) must meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.

Minimum Qualification Requirements
This position is open to current employees eligible for non-competitive appointment, including:

• Current DOI employees at the GS-14 level or above who are eligible for non-competitive reassignment
• Employees within or outside of DOI eligible under a non-competitive appointing authority

To qualify for this position, you must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing all of the following:

• Leading or supervising employees engaged in Title 5 staffing or classification
• Classifying positions using OPM classification standards, including assigning title, series, and grade levels
• Experience using USA Staffing to either post vacancy announcements, review applications, and issue certificates OR to review the work of subordinate staff performing those functions
• Experience using FPPS to process personnel actions OR to perform quality reviews of other staff who process personnel actions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Executive resources experience, including PRB coordination and performance recertification
• Leading or participating in DEU or other merit staffing audits
• Experience devising strategies to fulfill OPM's 2025-2026 merit hiring requirements and objectives

For purposes of applying CTAP priority to Department of the Interior employees, candidates will be considered well-qualified if they possess any two of the above preferred qualifications.

Responsibilities:

NOTE: THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY OPEN TO NON-COMPETITIVE REASSIGNMENT ELIGIBLES WITHIN DOI OR OTHER CANDIDATES ELIGIBLE FOR NON-COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT. Competitive candidates will not be considered.

The Office of Inspector General is seeking a seasoned HR professional with considerable experience in multiple functional areas to serve as its Assistant Director of Human Resources. If selected, you will supervise a staff of six human resources professionals with responsibility for OIG's staffing, classification, executive resources, and personnel action processing programs. This position offers a unique opportunity to work directly with bureau leadership to devise human capital strategies, resolve complex staffing and classification issues, conduct internal and external training, and implement operating procedures for a variety of functional areas. The OIG offers a low specialist-to-customer servicing ratio with emphasis on providing the highest levels of customer service to our employees.

The best qualified candidates will demonstrate expert knowledge of Title 5 staffing and classification, including being well versed in OPM's 2025-2026 merit hiring requirements; knowledge of FPPS sufficient to conduct quality checks of staff personnel action processing; and exceptional communication skills to collaborate with employees at all levels, including executive-level leadership within and outside the OIG. Prior executive resources experience, particularly with the performance review board and/or SES/SL certification process, is highly desirable.

Major duties include:

• Supervises staff in the performance of staffing, classification, processing, and executive resources functions
• Establishes SOPs and other internal operating guidelines to ensure consistent, accurate, and effective operations
• Liaisons with executive leaders and other managers to devise HR strategies, track progress in achieving hiring objectives, and resolve complex problems
• Coordinates with external service providers to ensure exceptional service delivery for contracted functions (benefits/retirement, personnel security, drug testing, and medical examinations)
• Develops and conducts training, to include mentorship of HR specialists as well as external training on various HR topics
• Conducts quality control and audits of staff work in the areas of staffing, classification, and processing

Salary : $143,913