What are the responsibilities and job description for the HR Specialist III position at Golden Key Group?
| ID | 2026-3387 | Category | Human Resources | Type | Full Time | Clearance | Current Public Trust | Location | US- |
With a passion for excellence, Golden Key Group (GKG) helps clients solve their strategic, organizational, and operational challenges to better meet their mission demands. We have serviced more than 25 Federal departments and agencies and several large commercial companies since our inception in 2002.
Golden Key Group's talented professionals, combined with our strategic partners, bring a depth of commercial and government experience and expertise. We are relentless in delivering the highest levels of services to provide tangible value and create sustainable results for our clients.
The HR Specialist III provides highlevel, skilled support across multiple Human Resources functional areas with minimal supervision. This role requires expert knowledge of Federal HR terminology, HR operations, HR procedures, and regulatory requirements. The specialist delivers highquality, timely work and may perform tasks in any HR domain, including policy, staffing, classification, benefits, LER, compensation, onboarding, career transition, and PD library management. The position may also act as a Team Lead over lowerlevel HR staff.
Note** This position is being recruited in support of potential future contract awards, and qualified candidates may be considered for upcoming opportunities supporting federal government clients.
- Personnel Action Processing Oversee complex personnel actions, conduct quality reviews, troubleshoot processing issues, and ensure timely, accurate completion of HR transactions.
- Classification & PD Library Management Support classification activities, review position descriptions, assist with title/series/grade determinations, maintain PD libraries, and ensure compliance with OPM standards.
- Benefits & Retirement Administration Provide expert assistance with benefits and retirement programs, including counseling support, form preparation, and routing documentation.
- Labor & Employee Relations (LER) Assist with employee relations documentation, case tracking, meeting coordination, and preparation of routine LER materials.
- Compensation Support Assist with pay setting, compensation documentation, locality pay considerations, and compensationrelated personnel actions.
- Onboarding Lead onboarding activities, prepare new hire packets, ensure completion of required forms, and coordinate orientation sessions.
- Career Transition Support Provide administrative and advisory support for career transition programs, including documentation, scheduling, and employee assistance.
- Policy Support Draft, review, and update HR policies, guidance documents, and procedural materials.
- Quality Assurance Conduct expertlevel quality reviews of HR transactions, staffing packages, classification documents, and benefits/retirement actions.
- Team Leadership Lead lowerlevel HR staff, coordinate workloads, mentor team members, and ensure timely, highquality deliverables.
- Other duties as assigned.
High School Diploma or GED
- Four (4) years of Federal HR experience, including three (3) years of specialized experience in the HR area in which work will be performed
- A college degree may substitute for one year of nonspecialized experience
- Proven administrative skills
- Experience with HR automated systems
- Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheets, and general administrative technologies
EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: Golden Key Group (GKG) is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of GKG to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.