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HR SPEC (EMPL BENEFITS & COMP)

Office of Human Capital
San Francisco, CA Other
POSTED ON 4/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/25/2026
This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Human CapitalDivision of Pay and Benefits (DPB), Benefits Branch (BB).

As a HR SPEC (EMPL BENEFITS & COMP), GS-0201-13, you will serve as a principal advisor and recognized HR center authority on a variety of HR issues pertaining to client employee benefits and entitlements.

Qualifications:

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration.


In order to qualify for the GS-13, you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: 1) 1) Experience managing employee retirement processes (i.e., determining eligibility, calculating service credit, reviewing retirement records for accuracy, and coordinating retirement actions to ensure timely and compliant processing); and 2) Experience providing guidance to employees on benefits eligibility and enrollment (i.e., explaining plan options, processing enrollment changes, resolving benefits issues, and ensuring documentation is accurate and complete).

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Time-in-Grade: To be eligible, current or former Federal employees and current or former Federal employees applying under the VEOA eligibility who hold or have held a permanent General Schedule position in the previous year must have served at least 52 weeks (one year) at the next lower grade level from the position/grade level(s) to which they are applying.

Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12940339

Salary : $108,173

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