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Human Resources Specialist (RECRUITMENT/PLACEMENT)

Office of Human Capital
Woodlawn, MD Other
POSTED ON 4/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/24/2026
This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Human Capital, Talent Acquisition and Benefits Group (TABG), Division of Client Operations (DCO).

Further information is located within the "Qualifications" section of this announcement.

Qualifications:

Summary continued: As an HR Specialist (Recruitment and Placement), GS-0201-13, you will be a talent acquisition expert who manages the full recruitment lifecycle, from defining talent needs and strategizing recruitment approaches to onboarding selectees under delegated examining and merit promotion programs. You will also offer comprehensive staffing, placement, pay-setting, and personnel-action processing across CMS' GS workforce.

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

Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) 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 being considered further.


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) Experience serving as a subject-matter expert to stakeholders on a wide variety of complex, sensitive, and difficult HR issues, including providing authoritative interpretations of policy, regulations, and law; (2) Determining applicant eligibility and qualifications for various Federal civil service hiring authorities and series, which includes documenting such determinations in an automated applicant tracking system (such as USA Staffing or Monster); (3) Recommending strategies to hiring managers about recruiting and staffing positions using various hiring authorities and applicant sources, including the strategic use of both delegated examining and merit promotion procedures; AND (4) Providing authoritative answers to questions/concerns from managers, employees, and job applicants about the agency's recruitment and placement procedures on behalf of the organization's designated appointing official.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: Delegated Examining (DE) certification is required for this position. You will need to annotate on your resume the date of your DE certification AND the expiration date, OR attach a copy of your DE certificate showing the date of certification and expiration date.
If selected and you have only annotated your certification on your resume, you will be required to provide a copy of your certificate.
Applicants who do not provide certification information as noted above will be screened out and will receive no further consideration for this position.

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/12920276

Salary : $121,785

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