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Human Resources Specialist (Classification and Compensation)

OHC HUMAN CAPITAL POLICY
Washington, DC Other
POSTED ON 4/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/25/2026
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Organizational Location: This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Mgmt & Admin Exec Assoc Dir, OHC Chief Human Capital Officer, OHC Policy Unit, in Washington, District of Columbia.

Note: If selected, current ICE employees assigned to approved ICE alternate duty locations may be eligible to retain the alternate duty location in this position.

Qualifications:

Please limit your resume to 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as:
  • Explaining or justifying to both internal and external customers/stakeholders, guidance and regulations, pertaining to classification and compensation programs.
  • Contributing to the development of classification and compensation guidance and standard operating procedures to ensure compliance with laws and regulations regarding programs and flexibilities.
  • Reviewing and providing solutions regarding complex classification and compensation problems and issues which include sensitive and controversial pay issues.
  • Participating in projects aimed at the development of compensation models that involve extensive analysis of large, multi-mission, complex or diverse organizations.
  • Delivering training to varied audiences on classification and/or compensation topics.
Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.

Pursuant to Executive Order 12564, and the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan, ICE is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, personnel in safety- or security-sensitive positions (testing designated positions) are subject to random drug testing. Moreover, other drug testing of employees (e.g., reasonable suspicion drug test) may be conducted in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. All applicants tentatively selected for employment at ICE are subject to pre-employment drug testing and a final offer of employment is contingent upon a negative drug test result.

Responsibilities:

As a Human Resources Specialist (Classification and Compensation), at the full performance level, you will perform the following duties:
  • Develop, implement, and manage strategies and guidance that facilitate, enhance, and expand the capabilities of ICE to successfully manage the classification and compensation programs to assist ICE in meeting its mission needs.
  • Provide seasoned consultative skills and advisory services to ICE senior leadership, OHC leadership, program office leadership, program managers and operating HR practitioners regarding solutions to highly complex, sensitive, and/or precedent setting position management, position classification and compensation matters.
  • Lead projects and studies of considerable scope and depth to include the development of classification and compensation models that involve extensive analysis of large, multi-mission, complex or diverse organizations to strengthen and support existing and new compensation initiatives
  • Conduct human capital guidance reviews to evaluate effectiveness of current human capital guidance and practices and/or develop proposals to change guidance within ICE's classification and compensation programs or to change guidance within additional specialized HR fields.
  • Keep abreast of trends and changes in compensation and classification concepts and philosophies that may impact OHC program efforts.

Salary : $143,913

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