Senior Human Resources Specialist

Review employee records to determine retirement and separation eligibility, calculate Service Computation Dates, and prepare complete separation packages.

Research benefits and retirement matters using eOPF records, the GRB Retirement Calculator, federal laws, regulations, and policy guidance. Coordinate with leadership, OPM, employees, and HR partners to resolve complex cases and provide technical guidance.

Advised managers and leadership on federal staffing laws, OPM directives, agency policy, merit system principles, recruitment strategies, and hiring authorities.

Prepared vacancy announcements, evaluated qualifications, rated and ranked applicants, issued referral certificates, processed personnel actions, and supported legally compliant onboarding and hiring decisions.

Provided advisory services on recruitment, placement, qualifications, staffing policy, and personnel actions for managers and employees.

Developed vacancy announcements and recruitment strategies, reviewed applicant documentation, prepared referrals, collaborated on job analysis and crediting plans, and ensured actions met federal requirements.

Led staffing activities involving recruitment, placement, qualification determinations, veterans' preference, and personnel actions. Advised executives, managers, supervisors, employees, and HR staff on complex staffing questions.

Assigned workloads, monitored deadlines and production, completed quality assurance activities, and trained team members on staffing procedures, regulations, documentation, and customer service.

Performed full-cycle federal recruitment and placement, including recruitment planning, vacancy development, qualification analysis, rating, ranking, referral, selection, and appointment support.

Researched regulations and policies for complex cases, partnered with managers on job analysis and recruitment strategy, processed personnel actions, and advised on special hiring authorities and merit principles.

Performed recruitment and staffing functions and delivered authoritative advisory services to management on federal HR requirements.

Developed vacancy announcements, evaluated applicants, conducted qualification analyses, prepared referrals, processed personnel actions, and monitored staffing cases for complete and timely documentation.

Completed staffing and recruitment assignments in accordance with federal laws, OPM guidance, and agency procedures.

Developed recruitment strategies and announcements, determined eligibility and qualifications, rated candidates, prepared referral lists, processed personnel actions, and advised managers on staffing requirements.

Managed recruitment and placement for Nursing Service supporting a workforce of more than 1,400 employees. Advised management on appointments, merit promotion, rating factors, crediting plans, pay setting, and appointment authorities.

Conducted job analyses, advertised vacancies, reviewed applications, coordinated selections, made job offers, and managed recruitment records using USA Staffing, WebHR, PCS Travel Portal, and HR Smart.

Supported a Southern Region HR team serving 13 states across staffing, recruitment, personnel security, performance management, pay, awards, benefits, onboarding, and personnel actions.

Reviewed applications, processed HR transactions, managed background investigations and eOPF maintenance, completed service computation date and timekeeping activities, and provided customer service to employees and managers.

Reviewed guaranteed loan accounts, applications, case files, closing documents, and eligibility requirements. Responded to technical inquiries from lenders, agency offices, attorneys, and the public.

Processed lender payments, reconciliation reports, bankruptcy notifications, and statistical reports while maintaining accurate loan records and providing technical assistance.

Evaluated positions for title, series, and grade; performed desk and supervisory audits; and advised managers on classification and staffing requirements.

Prepared recruitment documentation, conducted qualification analyses, supported employee relations and performance matters, processed personnel actions, and provided benefits and retirement counseling.

Supported recruitment and placement under CFR requirements, VA directives, policies, and OPM qualification standards for multiple medical center services.

Prepared job analyses, crediting plans, vacancy announcements, qualification determinations, rankings, certificates, accessions, separations, pay actions, and quality assurance reviews.

Prepared and posted Title 5, Title 38, and Hybrid Title 38 vacancy announcements and reviewed applications for positions at GS-7 and below.

Made qualification determinations, coordinated promotion panels, processed SF-52s and personnel documentation, maintained records, and provided administrative support and customer service.

Provided new employee orientation and customer service related to benefits, leave, retirement, and personnel procedures. Performed creditable service calculations and supported benefits and retirement inquiries.

Supported staffing and recruitment for 13 services, reviewed applications, prepared DEU requests, coordinated offers and clearances, and processed personnel, security, and onboarding documentation.

Processed complex personnel and pay actions, maintained Official Personnel Folders, assigned work among HR assistants, and served as a technical resource for personnel and pay administration.

Administered retirement programs, determined retirement eligibility, prepared retirement estimates, counseled employees on CSRS, FERS, Thrift Savings Plan, and health insurance benefits, and supported retirement-related documentation.