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Position Title
HR Specialist (HRD)
Agency
DHS Headquarters
Announcement Number
IMP-11176748-21-OCHCO Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, July 19, 2021 to Monday, August 16, 2021
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Eligibilities
1. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

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To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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2. Are you a currently employed as a Federal civilian employee with the Department of Homeland Security in the Competitive Service?

To verify your eligibility as a current DHS employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
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3. Are you a currently employed as a Federal civilian employee with the Department of Homeland Security who have held or currently holds, a permanent competitive service position in the federal government with equal or higher promotion potential as this position?

To verify your eligibility as a current DHS employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1), or, your status is in the excepted service (Position Occupied field is 2) and you are eligible under a valid interchange agreement.
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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
1. Choose the one answer that best describes your experience as related to the minimum qualification requirements for the Human Resources Specialist (HRD) GS- 9 position. Before answering this question, see the qualifications section on this announcement.
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2. Choose the one answer that best describes your experience as related to the minimum qualification requirements for the Human Resources Specialist (HRD) GS-11 position. Before answering this question, see the qualifications section on this announcement.
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PLEASE SELECT THE BEST ANSWER THAT DESCRIBES YOUR EDUCATION AND/OR TRAINING FOR EACH OF THE STATEMENTS LISTED BELOW. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Providing guidance and assistance to management, civilians, supervisors/team leads, project/program managers and personnel in the administration of training and leader development programs.
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4. Coordinates a variety of activities, providing developmental support and facilitation to program participants towards achieving their objectives, facilitating and tracking progress.
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5. Identifies barriers and/or problems that adversely affect development and offers potential solutions.
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6. Develops and maintains processes for registration or selection, tracking and documenting, and coordinating speaker or participant logistics for short and long-term training and leader developmental programs.
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7. Producing, maintaining and delivering training presentations, student guides, and visual aids and explaining them appropriately to support executive decision-making and participant learning.
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8. Researches and contributes to preparing oral and written responses to inquiries and requests for information that are effective in meeting the needs of participants, or executive and senior leader audiences.
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9. Assisting in designing and conducting procedures, methods and techniques such as conducting surveys and evaluation, and reviewing the information obtained to influence program management and participant development experience.
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10. Executes primary responsibilities by maintaining awareness of other relevant policies, drivers and initiatives in order to promote connections, partnerships and collaborative approaches to leader development.
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11. Researches and analyzes courses of action to identify program strengths and weaknesses and makes recommendations to management on areas of concern and opportunity to improve participant experience and outcomes in a development program.
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Your responses in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your responses. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from employment following acceptance. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy and verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability. (limit characters)
12. Failure to agree or respond to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for the position. Select the most appropriate response below.
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