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Position Title
Recruitment & Placement Specialist
Agency
Peace Corps
Announcement Number
24-12346158-JE Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 to Tuesday, April 23, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Are you a current Federal Employee?

Please note: If you are a current federal employee, you MUST submit a Standard Form-50 (SF-50) that verifies you meet the time-in-grade requirement for the grade at which you are applying.
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2. Are you currently employed with Peace Corps?

Please note: 
  • this includes US Direct Hires, Experts, Temporary Employees, and US Citizen Personnel Service Contractors.
  • this DOES NOT include Peace Corps Volunteers and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
If you are a US Direct Hire, Expert or Temporary Employee, you MUST submit a recent Standard Form-50 (SF-50) that verifies you meet the time-in-grade requirement for the grade at which you are applying.  If you are a US Citizen Personnel Service Contractor you MUST submit documentation to verify your employment.
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3. Are you a current or former federal employee with reinstatement eligibility?

Please note: If you are a federal employee with reinstatement eligibility, you MUST submit a Standard Form-50 (SF-50) that verifies your prior federal service.
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4. Are you a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) or Peace Corps Response Volunteer (RPCRV) with Peace Corps Eligibility (PCE) Status?

Please note:
You will be required to upload a copy your Description of Service or other documentation of qualifying volunteer service, in order to verify your status.
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Preferences
1. Would you accept a term appointment? (limit characters)
2. Have you ever been employed by an intelligence agency or division of an agency, a substantial part of whose mission includes or included intelligence activities? (limit characters)
3. Has your background or work history involved a substantial connection with an intelligence activity or related work other than through employment? (limit characters)
4. Do you have a family relationship to an employee of an intelligence agency? (limit characters)
5. Have you previously been employed with the Peace Corps in a US Direct Hire (USDH) position and fall into any of the categories below:
  1. After your USDH appointment, you have separated from the agency (resigned, retired, transferred to a different federal agency, etc.)
  2. After your USDH appointment, you have converted to an Expert position with the Peace Corps
  3. After your USDH appointment, you have accepted a position as a Personnel Service Contractor with the Peace Corps
If you have been previously employed with the Peace Corps as a US Direct Hire you will need to be eligible to time in within 90 days after the closing of this announcement.

Please note:
  • This does not include applicants who have only been employed as a Personnel Service Contractor or Expert
  • This does not include applicants who have only served as a Peace Corps Volunteer.
  • This does not include applicants who have been previously employed with Peace Corps serving in a 5 year exempt position.
  • This does not include current Peace Corps USDH employees, who may have been reemployed after a previous USDH appointment and spent the required "time out" of the agency.
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Assessment 1
1. Select the statement that best describes the education and/or experience you have that demonstrates you meet the qualifications requirement for this position at the FP-04 or GS-11 level. (limit characters)
2. Select the statement that best describes the education and/or experience you have that demonstrates you meet the qualifications requirement for this position at the FP-05 or GS-09 level. (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. Review applications to assess suitability for placement in an overseas assignment by evaluating the nature, level and quality of the candidate's skills and experience in order to determine suitability for placement and decides selections of the most competitive applicants. (limit characters)
4. Review requests for employees or volunteers, reviews skill equivalencies, programming and assesses potential to fill based on current applicant pool and recruiting efforts based on anticipated requests. (limit characters)
5. Administer and coordinate volunteer placement activities, including assigning, reassigning, or terminating volunteer applications; devises contingency plans to improve visibility and attractiveness to potential applicants. (limit characters)
6. Apply the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort; including those actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative). (limit characters)
7. Analyze workforce and organizational (allocations/authorizations/turnover trends) changes, and recruitment strategies to fill positions in a major, multi-mission organization and complex or diverse organizations to meet mission demands. (limit characters)
8. Administer the volunteer services program and proposes budget adjustments and recommends budget allocations. (limit characters)
9. Maintain up to date information and status of applicants and selectees in agency-wide database. (limit characters)
10. Serve as a senior team member who coordinates and oversees all aspects of campaigns and guides the development of marketing campaigns for professional networks and target audience recruitment drives. (limit characters)
11. Represents organization at job fairs by conducting recruitment outreach activities, information sessions and meetings with targeted community groups; and develops briefings and status reports for oral and written presentation. (limit characters)
12. Initiate multiple recruitment strategies, for targeted recruitment of technology, food security, engineering, information systems, teacher training, and disaster relief and reconstruction volunteers to fulfill volunteer workforce requirements. (limit characters)
13. Plan and coordinate public speaking engagements and audio-visual presentations designed as part of a recruitment initiative. (limit characters)
14. Research, correlate and analyze findings and develop recommended actions to improve recruitment and placement support; resolve complex recruitment issues, such as recruitment for shortage category positions or positions undergoing rapid technological changes. (limit characters)
15. Interpret and analyze data extracts and reports from automated databases and/or develop efficient and effective automated systems approaches for presenting reports and graphics for management. (limit characters)
16. Analyze and reconcile discrepancies or inconsistencies and research precedent studies. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
17.

I have carefully reviewed the Required Documents section of this job announcement including information which must be included in resume. 

TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and disqualified from further consideration.

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18. I certify that I submitted an SF-50 that IS NOT an annual pay adjustment or award SF-50 as these often do not verify grade or eligibility. If you submit only one of these SF-50s, you will be deemed ineligible for this position as it may not provide enough information to determine grade or eligibility. NOTE: Not required if applying as a Returning Peace Corps Volunteer. (limit characters)
19.

I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled; I may be denied an appointment; or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated and that responding "No" or providing no response to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.

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