Clarification from the agency

You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. Foreign nationals or legal permanent residents are not eligible for consideration. This is a 21st Century Cures Act authority announcement. Traditional federal rules regarding rating, ranking, and veterans' preference do not apply.

• Provides a full range of internal placement duties, including special recruitment and placement activities.
• Provides a full range of external placement and recruitment duties for a large, multi-mission, or complex organization for which innovative and assertive recruiting strategies are needed.
• Serves as a subject matter expert on executive resources programs and actions, providing advisory and technical services for Senior Executive Service (SES), Senior Level (SL), Scientific and Professional (ST), and Senior Biomedical Research and Biomedical Product Assessment Service (SBRBPAS) positions.
• Provides the full spectrum of management consulting and advisory services to highly complex and dynamic organizations with a wide variety of difficult positions and personnel actions, which are often sensitive.
• Coordinating SES and executive-level vacancy announcements through USA Staffing or other authorized systems; managing applicant evaluation panels, Qualifications Review Board (QRB) submissions, and certification processes in accordance with 5 CFR Part 317 and applicable OPM guidance.
• Provides managers, employees, and job applicants with information and interpretations of the agency's recruitment and placement procedures, practices, policies, and guidelines.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• The candidate selected for this position will serve under a career or career-conditional appointment within the competitive service.
• Direct Deposit: You will be required to have all federal salary payments electronically deposited into a bank account with a financial institution of your choice.
• FDA participates in e-Verify: All new hires must complete the I-9 form; this information will be processed through e-Verify to determine your employment eligibility. If a discrepancy arises, you must take affirmative steps to resolve the matter.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with the Selective Service. Please go to http://www.sss.gov for more information.
• Background Investigation Requirement: All employees must pass a security investigation. Failing to pass the background check may be grounds for removal or legal action. If hired, you may be subject to additional investigations at a later time.
• Certification of Accuracy: All information concerning eligibility and qualification is subject to investigation and verification. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection, or appropriate legal action.
• Probationary periods are required for new employees appointed to competitive service positions for the first time; or reinstated employees who return after a break in service of 30-days or more and who have not completed a probationary period.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for the Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement/Executive Resources) position which falls under the 0201 occupational Series, you must meet the following requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 07/23/2026:

RELEVANT YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: Applicants must meet the following relevant years of experience to qualify for this AD-0201- Band C (GS-13 equivalent) position:

Six (6) years comparable experience managing executive resources programs under SES, SL, ST, or SBRBPAS appointment authorities, with demonstrated competency in at least two of the following: Coordinating executive vacancy announcements; Administering SES ratings and pay adjustments; OR Advising senior leadership on competitive/noncompetitive SES appointments, Schedule C, and SES limited appointments.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. This is a Title 21 announcement. Traditional rating and ranking of applications, and veterans' preference does not apply to this vacancy.

If you are referred to the hiring manager for consideration, you may be further evaluated based on an interview; review of requested work samples, writing samples, most recent performance evaluation(s), or professional references; or results of an oral presentation or work-related test.
Failure to comply with any of the additional assessment requirements will result in removal from further consideration.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Resume: At a minimum, your resume should list the position title, employer name, start and end dates (including month and year), salary (or grade and step), hours worked per week, and a list of duties performed or accomplishments, for EACH position listed. A CV (curriculum vitae) may not contain enough information to meet these resume requirements.

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Your two (2) page RESUME showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of each employer; start and end dates (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed education and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion date).

• Cover Letter
• DD-214/ Statement of Service
• Disability Letter (Schedule A)
• Disability Letter (VA)
• License
• Other supporting documentation not listed above
• PCS Orders
• Performance Appraisal
• Professional Certification
• Resume
• Separation Notice (RIF)
• SF-15
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• Transcript

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