Sr. HR Specialist

Founded in 2001, YRCI is a leading professional services firm providing Human Capital, Acquisition Support and Financial Management Services to Government and Commercial customers nationwide. At YRCI, collaborative people and innovative thinking are the driving force behind our growing success. We provide our employees a professional environment in which to find challenging, rewarding work and learning opportunities to allow them to flourish.

The Delegated Examining (DE) Human Resources (HR) Specialist serves as the custodian for all recruitment cases assigned. Individual is responsible for the maintenance and organization of their recruitment case files. Case files may be stored in hard copy or in an electronic format dependent upon the assigned area. The types of announcements primarily include DE and Direct Hire but may also include Merit Promotion (MP). The individual may be expected to work recruitment cases from inception (pre-recruitment) to close-out (certificate/case audit). The individual will spend most of their worktime using the agency’s talent acquisition system (USA Staffing).

• Provide a full range of external and internal placement and recruitment duties, for which innovative and assertive recruiting strategies are needed; positions include “hard-to-fill” and short categories, Senior Level (SL) positions, jobs requiring unusual skill combinations, establishment of search committees, or highly visible or sensitive positions.
• Make use of multiple recruiting strategies including special appointment authorities, such as Schedule A, military spouses, and Peace Corps.
• Serve as the custodian for all recruitment cases assigned; responsible for the maintenance and organization of their recruitment case files and ensuring they are up-to-date and accurate.
• Ensure recruitment activities adhere to Merit Systems Principles, laws, regulations, policies, and best practices and guidance, and are free of any prohibited personnel practices.
• Base qualification determinations on applicable standards, specialized experience requirements, announcement language, Position Description (PD), and other standards used in the DE Unit (DEU).
• Demonstrate proficiency in Office of Personnel Management (OPM) General Schedule (GS) and Federal Wage System (FWS) qualification standards and policies, Veterans’ Preference adjudication, all pertinent OPM policies and guidance (e.g., DE Operations Handbook), eligibility determinations (e.g., status or non-competitive eligibility), and in Federal laws (5 USC) and regulations {5Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)} relating to recruitment and employment in the competitive service.
• Review applicants for basic eligibility and qualifications and make appropriate determinations; rate applicants to determine appropriate quality rating category; provide written rationale for rating and eligibility determinations in system of record; participate as an HR professional on Subject Matter Expert (SME) review panels.
• Review applicants to ensure all notes are entered and are accurate, all eligibilities and Veterans' Preference are adjudicated appropriately.
• Ensure all rating overrides are applied appropriately, and certificates are reviewed for accuracy to include issuing supplemental certificates and making amendments when necessary.
• Explain rationale and reasoning behind applicant qualifications and other adjudications to Branch HR Specialists.
• Determine and refer best-qualified applicants to selecting officials per agency policy and procedures.
• Conduct a second-level review of any selection made from a certificate before an official job offer is made.
• Participate in requests for reconsiderations by providing recommendations on an applicant’s qualifications.
• Audit certificates and cases per OPM and agency policies and procedures.
• Ensure Workflow Information Tracking System (WiTS) actions are completed in real-time or near real-time and are accurate.
• Provide research and analysis to develop recommendations on Veterans’ Preference and qualifications determinations, selective factors appropriateness, and other DE policy related decisions for Branch Chief and/or leadership consideration.
• Keep DEU Chief and Team Lead abreast of new high profile or sensitive issues that may rise to higher levels in the organization or could have a negative impact on morale or team dynamics.
• Identify outdated and incorrect information in policies, procedures, and guidance and offers recommendations for improvement.
• Provide managers, employees, and job applicants with information and interpretations of the agency’s recruitment and placement procedures, practices, policies, and guidelines.
• Provide superior customer service by being responsive to questions and requests for information and meeting all established service level agreements.
• Provide consultations and technical guidance to internal HR customers.
• Participate or lead formal or informal training sessions to share knowledge with internal HR customers.
• Create, edit, and maintain standardized recruitment documents for use across Agencies.
• Interpret and apply policies and procedures; make timely, informed and objective decisions and communicate their decisions in a professional business manner.
• Perform other related duties as assigned typical of a GS-0201-12 HR Specialist involved in recruitment and staffing work to meet organizational needs; perform commonly used functions and features in Skype for Business, Adobe Acrobat Pro and Microsoft (MS) Word, Excel, and Outlook.

• Six (6) years of Federal HR experience requiring progressively increasing responsibility, at least 4 of which must be specialized experience in the area in which work is to be performed.
• Proven administrative skills and experience with HR automated systems.
• DEU Certified or Current Training Certification (Preferred at start but required to perform essential duties). If not certified at entrance on duty, staff member may be assigned non-DE related work while certification/training is pending.
• Proficient in OPM GS and FWS qualification standards and policies, and Veterans’ Preference adjudication; Knowledgeable of OPM policies, job analysis and assessment development.
• Proficient in eligibility determinations (e.g., status or non-competitive eligibility).
• Proficient in Federal laws (5 USC) and regulations (5 CFR) relating to recruitment and employment in the competitive service.
• Independently use talent acquisition and workflow tracking systems. Training on the use of internal systems will be provided.
• Proficient with Skype for Business, Adobe Acrobat Pro and Microsoft (MS) Word, Excel, and Outlook