Human Resources Specialist

You can make a difference in the world with a career at the Department of State! We are hiring many experienced Human Resources (HR) Specialist across the Department in various regional and functional Bureaus. If eligible, applicants will be referred to similar vacancies across the Department for an extended time period.

Advise management or recruitment strategies to best attract, hire and retain a skilled, diverse and motivated workforce including available flexible hiring authorities, and sources and special programs. And/or

Conduct and/or advise hiring officials on the development of job analyses on a wide variety of complex positions using research, interview, observation, and analytical techniques. And/or

Reviews, prepares, and/or coordinates controversial, high priority and complex position classification requests (establishment of new positions, reclassification of vacant positions, recertification of position descriptions. And/or

Conducts technical reviews to ensure performance plans, progress reviews, and summary ratings comply with policies and procedures. And/or

Serves as the client organizations' initial point of contact and source of information on benefits, responding to benefits questions. And/or.

Advises managers about appropriate disciplinary or corrective performance management techniques that are responsive to a range of conduct and performance problems