Summary

This position is in Human Resources, Office of the Executive Director, The Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy (R Family) of Bureaus, U.S. Department of State (R/EX/HR). The incumbent serves as the Human Resources Officer (HRO) and human capital manager for the R Family of Bureaus. The HRO reports directly to the Deputy Executive Director in R/EX and serves as a principal member of the Executive Director's senior leadership team.

Duties

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• Develops and executes forward-looking human capital strategies that directly support the R Family's mission priorities and align with Department-wide workforce objectives.
• Leads subordinate supervisors to support a customer-centric, collaborative, and performance-driven culture.
• Develops and executes Bureau-wide Strategic Workforce Plans that assess workforce composition, identify capability gaps, and close critical skill shortages.
• Leverages hiring authorities (e.g., Schedule A, direct hire, excepted service) and partners with DHR on sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill positions, ensuring alignment with Bureau plans and the President's Management Agenda.
• Serves as the final decision authority on complex and sensitive HR matters, including grievances, classification appeals, veterans' pass-over decisions, Unfair Labor Practices, and organizational restructuring or downsizing actions.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.

NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.

Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F.

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience advising senior leadership on human capital strategy and aligning workforce capacity with mission priorities.
• Experience leading workforce and succession planning for a large, mixed workforce to close skill gaps and ensure continuity.
• Experience managing an HR program portfolio and serving as final decision authority on complex and/or sensitive HR matters.
• Experience leading HR process improvements and automation, including performance metrics to drive accountability.
• Experience representing HR equities before external administrative bodies.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-15 position.

In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities:

• Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others;
• Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances;
• Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress;
• Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and
• Capacity to "see the job through."

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.

Additional information

• If eligible, situational telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days and may require a higher or lower security clearance. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.
• Agency & Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP & ICTAP): View OPM's CTAP & ICTAP eligibility website for more information. You must be rated in the Well-Qualified category and submit supporting documents under the required documents section of this announcement to receive selection priority consideration. To be considered Well-Qualified applicants must: score an 85 or above, meet Minimum Qualifications, and demonstrate proficiency in some, but not all major aspects of the position.

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Benefits

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