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Hr Specialist (Compensation/Recruitment/Placement)

Location: New York, Latham
Requires Relocation: No
Start Date: 15/01/2026
End Date: 30/01/2026
Offering Type: Temporary Promotion
Hiring Paths: Internal to an agency - appears on USAJOBS
Service Type: Excepted
Travel Percentage: Occasional travel
Full Time On-site

Army National Guard Units

About Army National Guard Units

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. The National Guard is the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United States. Since the earliest American colonial days, citizens have joined together for collective defense. We have a proud tradition of coming to the aid of our friends and neighbors in times of serious emergencies. Join our National Guard team and serve your nation, your states and your community! MARKETING LINK: http://www.nationalguard.mil BENEFITS LINK: https://www.abc.army.mil/

Summary

Job summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a HR SPECIALIST (COMPENSATION/RECRUITMENT/PLACEMENT), Position Description Number T5042P01 and is part of the HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE- ARMY, National Guard. Veterans' preference does not apply to this vacancy due to internal merit promotion. This is a temporary promotion NTE 2 years with possibility to convert to permanent without competition.

Major duties

As a HR Specialist (Compensation/Recruitment/Placement), GS-0201-09, you will provide support for recruitment and placement, military technician compatibility, permanent change of station moves, pay setting, recruitment/retention/relocation (3R) incentives, advanced in-hire rates, and reduction-in-force actions. Work is performed for either Army (ARNG) or Air National Guard (ANG) full-time employees within the State.

Qualification

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 1-year specialized experience must be equivalent to at least the next lower grade. Must have sufficient knowledge and skill to apply fundamental HR methods and practices to perform simple to moderately complex, non-controversial, reoccurring work where multiple solutions may exist. Experience making informed determinations and judgements on processes and problems of limited scope within the HR staffing specialization. Experience performing general recruitment, placement and compensation duties and responsibilities and to provide advice to both management and employees regarding moderately complex HR issues and questions. An applicant must demonstrate the specialized experience competencies (skills, knowledge, abilities and behaviors) to qualify for a position identified by its position grade and career level. Specialized experience factors encompass human resources program's business competencies, familiarity with the subject matter or processes used in human resources programs associated with DoD, U.S. Army, or U.S. Air Force. "Applicants who meet the DoD Priority Placement Program Retained Grade category are eligible to apply with this preference."

Education

If you are using Education to qualify for this position, master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related You must provide OFFICIAL transcripts as documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

Evaluations

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):HR Data Management, Recruitment/Placement, and Staffing & Recruiting