AFNWC Job Openings

Human Resources Specialist

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  • Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center
"This job is open to current AFMC, USAF or DoD employees"
 
OPEN: 4 June, 2025
CLOSE:  18 June, 2025
The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) is seeking a full-time, Human Resources Specialist (009721861M) to work Recruitment and Placement in the Personnel Programs Division (DPP) of the AFNWC Manpower, Personnel, and Workforce Development Directorate (DP) at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM or Hanscom AFB, MA.

The position is a NH-0201-03 with a typical 2025 salary range of $89,583 – $154,579 (depending on locality pay applied).

Position working title: Human Resources Liaison (HRL)

**IMPORTANT**
  • To formally express your interest in this position, please reply to this email or include the job title in the subject line as part of your application process. Please submit your resume to afnwc.dpd.talentacquisitions@us.af.mil no later than Midnight Eastern Time, 18 June 2025.  Method of selection: Resumes will be reviewed for experience/skills and you will be contacted if selected for an interview.  For any questions, please contact Arlene Pando AFNWC Lead Recruiting Specialist arlene.pando@us.af.mil
  • Please attach/submit your resume in MS Word or PDF format (MS Word 97-2003 documents are no longer viewable on Department of Defense computer systems).
  • Please specify if you are a current AFMC, DoD or USAF employee on top of page 1 of your resume.
The purpose of the position is to serve as a Human Resources (HR) Specialist (Recruitment & Placement) with responsibility for planning, developing, and carrying out the full range of recruitment, placement, affirmative employment, and related management advisory services.

DUTIES:
  • Provides recruitment and placement services to assigned directorates.  The directorates are complex and dynamic and have a wide range of professional, scientific, administrative, and highly technical positions.
  • Consults with managers and supervisors on a variety of difficult and complex technical issues or problems of a sensitive nature that concern all phases of hiring, priority placement, merit promotion, reduction in force, etc.
  • Leads and participates in special initiatives, studies, and projects.  As a specialist, analyzes tasking, plans, oversees, reviews, consolidates, and provides written reports and briefing outlining findings of special initiatives, studies, and projects.
  • May serve as primary or alternate program manager for the Defense Performance Management and Appraisal Program (DPMAP) and/or AcqDemo performance and evaluation program.
  • Prepares written correspondence and other documents.  Writes a variety of documents to include items for newsletters, responses to Congressional inquiries, reports, special studies, presentations, metrics, etc.
  • Ensures personnel actions are accurately submitted in the personnel system and Requests for Personnel Actions (RPAs) are submitted with appropriate documentation, attachments, nature of action, etc. 
  • Works closely with classification in submitting appropriate Position Descriptions (PDs) and Personnel Requirements Document (PRD) in the MyFSS system. 
  • Regularly meets with management and directorate HR points of contacts to discuss status of personnel actions, to stay informed of organizational issues/changes/requirements, new workloads, long-range personnel needs, problems encountered, and other matters that would impact recruitment and placement.  
  • Collects, analyzes, and assembles data; prepares reports/briefings for the AFNWC and external customers. Participates in creating/identifying/improving metrics for process improvement efforts.
SKILLS:
  • Strong background in human resources/staffing/processing personnel actions is highly desirable.
  • Knowledge of the full range of Federal HR affirmative employment, recruitment, and placement principles, concepts, practices, and analytical techniques.
  • Knowledge of the provisions of a variety of public laws, Executive Orders, and Federal regulations regarding recruitment and placement, and affirmative employment.
  • Knowledge of other HR processes sufficient to relate recruitment and placement issues to them.
  • Skill in advising management on controversial or sensitive, complex, and difficult recruitment, placement, and affirmative employment issues and problems.
  • Ability to perform in-depth research, gather facts, and use extensive and effective analytical and evaluative methods to accurately assess information and make sound decisions involving complex recruitment and placement problems.
  • Ability to express ideas and concepts and communicate effectively orally and in writing.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION:
  • U.S. CITIZENSHIP
  • Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise; employee must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
  • At least one year of specialized Human Resources experience at the GS-11 level.
  • Work may require travel several times a year.