Summary

We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.

This is a 100% remote position. Candidates who are selected from this announcement must reside in the United States and will be required to sign the company's remote agreement.

This is a contractor position in support of a U.S. Federal Agency. Candidates who are selected from this announcement will serve as contract staff employed by Strategic Staffing Experts.

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Duties

As a Classification specialist, you will be responsible for administering effective position classification principles to ensure that positions conform to regulations, standards, policies, approved organizational plans and budgetary limitations.

Duties include:

• Assess and advise management on the impact of proposed reorganizations and recommend alternative position management structures.
• Serve as a technical authority for classification, position management and organizational management for an agency.
• Coordinate and carrying out special position classification studies that assures full compliance with OPM regulatory requirements.
• Ensure new classification standards and supplemental guidance issued by OPM are appropriately applied.
• Apply thorough and comprehensive understanding of classification principles and concepts to interpret and adapt OPM classification standards and guides to secure sound classification decisions.
• Provide tactful advice to managers on highly difficult and controversial Classification issues.
• Conduct position classification and position management reviews of positions and organizational structures.
• Ensure all regulatory requirements and operations workflows of an agency's classification program.
• Ensure classification standards and supplemental guidance used to determine title, series and grade are appropriately applied.
• Review decisions from classification OPM appeals and digest to determine the extent to which the decision affects classification within the agency.
• Explain recommendations and determinations orally and in advisories or evaluation statements to defuse, resolve situations or disputes over decisions.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in either federal or non-federal service performing all of the following duties or work assignments:

• Coordinating and carrying out special position classification studies that assures full compliance with OPM regulatory requirements;
• Providing advisory services regarding position classification and position management;
• Reviewing decisions from the classification appeal process and determining the extent to which the decision affects classification within an agency;
• Researching, analyzing, and evaluating position classification and position management laws, regulations, directives, and policies and recommending changes that would improve operations and processes.

Job Specific Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

As part of the online application process, you will need to respond to a series of questions designed to assess your possession of the following knowledge skills, abilities and/or competencies:

• Classification
• Customer Service
• Oral Communication
• Problem Solving
• Program Management
• Writing

Conditions of Employment

Must be a US Citizen

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Moderate-Risk Public Trust clearance.

Must participate in Direct Deposit of Pay.

Must be able to function in a remote work environment.

Evaluation Criteria

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We use a multi-step process to review and evaluate applicants:

1. Minimum Qualifications

Once the vacancy announcement closes, we will review your submitted resume and documents to determine if you meet the eligibility and minimum qualification requirements, including any required education, experience, and/or selective placement factors. You will be rated as not qualified if you do not possess the minimum qualification requirements.

2. Rating and Ranking

If you are found to meet both the eligibility and minimum qualification requirements, we will assess the quality of your experience and the extent to which you possess the required KSAs by comparing your submitted resume your responses to the competency-based questionnaire. The competency-based questionnaire is the list of questions that you will have an opportunity to answer once you apply for the position. Based on the outcome of this evaluation, you will be assigned a numerical score (out of 100 possible). If your responses to the competency-based questionnaire are not substantiated by your submitted resume, you may be eliminated from receiving further consideration.

3. Referral and Selection

If you are found to be amongst the most highly qualified applicants, you will be referred to the selecting official. As part of the assessment and selection process, the selecting official may invite you to participate in a structured interview, check your references, and require that you complete a letter of commitment with the understanding that the terms of support to this pending effort are based on specific requirements following contract award.

How to Apply

Step 1: Visit our Career Site and select the appropriate job opportunity announcement number.

Step 2: Click the Apply button.

Step 3: Complete all required fields.

Step 4: Upload your most recent resume.

We are accepting online applications only.

In order to receive consideration for this position, you must submit your complete application by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the closing date of the job announcement.

If you have any questions regarding submitting your application, please contact the HR Specialist listed under the Company Contact Information.

Company Contact Information

Name: Breeana Coleman

Title: Human Resources Specialist

Email: [email protected]

Strategic Staffing Experts does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.