Clarification from the agency

Please see the "Who May Apply" section under the Qualifications section.

This position is assigned to the 773d Force Support Squadron (FSS) reporting to the 773d FSS Deputy Director. The primary purpose of the position is to recruit suitable candidates for open job vacancies and hard to fill positions across the 673d and 773d Force Support Squadrons.

Recruitment Strategies: Devises strategic campaigns and guidelines for recruiting suitable candidates by collaborating with hiring managers and identifying current and future hiring needs for both FSS Squadrons. Evaluates qualification and job requirements provided by management/hiring official according to specifications (i.e., attributes, characteristics, experience). Prepares recruitment materials and determines appropriate methods in filling vacant positions. Responsible for meeting hiring goals by filling open positions with talented and qualified candidates.

Retention Strategies: Collaborates with FSS management and staff in developing retention strategies. Identifies turn-over trends with each activity and shares this information with each activity. Schedules facility visits to routinely conduct focus group meetings to help management understand what helps retain their staff. Leads a regularly scheduled meeting discussing recruitment and retention strategies.

Community Outreach: Builds applicant sources through research and contacting community agencies/services, colleges/high schools, employment agencies, recruiters, social media/print media. Establishes and maintains partnerships with off base agencies and sources (i.e. Alaska Native Communities/Corporations, DOL, VA, etc). Attracts candidates by posting recruitments on external job boards, websites and social media (i.e., State of Alaska, indeed, linked-in, etc). Acts as a point of contact and builds influential candidate relationships during the hiring process to facilitate future referrals.

Hiring Events: Organizes on-the-spot hiring events on and off the installation. Assists candidates in applying for vacancies, screens candidate resumes and job applications. Helps candidates with fingerprinting needs at rapid hiring events or as back up to the NAF Security Officer/HR Assistants.

NAF Summer Hire Program: Leads and supervises the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson FSS NAF summer hire program. Coordinates with each squadron to identify seasonal NAF needs and positions needed each summer. Work with marketing to advertise the program to partners on and off the installation. Act as a main point of contact for participants determining placement for participants with activity managers. Monitor progress of the summer hire program and review the experience the participants are having at various points of the program.

Data Analysis: Conducts local labor market analysis as needed to understand local salary and recruiting trends. Provide FSS leadership with analytical and well documented recruiting and retention reports.

Performs other related duties as required.

If interested in applying for this position you may preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12897197

Conditions of employment

• This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Open to everyone. Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities. An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 03/11/2026

Business Based Action, Outside Applicant Veteran, Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran, and Transition Hiring Preference

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if the position allows for qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Qualifying Experience:
Experience in Recruiting or Human Resources. Experience interpreting and applying personnel rules based on basic laws, regulations, policies and procedures for recruitment and placement functions. Experience utilizing recruitment tools (i.e., indeed, USA Staffing/equivalent automated recruitment system). Experience communicating recruitment strategies to resolve placement issues. Experience utilizing outside sources for recruitment of hard to fill positions.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your resume and supporting document will be evaluated against the qualifications of the position.

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination has been made that you have inflated your responses to meet the position's qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including full contact information (name, address, phone number, email, etc.,) for professional and personal references on your resume.

Required documents may vary based on the eligibility you are claiming (i.e., applying as a Military Spouse Preference - MSP, applying as a veteran, applying as a current federal employees, applying as a displaced employee, etc.,). The below document(s) are required and MUST be submitted with your application by the closing date of this job announcement:

• Resume

Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support identified the general or specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.

Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include:

• Cover Letter
• DD-214/ Statement of Service
• Diploma/ GED
• Disability Letter (VA)
• License
• Other (1)
• Other (2)
• PCS Orders
• Professional Certification
• Proof of Marriage Status
• Resume
• Separation Notice (RIF)
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• Transcript

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and supporting documents which prove your claimed eligibility. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package to include supplemental documents may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

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