Clarification from the agency

Applicants must be a current USPHS Commissioned Corps Officer. USPHS Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidates are not eligible for this position. Civilians are not eligible for this position.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Complete IHSC human resources recruitment functions such as and not limited to the following: creating announcements, candidate examinations, selections for IHSC, recruitment reports, auditing and closing out announcements.
2. Collaborating with administrative staff and hiring authorities in fulfilling their recruitment and staffing needs.
3. Providing managers, employees, and job applicants with specific and directly applicable information on the organization's recruitment and placement procedures, practices, policies, and guidelines.
4. Manage IHSC recruitment and retention processes which includes internal and external collaboration, coordination, recruitment event management, and developing and maintaining recruitment and retention procedures.
5. Develop, deliver, manage, and maintain human resource information systems (e.g. staffing) and human resource projects or programs such as conducting recruitment & staffing data analysis, interpret data, and produce reports for dissemination to IHSC Leadership.
6. Contacts potential candidates by phone and email, answers calls, web-based inquires, virtual chat group messaging etc., relating to employment with IHSC.
7. Assist interested candidates with questions related to the application process, qualifications, current vacancies, and provide general information regarding benefits, pay, and leave schedules etc.
8. Manage the positions allocated for PHS and Civil Service.
9. Develop and conduct annual training to hiring authorities.
10. Manage the IHSC recruitment strategy, policy, guide, and standard operating procedures.
11. Outreach activities also include hosting and attending in person and virtual events, visits to job fairs, and events hosted by professional associations.
12. Other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must successfully pass a drug screen.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service.
• Requirements by Closing Date: Unless otherwise noted, you must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• Service Remaining Requirement Agreement: Upon appointment to this position, officers will be required to serve an 18 to 24-month commitment to IHSC.
• ASSIGNMENT PAY AGREEMENT: You must not have a current Assignment Pay Agreement. However, if you have a current Assignment Pay Agreement, it must be fulfilled within 90 days of your application submission.
• Applicants must be a current USPHS Commissioned Corps Officer. USPHS Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidates are not eligible for this position. Civilians are not eligible for this position.
• PHS officers must participate in IHSC TDY On-Call Schedule (ITOS.) ITOS is either an entire month or two 16-day periods a year where, depending on the needs of the agency, the officer is required to be available to serve.

Qualifications

COMPETENCIES:

1. Knowledge of, and skill in applying, a wide range of methods, principles, and practices commonly used in the recruitment and placement process; and knowledge of the occupational design of positions within assigned organizations.
2. Written and oral communication techniques sufficient to develop and deliver briefings, project papers, status/staff reports, and correspondence to managers to foster understanding and acceptance of findings and recommendations.
3. Consensus building, negotiating, coalition building, and conflict resolution techniques sufficient to interact appropriately in highly charged emotional situations.

1. Sitting and/or standing for extended periods of time (6-8 Hours).
2. Performing repeated bending motion.
3. Average manual dexterity for computer operation.
4. Phone use for extended periods of time.
5. Travel required (recruitment events, conferences and workshops)

How you will be evaluated

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

We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the minimum qualification requirements. You may be selected for an interview at the hiring authority's discretion. You will be notified of selection or non-selection.

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position.A complete application includes:

U. S. Public Health Service Officers

1. Cover Letter/Letter of Interest.
2. Degrees. (Place under "Diploma/GED")
3. Professional license. (If applicable)
4. Additional professional certificates. (If applicable)
5. Three professional references. (i.e., name, title and contact information)
6. Official USPHS Promotion CV - e.g., relevant experience, education, training. (Place under "USPHS Promotion CV")
   • You may provide a civilian resume in addition to the USPHS Promotion CV to capture all relevant work experience.
7. A copy of your Certificate of Investigation (located in your eOPF).
8. *Three most recent Commissioned Officer Effectiveness Reports (COER). (Place under "Performance Appraisal")
9. For current IHSC PHS officers, IHSC Recruiting requires applicants to provide a copy of your current Service Remaining Requirements Agreement.
10. Indicate if you have an Assignment Pay (AP) Agreement and the date of the end of your AP Agreement. If you do not, please submit a memo attesting to no AP in the Assignment Pay (AP) Agreement section in the documents section of application.

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