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Summary The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums, 9 research centers, and the National Zoo. This position is located in the Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Undersecretary for Finance and Administration, Office of Human Resources, Recruitment Branch. The Recruitment Branch provides staffing, recruitment, and classification services throughout the Smithsonian Institution (SI). Responsibilities As a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist, you will serve as the Recruitment Branch Manager and oversee the staffing, recruitment, and classification programs at SI for all non-senior level positions and perform the following duties: Plans, organizes, and directs the work of the subordinate employees, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance and that customer needs are met. Oversees complex human resources initiatives and projects. Serves as principal advisor to OHR and SI leadership on all staffing, recruitment, classification, and position management programs. Analyzes changes in legislation or HR regulations and determines impact on SI-wide policies, procedures, and programs. Provides metrics and reports. Analyze data to provide actionable insight that enhances decision-making and optimizes resources and strategies SI-wide. Represents the OHR or the SI at high-level meetings, conferences, and on intra/interagency committees and workgroups Requirements Conditions of Employment Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility. Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service. May be required to serve an 18-month probationary period for managers. Conditions of Employment Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the 'Required Documents' section for additional information. For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website. Qualifications GS-15- Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal service or comparable pay band system related to the work of this position. This specialized experience is defined as experience: 1) leading the development, implementation, and management of human resources programs; including staffing/ recruitment, and classification; 2) conducting research, analyzing data, monitoring trends, and making recommendations to improve HR programs, policies, operations, and/or internal controls; and 3)providing oversight of workload and accountability of HR operations, including monitoring, and assessing compliance, timeliness, consistency, and completion Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual experience. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week. In an effort to streamline our hiring process, SI employees whose current position of record is in the same job series (201) and who are in a (Federal competitive or excepted service appointment) (Trust) as this advertised position, are not required to submit a transcript with your application package. However, if selected, you will be required to provide a copy of your transcript before your start date in the position. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Education Education cannot substitute at the GS-15 level. Additional Information This position is not included in the bargaining unit. Selections may be made for vacancies across the Smithsonian Institution (SI). By applying to this position, you agree to allow your application and other personal information to be shared with one or more SI hiring officials for employment consideration for same/similar positions within the location(s) identified in this announcement.