Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
HR Specialist (Recruitment & Outreach)
Department of Health and Human Services · Woodlawn, Maryland
- Salary
- $121,785 - $158,322 per year
- Pay grade
- GS-13
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Opened
- Oct 29, 2026
- Closes
- Nov 6, 2026
- Remote
- No
- Telework eligible
- Yes
- Openings
- 2
- Security clearance
- Not Required
- Promotion potential
- 13
- Announcement
- CMS-OHC-27-13103617-PPP
Who may apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
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Summary
This position is located in the Department of HHS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Human Capital, DIV OF STRATEGIC CUSTOMER RELATIONS. As a HR Specialist (Recruitment & Outreach), GS-0201-13, you will will partner with recruitment, classification, program, and customer stakeholders in assessing, analyzing, and proposing change initiatives.
Duties
- Develop and implement targeted recruitment and outreach strategies and campaigns, informed by the CMS workforce plan, to identify, attract, and engage high-caliber candidates for current and projected vacancies.
- Manage a social media and web-based recruitment strategy, including writing job ads with hiring managers, sourcing candidates online, and using success metrics to adjust strategies.
- Build talent pipelines through partnerships with colleges, universities, professional societies, and research institutions, and representing the agency at job fairs, campus events, and community meetings.
- Partner with recruitment, classification, program, and customer stakeholders to assess and propose change initiatives, conduct readiness assessments, and develop HR strategic business processes and goals.
- Assess recruitment, hiring, and retention patterns and preparing statistical reports and position papers that identify trends and recommend improvements to recruitment programs, policies, and practices.
Qualifications
ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further. In order to qualify for the GS-13, you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the Gs-12 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: . Developing and executing targeted outreach strategies to identify, attract, and engage potential candidates; Developing talent pipelines by establishing partnerships with a variety of networks (e.g., educational institutions, professional organizations, industry associations);and Developing an outreach schedule that includes recruitment events, career fairs, and other outreach activities. 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. Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13103617
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