Liaison Support Specialist

This announcement is for located in the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) as a technical advisor in the areas of Civilian Human Resources Management and administration. The incumbent will serve as the liaison for all recruitment and staffing, awards, and security actions involving the civilian workforce in coordinating with Human Resources Personnel in developing, implementing, and performing results from changes of initiatives by the Department of the Justice. To qualify for the position of Liaison Support Specialist, at GS-0301-11/12, you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below. For the GS-11: Specialized Experience: For the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which demonstrates experience in reviewing, analyzing, and providing recommendations for administrative or managerial processes, procedures of issues or projects.GS-11 substitution of education for experience: Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) For the GS-12: Specialized Experience: For the GS-12, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which demonstrates experience in providing advice for reviewing, evaluating and implementing administrative issues and/or projects related to recruitment and staffing, awards, training and/or security. You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by the 08/24/2026 of this announcement. Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume. After you submit this application, you will receive an e-mail informing you that a USA Hire assessment is required of you. You will have 48 hours from the closing date of this announcement 08/24/2026 to complete the assessment as this assessment is part of your application. The duties and responsibilities for a GS-0301-Liaison Support Specialist-11/12 generally include, but are not limited to, the following: Serve as a liaison for all recruitment and staffing, training, awards, and security actions. Evaluate, review, and provide recommendations for performing and revising personnel management planning and evaluation programs. Advise management and employees in non-technical and technical matters. Perform personnel, payroll, management practices, and administrative regulations and polices to accomplish all required administrative actions in order to advise on resolution of issues or problems. Education Some Federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted. If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements, please see the statements below. Education must be reviewed and certified by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, in order for it to be creditable towards your qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from accredited institution. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website. If you are qualifying on foreign education, you MUST submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Transcripts must be uploaded with your application to verify education. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.